Creative writing

grade 8,
Syankute Milena, grade 8

of contemporary and classical writers/ films. Having analysed, we used

our findings in creative writing.

OBJECTIVES
We aimed at
analysing extensive literary material
singling out means of character drawing
comparing literary originals and their screen versions to define salient features
employing various means of character drawing in our own writing

Creative Writing: Means of Character Drawing

and the Pelly and Me”
“Matilda”
“The Hitchhiker”
“The Butler”
“The Sound Machine”
Creative Writing:

Means of Character Drawing

of a Wimpy Kid”
Novels by John Green
“Paper Towns”
“Looking for Alaska”
“An

Abundance of Katherines”
Novels and films about Sherlock Holmes
“A Study in Scarlet” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2011)
Television series “Sherlock” (BBC1, 2011)
“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” (Guy Ritchie, 2011)

Creative Writing: Means of Character Drawing

Trenchbull)
implicative details (things surrounding the character, clothes, attributes, manner of

walking, speaking)
the setting (often reveals the character’s inner state)
psychological insight into the character’s inner world (3-rd person narration or 1-st person narration)
speech (disclosing social status, education, profession, etc)
deferred/ suspended introduction of the character
portrait (appearance description reflecting character)
behaviour, habits, manners
biography
the character’s outlook, attitude to nature, animals, people, etc
types of print (cursive, capitalised words)

Creative Writing: Means of Character Drawing

would see a wonderful, abandoned garden, full of whimsical statues,

low bushes and small silvery fountains. On the black trunks of the cherry trees fireflies were crawling, glowing like green Christmas lanterns. In the shadow of one of the bushes sat He. He was always there. Only when the little girl was terrified, she came here and he always comforted and supported her.”
(Margarita Levchenkova, grade 8)

Creative Writing: Means of Character Drawing

with very bad manners and habits. He had a wonky

nose, a crooked mouth and stuck-out teeth. Besides, he was smelly and grubby. He did not love his wife. He lived with her only because she helped him to play mean tricks on people. Mrs. Scamp was a terrible witch with a ghoulish grin on her lips. Her voice was so irritating that nobody could speak to her, except Mr. Scamp.”
(Darya Melnik, grade 8)

Creative Writing: Means of Character Drawing

skills;
singled out various means of character drawing;
improved our language competence,

profusely expanded our vocabulary;
acquired practical skills of creative writing (short story writing);
practiced illustrating our own works.
We are looking forward to
learning new techniques of creative writing;
trying our hand at other literary forms.

Creative Writing: Means of Character Drawing