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10/06/2020
 Countdown - Conundrum

G M H D I T L S O
Using the above 9 letters - Make the largest word you can! You’ll only
have a few minute!

The 9 Letter Word Is...

G O L D S M I T H
Point Of View:
Through the
Character’s Eyes
Learning Goal
We are learning to write through a character’s viewpoint.

Success Criteria
● I can identify the 5 guidelines to writing through the
characters eyes
● I can complete a table based on a character I have seen
● I can write a paragraph from the character’s point of
view
5 Guidelines to Writing through the characters Eyes.
1. What does your characters type notice?
2. What does your SPECIFIC character type notice?
3. How does your character’s opinions reflect their
observations?
4. What is your character’s emotional state?
5. How does your character use language?
 1. What does your
character type notice?
A typical 12-year-old boy’s

Age, Gender
attention can be captured by
friends, games, food, and,
occasionally, school. On the
other hand, he probably
won’t notice his sister’s
new hairstyle, the wrinkles
on his t-shirt, or the
school books scattered
across the living room
floor.
BE CAREFUL OF STEREOTYPING!
2. What does your specific
character type notice?
A 12-year-old,

Personality
squirrel-loving protagonist
notices trees and the
creatures that live in them.
He could point out a
squirrel nest and would know
when a pair of starlings
were harrying a squirrel
 3. How do your character’s
opinions reflect in his
observations?
Does he like his math

Opinionated
teacher? If so, he’s more
likely to notice pleasant
details like a smile,
twinkling eyes, rosy cheeks.
If he hates the teacher,
he’s more likely to notice
negative details—greasy
hair, a lined face, boots
that look like they could
break fingers.
 4. What’s your character’s
emotional state?
We’ve all experienced it:

How Do They Feel?

grumpy people tend to notice
the negative whereas happy
people tend to notice the
positive.Frightened people
are more likely to jump at
shadows and creaking
floorboards.
 5. How does your character
use language?
Think about how they would

How Do They Talk?

EXPRESS what they notice.
Let them draw on their
experience for analogies.
Incorporate characteristic
phrases, gestures, and
speech rhythms.

“YOLO Fam!”
 What You’re Going To Do

Character:Peter Parker - Setting: on the Plane

1 - Age/Gender 2 - PERSONALITY 3 - OPINION 4 -EMOTION 5-LANGUAGE
Teens Awkward / Goofy / To MJ Excited Ramble
Male Spiderman ● Smile Nervous Nervous Tone
Noticing Girls (MJ) ● Laugh ● Wanting to Geeky
Heightened Senses ● Positive talk to MJ
Potential Threats ● Fixated
Somewhere to
change costume To Ned (Friend)
● Oblivious

I’ve always been a fan of flying, it hasn’t ever fazed me… however its no longer
the same as it once was. I can’t just sit back and ramble on to my friends like
the rest of the class (especially Ned) anymore. I am constantly on high alert…
scanning for potential threats, somewhere to change if something kicks off, the
snack cart… and then there’s her… MJ… The way she smiles, the way she laughs,
her curly brown hair… if only I had something to say, to tell her how I feel.
align the following Aladdin Clip with
the above 5 guidelines.

Write a paragraph in Aladdin’s shoes.

Character: Aladdin Movie/Scene: Giving bread to Poor Kids
1 - Age/Gender 2 - PERSONALITY 3 - OPINION 4 -EMOTION 5-LANGUAGE
Now choose your own movie/scene and fill out the table based on the character.

Character: Movie/Scene:
1 - Age/Gender 2 - PERSONALITY 3 - OPINION 4 -EMOTION 5-LANGUAGE