Character Traits
This worksheet is a great tool for assisting with character development in narrative writing. This worksheet provides opportunities for using descriptive language to use when describing character traits and actions.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to create and edit imaginative texts by using or adapting language features, characters, settings and plot structures, e.g. changing the setting, revising an ending.
- We are learning to create imaginative texts based on familiar characters, settings and events from various cultures drawing from and innovating on texts we have read, e.g. revising an ending.
- We are learning to create multimodal texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts, e.g. characterisation, rhyme, rhythm, mood, music, sound effects and dialogue.
- We are learning to create texts using a range of sentence types, including dialogue and literary devices and work with peers to edit texts and share feedback.
- We are learning to create texts by developing storylines, characters and settings.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E4LE05
9
Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
AC9E3LE05
9
Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts
ACELT1794
8.4
Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
ACELT1791
8.4
Create texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts, for example characterisation, rhyme, rhythm, mood, music, sound effects and dialogue
ACELT1601
8.4
Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from students’ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angle
EN2-2A
old
Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
EN2-10C
old
Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
EN2-UARL-01
new
Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts
EN2-HANDW-02
new
Uses digital technologies to create texts
EN2-SPELL-01
new
Selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts
EN2-CWT-03
new
Plans, creates and revises written texts for persuasive purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-CWT-02
new
Plans, creates and revises written texts for informative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-CWT-01
new
Plans, creates and revises written texts for imaginative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-OLC-01
new
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
VCELT298
Create literary texts that explore students’ own experiences and imagining
VCELT297
Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
VCELT265
Create texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts
VCELT264
Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from students’ own and other cultures including through the use of visual features
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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