For Wednesday, February 18th:
Write a character paper modeled after the sample papers I’ve given you
today. These are stories in which two very different people come together in a
very distinct place. Because we humans like stories, frame the meeting of these
two people in some kind of story—maybe one in which a character changes by the
end of the story.
Your
challenge is to describe (show) the place and the people through sensory
details—details that serve the purpose of revealing things about the place and
the people. (For example, much gets revealed by the detail on a Mafia don of a
gold money clip that holds crisp one-hundred dollar bills.)
Come
to class on Wednesday with four typed copies.
Character Paper Checklist
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Mechanics:
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MLA format
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Correct sentence formation (no run-ons or fragments);
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Correct verb tense (all past or all present);
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Correct apostrophes;
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Proofread and spell-checked;
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Correct itty-bitty things we’ve touched upon in class.
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Correct dialogue rules:
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Change paragraphs when change speakers;
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Direct-address comma (“Come here, Beth,” he said.)
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Correct commas and periods.
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Sentences
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Colon (:)
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Semi-colon (;)
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Dash (--)
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Simile
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Sentences that get extended with …
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…., -ing …
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…, noun –ing
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“……….,” he said, -ing ….
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Character:
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2 distinct people that are shown (not told) through
specific details:
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Speech
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Gestures, behavior
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Appearance
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Possessions
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Quality of Writing
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Does it grab me from beginning to end?
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Is it full of concrete senses? Could I paint these people and
scenes?
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Is it full of magination and wit and humor and wildness and
creativity?