DESCRIBING CHARACTERS FOR KS3 & 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE READING & WRITING SKILLS INDEPENDENT LEARNING

This bundle contains 4 x single worksheets based on famous fictional characters - Dr No (James Bond), Gollum, Mrs Pratchett and The Witches. Each contains an extract from which pupils have to identify the writer’s techniques. Then, pupils can plan their own description using a themed given image. Planning boxes are provided to help. They can then self assess, looking for the skills they identified earlier in their own descriptions. Can be used one worksheet at a time or printed off as a booklet.

The second resource in this bundle is a work booklet which offers a range of structured tasks based on several fictional extracts with the purpose being to identify and be able to use the following skills: interesting vocabulary, simile, lists,adjectives, metaphor, short sentences, pathetic fallacy, opening sentences with a simile & personification. Easy to print off as a booklet and work through the tasks.