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SAD E VENT: D eath o f a l oved o ne, d ivorce, d og/pet d ied, e tc.

JOYFUL E VENT: W edding d ay, b irth o f a c hild, g raduation, w on l ottery, f irst l ove, e tc.

SCARY E VENT: C hased b y a w ild a nimal, m ugged, c ar a ccident, e tc.

ACTIVITIES:

Have s tudents t alk t o t he c lass i n c haracter a nd s hare t he i nformation o n t he

CHARACTER H ISTORY C HART. L et t he a udience a sk q uestions w hen f inished t o w ork o n a d-‐lib.

Group s tudents a nd l et t hem c reate a s cene i n w hich a ll c haracters a re i nvolved.

Have s tudents p ick t heir o wn p artners a nd w rite t heir o wn d uet s cenes u sing t heir

characters.

In i mprovs—put o pposite o r c haracters w ho a re n ot a like i n s cenes t o c reate c onflict.

THIS U NIT C AN B E A 3 -‐4 D AY L ESSON.

Day 1 —Draw p icture a nd a pply s enses ( # 1,#2)

Day 2 —Write a s hort d escription ( # 3)

Day 3 —Complete t he C haracter H istory C hart ( #4)

Day 4 —Scenes a nd i mprovs

EXAMPLES O F C HARACTER D ESCRIPTIONS:

SIGHT:

He w ears c lothes t hat a re p ractical f or h is w ork. H e l ikes e arth t ones. H e h as a s light

back p roblem.

SMELL:

He l ikes a ftershave, b ut i t u sually w ears o ff. H e i s a D oor t o D oor S alesman a nd h e

usually s mells l ike t he d ust a nd d irt o f w alking f rom h ouse-‐to-‐house. H e b uys c lothes a t l east

once a m onth. H e t ries t o l ook a nd s mell c lean.

TOUCH:

He l ikes s atin a nd w ool. H e i s a s mall, t hin m an w ho o nly s haves t wice a w eek.

SOUND:

When h e s tarts w orking i n t he m orning, h is v oice i s c risp, s mooth, a nd l oud. A t t he e nd

of t he d ay, h is v oice i s a ll u sed u p a nd h e c an h ardly s peak.

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