The Characters

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1854. After he finished his education in Ireland, he studied at Oxford University in England. He was an excellent student. He travelled a lot in Europe and…

Creating characters

SMART notebook lesson designed to help us create distinctive characters for our stories by using voice and movement. We need to sign in to open/download the resource.

Characters - Activities

Look at the pictures of Michelle, Bill and Nick, and describe them. Use the words or phrases below and write a few sentences about each one. tall plays basketball loves modern music blue eyes brown hair…

Characters - Activities

Match the descriptions with the characters A-I. You can use the same character more than once. He is a murderer and robber. He is a good musician. He has a gun. He is a police officer. He is Mr…

The Characters

The Characters

This story takes place in Springfield, the capital of the state of Illinois. Springfield is an interesting city with a long history. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), one of America’s most famous…

The Characters

Name: Joseph Rudyard Kipling. Born: 30 December 1865 in Bombay (now called Mumbai), India. Most famous book: The Jungle Book (1894). Other books: The Second Jungle Book (1895), Captains Courageous…

The Characters

Charlotte Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, in the north of England in 1816. She was the third daughter of Patrick Brontë, a clergyman,1 and Maria Branwell. The family moved to Haworth…

The Characters

The French author Jules Verne (1828-1905) is often called ‘the father of science fiction’. This is because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel in his novels before rockets, aeroplanes…

The Characters

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England, and grew up in London. As a child, Dickens loved reading. His teachers immediately saw that he was very intelligent and a talented writer, so they…