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Upper Primary

Writing Characters

Series 1 : Lesson 05

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The wondrous WHO of your story

Nearly every story needs a WHO – a character or characters who have adventures, solve problems, and who guide readers through a story. Here’s everything you need to start creating engaging, interesting characters for your stories!


Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Meet the creators
01:16 What makes an interesting character?
03:08 What does your character want and what is stopping them?
05:25 Questions we can ask about our characters
06:07 Final words of advice
06:42 Here's what we've learned

Learning Intentions Learning Intentions

Discussion Questions Discussion Questions

Curriculum Links Curriculum Links

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