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A.
Outline your 5 paragraph essay
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1.
Introduction
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2.
Describe the physical appearance
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3.
Describe behavior: actions and interactions
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4.
Describe personality traits
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5.
Conclusion
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B.
Begin with the body of your essay and brainstorm each characteristic:
Physical
appearance
Behavior:
actions and interactions
Personality
traits
For
example, let's use Darzee from the story, "Riki-tikki-tavi"
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Physical
Appearance
Tailorbird
Feathery
Black, brown
Yellow beak
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Actions/Interactions
Sings
Flies
Dances
Talks
Runs/flies away
Babbles
Cowers
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Personality
Traits
Worrisome
Happy-go-lucky
Feather-brained
Annoying
Obnoxious
Unreliable
Cowardly
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C.
Write your 3 paragraphs (the body).
Here
is an example for the character Darzee:
---Darzee is a black and brown tailorbird, with a yellow beak. He is really
feathery, and he flies around the garden. He spends most of his time in
his nest in the tree.
---This tailorbird likes to sing and dance after times of great emotion.
For example, he sang after Rikki killed Nag and Nagaina. He also sang
when he thought Rikki was dead.
---Darzee is happy-go-lucky most of the time, but he can be obnoxious
to other animals. One time, he sang instead of helping Rikki. He can be
feather-brained and unreliable. For instance, when Rikki told him to distract
Nagina by pretending to have a broken wing, he cowered.
D.
Write Your Introduction
Tips
Introduction-
lures the reader into your character description
1.
Ask a question
How could someone so colorful and talkative be so lazy and unreliable?
In the story, RTT by RK, one character, Darzee, fits this description.
He is entertaining and frustrating at the same time.
2.
Begin with a sound
Hisssssssss! Beware of the cobras! This is the danger faced by
Rikki and his friends in the story by Rudyard Kipling. One character
stands out in this tale of survival. He is Darzee, the tailorbird.
3.
Use a quote from story
"Ding-dong the snake is gone…. Hi -ho! We watched him
go!" These are the lyrics of Darzee, the foolish tailorbird,
who sang in the story Riki-Tikki-Tavi written by Rudyard Kipling.
4.
Start with a bit of conversation
from story (see textbook)
5.
Give an order
6.
Say something funny, scary or shocking
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E.
Write Your Conclusion
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Conclusion
sums
up the points made in the body. It satisfies the reader.
1.
End with a feeling.
2. Invite the reader to take
action.
3. End with an exaggeration.
4. End with something funny.
5. End with something inspirational.
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