Drafting year 10 novel

Drafting year 10 novel

• 1.
  This week: drafting Imaginewhat happened to your character after the book Take out your memoir planning sheet
• 2.
  To reflect ….. Tothink carefully about possibilities.
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  Characters Imaginary human ornon-human textual identities constructed by the creator’s imagination to represent ideas, beliefs, values & attitudes. Choose your character
• 4.
  Who I am Whatsort of person am I? What are my moods & temper? What do I look & sound like? What are my ideas about the world? What do I believe is right or wrong? What is important to me?
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  ‘Key Plot Points’ Eventsrelevant to your character 1………………………………….. 2.…………………………………. 3.…………………………………. 4.………………………………….
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  Narrative purpose- • to entertain, •to persuade • to develop awareness
• 7.
  Use your owncommon sense - communicate your own truth - communicate your understanding of life using the character’s story.
• 8.
  Alibrandi angst
• 9.
  Nukkin Ya angst
• 10.
  Do you believein the author’s/novel’s values & beliefs? e.g. racism & violence is bad; existence of teenage rebellion; the generation gap, family, cultural difference, teenage identity. The character’s journey is shaped by these values & beliefs (themes or ways of seeing the world). You may depict your own way of seeing the world to show how the character changed in the 10 years since the end of the novel. Refer back to the original values & beliefs. Compare the two different ways of seeing.
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  Characterisation Invent details aboutthe characters to make them seem real. Describe: – his/her physical appearance – what he/she says, does, thinks – what others say about him/her and how they react to him/her – what actions he/she takes or does not take Actions speak louder than words! The character does or experiences something to trigger memories of their past life. The character makes choices. Does a hero run away? If he does run why does he run? The character reflects back on his/her choices in a memoir.