1. Character Detectives
Worksheets used in the Story Start Lesson by Samantha Saville
Stratton Primary School

2. We detectives____ team believe that this case belongs to:
______________________ Appearance: (adjectives, similes) Speech: Actions: Thoughts: Feelings: Other’s might say:

3. Group Tasks
Red: Complete the detectives character sheet with TA group scribe
Yellow/Blue : Complete sheet, add simile to describe
Green: Complete sheet using a simile then write a paragraph description using the princess description as a model.

4. We detectives____ team believe that this case belongs to:
A Princess Appearance: long blonde hair which shimmers like silk, sparkling white teeth like diamonds Speech: I am the most beautiful princess in the world Actions: Stomps around, looking in the mirror all of the time, nose in the air Thoughts: Why doesn’t anybody like me? Feelings: I feel lonely Other’s might say: She is bossy and selfish and doesn’t need friends
Modelled Writing- Example of how to complete the character detectives sheet.

5. Modelled writing- how to write a character description.
Princess Description
Princess Taya stomped through the palace, her long golden hair swishing in the sun like ruffled silk. “Why has nobody come to my party?”, she snapped to herself. As she walked through the hallway, she paused to glance at herself in the mirror, which she did on many occasions. Today she still looked beautiful, however she did not feel it on the inside.
Modelled writing- how to write a character description.