Crafting malevolent characters

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Crafting physical description for malevolent characters

Using vocabulary effectively in fiction writing

Using figurative language effectively for character description

Contrasting characters: using juxtaposition

Crafting character through dialogue

Describing setting and developing tone

Using paragraphs effectively

Planning fiction writing about a malevolent character

Writing fiction about a malevolent character

In 'Malevolent Characters', pupils focus on a range of writing skills including how to describe the setting through action, create shifts in tone, paragraph effectively and use punctuation purposefully. In 'Science Fiction Writing', pupils further develop these writing skills, with a particular focus on the science fiction genre and how to write in this style. 

In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils explore the importance of narrative structure, looking at ways in which they can manipulate the traditional five-act structure. In 'Malevolent Characters', pupils delve deeper into the differences between narrative and descriptive writing, honing in on the skills needed to describe characters inspired by famous villains. 

In this unit, pupils create and write malevolent characters. They first look at the conventions of malevolent characters, before learning about the techniques they can use to present their malevolent characters. They finally plan and write their fiction with a malevolent character in it.

Malevolent characters: fiction writing

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

a method used by writers which focuses on allowing your reader to infer information instead of simply telling them directly.

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

a word that describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb or even a whole clause; often ends in '-ly'

suggesting the presence of danger; threatening

a way of expressing ideas by using words or phrases that go beyond their literal meaning

a comparison of two things, often using the words 'like' or 'as'

a direct comparison of two things using the verb 'to be'

two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

a character who actively opposes or is hostile to others (usually the protagonist)

a conversation between two or more people

comes before or after speech to tell the reader who is talking or thinking

the overall mood or attitude conveyed through a text

the time and place (or when and where) of the story

the use of descriptive language that appeals to the reader's five senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell)

producing strong, clear images in the mind

in fiction writing this means the ideas fit together

a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single idea or topic

a proposal for something you intend to do

cause someone to believe something that is not true

a way of organising your paragraph into three sections: a topic sentence, supporting detail and a concluding sentence

to look at something again in order to make changes

to make changes and corrections to something for improvement

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