Our fourth week’s content covers Character. How can you “become” a character? How can you keep your characters distinct? How can you combine voice, body language, and emotion to tell a convincing story?

Includes presentation slides, activities list, and recommended readings. Presentation covers character voice, character expression, and tone.

Recommended Activities

• Create a Character

  • Have students come up with a character (can be anything they want) and share a story for their character. What does this character want? How do they feel? How will you tell their story?

  • Objective: help students understand character motive and story

• Character Interview

  • Have other students in the class interview a student as their character with wacky questions. Think about how your character would answer the questions before answering the question yourself. Each interview lasts 2 minutes.

  • Students can also try to impersonate a celebrity or other famous person if there is time

  • Objective: help students “get in character” and practice storytelling

Recommended Readings for Younger Students (grade 6 and below)

Recommended Readings for Older Students (grade 7 and above)