Describe A Mean Person 256y1a

”Boy” Writing Prompt: Description

Think of the meanest, most horribly exaggerated, nastiest adult you’ve met! Describe this person, like Roald Dahl does, using: A.) Did your partner describe: Appearances Thoughts Personality Actions Feelings

GIVE EXAMPLES! B.) In what way could you see this person in your mind? C.) T (tell one thing you liked A (ask one question G (give one suggestion

The Matron: Descriptive Phrases later, you will use these as inspiration when you write about your OWN mean adult!

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Ruled supreme Voice of authority Female ogre Ruled with a rod of steel Large, fair-haired woman with a bosom Dangerous creature Moves like lightening Dreaded voice Prowl like a panther Powers of hearing were phenomenal High-pitched, furious voice Steam coming out of her nostrils when she is mad Standing, like a silhouette, looking frightening Enormous, scary bosom, like a battering ram, a bow of an icebreaker ship, or 2 explosives bombs

Character Description Project Step 1: Read ”The Matron” Chapter, pull out character description about Matron Step 2: Create mindmap about our own ”mean adult” Step 3: ”The Trunchbull Project” Step 4: ”Outstanding Openers”, along with reviewing R.D.’s Matron descriptions Step 5: Creating our own short story about Step 2

Goals For CD Project • Use your Outstanding Opener techniques in your story. • Varying your sentences • Building a picture through character description of: appearances, feelings, thoughts, actions (hint: use the ”old switcheroo” process. Every next description should follow in order. Ex: describe appearances, next description should be actions, then feelings, next is thoughts, and repeat)

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A taste of setting description Show a conflict Real life events, but exaggerated Technical stuff: capitals, full sentences, grammar, spelling Use the mindmap Use inspiration from RD’s Matron Description Make the reader feel your emotions, and sense your ”mood”