Tuesday, March 04, 2008

KIDS & TEENS

Appropriate for a group activity or individually

1) Decide on a main character ~~ person, animal, machine, made-up
2) Give the character a goal ~~ something she/he/it wants more than anything else.
3) Make a list of possible bad guys and things that can interfere with your main character getting what he or she wants.

Examples:

Other people -- classmate, teacher, parent....
Nature -- weather, allergies, animals....
Machine -- computer, bicycle, skateboard....
Society -- homework, chores, expectations of others....
Character's own self -- fear, hate, prejudice, flaw....

4) Introduce these examples in the Beginning -- 1st 1/4 of the story
5) Show the examples interfering with the main character achieving his or her goals in the Middle -- the middle 1/2 of the story
6) Show the main character eliminating the examples in the End -- the last 1/4 of the story

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