Creating Compelling Characters: Unleash Your Imagination!

Creating Compelling Characters: Unleash Your Imagination!

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to create your own unique character by using research and incorporating various traits, purpose, motivation, and appearance.

What do you already know about character design and the process of creating engaging fictional characters?

Slide 1: Introduction

Welcome to the lesson on character design! Today, we will explore the exciting world of creating compelling characters for your own stories.

Slide 2: Choosing Existing Characters

Choose 3 existing characters and annotate their traits, purpose, motivation, and appearance on a jamboard.

Slide 3: Analyzing Character Traits

Identify up to 3 key traits from each character and use them in a template to create your own character.

Slide 4: Adding Unique Elements

Add at least 2 additional points of your own imagination or from word banks provided to enhance your character's uniqueness.

Slide 5: Giving Your Character a Name

Give your character a name by using a random name generator or inventing a name that suits their personality.

Slide 6: Introducing Your Character

Introduce your character to the class and discuss the process of using research to create them.

Slide 7: Group Discussion

Engage in a group discussion to reflect on the importance of character design and its impact on storytelling.

Slide 8: Wrap-up

Recap the key concepts learned in this lesson and emphasize the importance of research and imagination in character design.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.