Interactive Demo June 2020 

 
Quality Writing: Personifying Character Traits 

Jordan Clark 
Hillsboro High School, English 
jordaneclark11@gmail.com 
Twitter: @mrsclarks_class -- Instagram: @mrsclarks_classroom 
 
YOU WILL NEED:  
❏ Your Writer’s Notebook 
❏ Your writing space 
❏ A writing utensil 
❏ A digital device (computer, tablet, or phone) 
❏ Shared Google Slides link: P ​ resentation 
❏ Links to other shared content will be provided in the slides- all links should be 
accessible, but please email me if for some reason they are not available 
 
CORE/GUIDING BELIEFS: 
❏ Poetry contributes to our understanding of beauty in the world. 
❏ Poetry is important, and plays a role in helping us understand our own emotions. 
❏ Writing is cheap therapy! 
❏ Writers write to understand, be understood, and to empathize with the world. 
 
NOTES TO PARTICIPANTS: 
❏ This interactive demo is asynchronous; feel free to use it in your own classroom, 
especially if your school starts back virtually in the fall. 
❏ You can make a copy of the presentation or any resource and make adjustments 
that better fit your students’ needs. 
❏ If you have questions about the lesson, email me anytime! I will be specifically 
available during my demo time on Monday, June 22 from 1:30-3:00pm. 
 
DEMO SEQUENCE TO SHARE: 
❏ Interactive Google Slides: Self-paced ​Presentation 
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESOURCES:  
❏ The Book of Qualities b ​ y J. Ruth Gendler 
❏ Additional resources/teaching ideas can be found ​here​. 
❏ Interview​ with J. Ruth Gendler explaining her approach to personifying emotions 
❏ Clean copy of Sadness STEAL D ​ iagram​ and STEAL ​Chart