1. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Develop Your Character’s Network— Int. and Exp. Objective : To describe the relationships between the main character and his/her friends, family and acquaintances in order to deepen the character’s personality. Focusing Question : How do your character’s relationships shape possible conflicts and ways of resolving those conflicts? Strategy : To show readers more about the main character by creating a character web.

2. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Mini Lesson Writers show more about characters through relationships to other characters – family, friends and acquaintances. Good stories focus on conflicts that generally grow out of these relationships. Read “The Raiders Jacket” by Gary Soto as an example of a relationship.

3. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Writer’s Work Time 1.Use the Character’s Network section of the Character Packet (Handout 1.1a). Add people from your character’s network to a character web. Include at least: two friends two family members two acquaintances. 2.Select relationships that might be a problem. Write a few sentences about the problem your character could potentially have.

4. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Midworkshop Interruption Post your character web online by going to the Build Your Character Profile activity in Step 1 of the Online Classroom. Insert information about your fictional character, drawing from your Character Packet (Handout 1.1a).

5. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Creating relationships for characters helps the writer develop believable and interesting conflict. What relationships on your character webs could lead to a compelling conflict?