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Chelsea English Revision Woohoo - Coggle Diagram
Chelsea English Revision Woohoo
Characterisation
What is characterisation?
reveals traits of a character
direct - tells
indirect - shows
appearance
speech
actions
thoughts
effect on others
Attitudes, values and beliefs
Tension
Ways to develop tension
Introduce new problems
Introduce more problems that flow from the first
Don't let the character win
Avoid open conflict
Conflict
personal/internal
interpersonal/external
Elements of conflict
person vs person
person vs nature
person vs self
person vs society
Triggers
the inciting incident
give character a deadline
hold back information from readers
Setting
describing
senses
adjectives and adverbs
colours
powerful verbs
sentence lengths
alliteration and onomatopoeia
imagery
Bring to life
show via narrators POV
use time-related detail
use to reveal character
bring in the senses
build mood
make integral to the story
Themes
racism
isolation
youth
gender
morality
social status
family
culture
atonement
religion
politics
responsibility