Sketching+Someone

**//"Sketching Someone" -Word Choice//** Have the students write a character sketch about one of the characters from our reading. Give all the elements that need to be included in the character sketch: Opening statement/facts Appearance Personality trait Glimpse of subject Example of Personality trait Fact Quote from the person Summary statement

Pick a student in the room to be my character and model writing a brief character sketch of the student.

They need to use as many descriptive words as possible. After, they have chosen a character and written their sketch have them read through the paper and underline every adjective used. They will then trade papers and have your partner write a new word for each underlined word choice. Give paper back and decide if the suggested word choices are the better option. Did the new word choice change the feeling of the sketch?

Assessment: Did they use a variety of vocabulary? Were words chosen used appropriatly?

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