Literacy

WALT

Describe characters using adjectives

Success Criteria

Students will be able to identify what is

character description

Students will be able to use adjectives to

describe a character.
What Is a Character Description?

A
A character
character description
description tells
tells the
the reader
reader what
what aa
character
character is
is like.
like.

When
When writing
writing aa character
character description,
description, you
you
might
might think
think about
about lots
lots of
of different
different things.
things.

What does the character look like?

What might the

`
character be like?

What words can you use

to describe the character?
What Is a Character Description?
Describing a Character
When writing a character description, you will need to tell the reader about the
character’s:

Physical appearance Likes and Dislikes

• eye colour, shape and size; • Their feelings
• facial features; • What do they like and not like

• height and size;

• hair colour and length;

• clothing;

Anything special about them

• Their family, job etc
 Adjectives
The
The words
words used
used to
to describe
describe Bunny
Bunny are
are called
called adjectives.
adjectives.

An
An adjective
adjective is
is aa describing
describing word.
word. It
It gives
gives more
more detail
detail about
about the
the noun.
noun.

little,
little, fluffy
fluffy white
white rabbit
rabbit beady,
beady, blue
blue eyes
eyes

smooth
smooth whiskers
whiskers strong
strong legs
legs

pink
pink button
button nose
nose fuzzy
fuzzy feet
feet

Likes
Likes to
to eat
eat
upright
upright ears
ears carrots
carrots
 Character Description

What words have been

used to describe Bunny?

Bunny
Bunny isis aa little,
little, fluffy white
white rabbit.
rabbit. She
She
has
has beady, blue eyes
beady, blue eyes and
and they
they sparkle
sparkle with
with joy. smooth
joy. Her Her smooth whiskers
whiskers oftenoften
twitch.
twitch.
Bunny Bunny has legs
has strong strong
andlegs andfeet.
fuzzy fuzzyShe
feet.
has aShe has
pink a pink
button button
nose and nose andears.
upright
upright ears.toBunny
Bunny likes likes to eat carrots.
eat carrots.
What Is a Character Description?

Have
Have aa look
look at
at the
the character.
character.

What can you see in the picture?

blue eyes white coat

blonde hair blue jumper

What Is a Character Description?

The
The Doctor’s
Doctor’s Appearance
Appearance

blue eyes white coat

blonde hair blue jumper

Can
Can you
you put
put one
one of
of these
these into
into aa sentence?
sentence?

The doctor has blue eyes.

 Use adjectives to describe

What
What are
are the
the qualities
qualities in
in the
the character?
character?

How
How is
is the
the personality?
personality?

The
The Doctor’s
Doctor’s Personality
Personality

friendly hard-working clever

Can
Can you
you put
put one
one of
of these
these into
into aa sentence?
sentence?

The doctor is clever.

Superheroes

Any other words to

describe the super
heroes?
Activity Time

Let’s find some super humans around

us and know what powers do they
have?
Plenary

Exit ticket:

What kind of words do we use to describe a character?

Name your favorite super human and use 3 adjectives to describe them.
WALT

Describe characters using adjectives

Success Criteria

Students will be able to identify what is

character description

Students will be able to use adjectives to

describe a character.