5 STEPS TO BUILDING A BETTER CHARACTER

©2001 by Kayla Rigney

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  1. Pick a character from the show. Tell us what your character looks like — height, weight, general appearance. Is he/she short or tall? What color eyes? In five words.

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  2. How would your character think? Using single words list three things your character likes. (These can be emotions or things.)

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  3. Now, list three things your character doesn’t like. (These can be emotions or things.

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  4. How would your character act? Would they lie or be honest? Would they take what they needed or would they ask? Would they be open and loving or would they be reserved? Choose five words to describe their actions.

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  5. List three things your character wouldn’t say. This is one can be kind of difficult. Take your time.

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Now, using what you’ve learned, write a short paragraph using at least five the following words:

Compassion Hunger Hurt Ring Steal

Cheat Lost Healing Kiss Dark

 

Or put your character in this situation:

The year is 1939. The place is Nazi Germany. The country is strapped and in the middle of a depression. People are starving. Your character is trying to support an extended family. A high-paying job opens up at a local hospital. Your character is hired to work as a clerk. His/Her job is to fill out forms about mental patients, and a bonus goes to the clerk who fills out the most forms. He/She soon realizes that the forms are used to select people to be killed. What does he/she do?