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Discuss HW--character detail examples. What do the examples of physical, material, and emotional detail reveal about the characters?

Class character: we did this exercise as a class, so no need to make it up.

He or she is the type of person who... Emily was the sort of person who was practical in situations where most people were sentimental: When someone died, she arrived with toilet paper, paper cups, and a three-pound can of coffee.
 * Creating character detail: Show through an example vs. telling us a direct trait about your character**

He was the sort of person who always had to be the better-looking one in a relationship.

She is the type of person who talks during a movie.

He’s the type of guy who buys new socks instead of doing laundry.

She was the type of girl boys came to school for.

He’s the type of person who would tell you he’s listening to Lil Wayne, when, in reality, his I-pod’s full of Taylor Swift.

She’s the sort of person who never eats a meal sitting down.

He’s the kind of guy who gets cast as a tree with two lines, and becomes the most interesting part of the play.

They’re the type of couple who has dinner together but spend the whole time on texting other people.

She’s the kind of person who leaves a 7% tip at a restaurant.

They were the type of friends that could have a conversation without saying a word

Create at least three examples based on people you know or have experienced. Use your snapshot write and add some character detail in this way. Be creative!
 * J: Character Detail--he/she is the type of person who...**

HW: Obituary Write--apply these character development skills to describing yourself.

Craft your own obituary. Approach this less as morbid, and more as a celebration of yourself and what you’ve done in life thus far. What details would you include about yourself? How would you describe your experiences? What aspects of your character are most important and relevant? In at least a half a page in your journal, you must use:


 * At least one examples of each of the following: physical detail, material detail, emotional detail
 * At least two examples of the “he/she is the type of person who…”structure

*You might combine the two requirements

Ex: Ms. Wendel was an avid ice cream eater and a dedicated napper. She was the type of person who liked the smell of old books and always carried one in her purse for spare minutes. At the time of her death at age 104, Ms. Wendel had traveled to, 16 countries, 44 states, climbed two small mountains, run two marathon, and seen exactly one alligator. She was the type of person who took photographs of rain reflections rather than people, and quoted useless movie trivia more than was necessary. Upon her death, she donated her car, lovingly nicknamed Phineas, to Lincoln High School’s driver’s education program. Her one true regret was never learning to play the bass guitar.