a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

a method used by writers which focuses on allowing your reader to infer information instead of simply telling them directly.

Crafting physical description for malevolent characters

English

In 'Malevolent Characters', pupils focus on a range of writing skills including how to describe the setting through action, create shifts in tone, paragraph effectively and use punctuation purposefully. In 'Science Fiction Writing', pupils further develop these writing skills, with a particular focus on the science fiction genre and how to write in this style. 

In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils explore the importance of narrative structure, looking at ways in which they can manipulate the traditional five-act structure. In 'Malevolent Characters', pupils delve deeper into the differences between narrative and descriptive writing, honing in on the skills needed to describe characters inspired by famous villains. 

In this unit, pupils create and write malevolent characters. They first look at the conventions of malevolent characters, before learning about the techniques they can use to present their malevolent characters. They finally plan and write their fiction with a malevolent character in it.

Malevolent characters: fiction writing

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

a method which focuses on allowing your reader to infer information

'His face turned red, and he clenched his fists.'

 Which of the following is an example of 'show not tell'?

What should you avoid when describing a character's appearance?

by showing changes in their facial expressions or actions

 How can a character's physical description reflect their emotions?

'He sighed and slumped his shoulders, his brows knitted together.'

'He kicked a stone angrily, muttering under his breath.'

Which description best shows a character's frustration?

it provides more detailed background information

 it engages readers and allows them to infer meaning

Why is 'show not tell' effective in character descriptions?

 a word that shows action or state of being.

a word used to connect clauses or sentences.

a word that describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun.

a word that expresses a strong emotion or exclamation.

a word used to describe a noun or pronoun

a word that expresses action, occurrence, or a state of being

a word used to connect clauses or sentences

dialogue is a literary device used to describe the setting or environment

dialogue is the use of symbols and metaphors to convey deeper meanings

dialogue is the structure of the plot in a narrative or play

a written or spoken conversational exchange between characters

dialogue is a detailed description of a character's appearance

What are the typical characteristics of a malevolent character?

 A way in which something is usually done or a key feature is known as a ...

their relationship with others is being described.

If you read a physical description of a character this means ...

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Crafting physical description for malevolent characters

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.