Extensive and very interesting article advising the reader on how to develop characters through adversity.

This is the ninth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article focuses on what the author calls "A, B, and C Characters," used to describe the different levels of characters.

This is the tenth in a series of articles designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to develop characters through their actions instead of simply relying on dialogue and description of thoughts. W.11-12.3d...

This article is the fifth in a series that is designed to help new authors with their new novels. This lesson focuses on your main character and what happens when that character lacks character flaws.

Information and examples of different ways the setting of a text can affect the characters and character development. (Published: Sept. 29, 2016)

This is the sixth in a series of articles designed to help the new writer with their novel. This article focuses on conflict and how it effects the characters and the plot of the story. W.11-12.3a Narratives

This is a 60 Second Star: "She's Not My Hero" news article about characters and events in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. It hightlights the plot, themes, and characters of the play in what the form of a new story.

Fact-Index.com offers detailed information on the American minstrel show, including history, structure, characters, music, and legacy.

This is the seventh installment of a series giving advice to the author who is new to writing novels. This article focuses on how to take your characters and use them and their conflicts to develop the plot of your story. W.9-10.3b...

This article focuses on literary terms for the "Gift of the Magi" including the narrator, characters, climax, repetition, resolution, setting, irony, theme, and symbolism.

In this lesson, writing partners work together to develop a plot and characters. The lesson emphasizes the use of dialogue to develop the characters and plot of the story.

Sociodramatic play is where children act out imaginary situations and stories, become different characters, and pretend they are in different locations and times. Sociodramatic play is the most advanced form of play, and constantly...

The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...

A critical look at characterization--"an act which helps to define both individual characters and the relationships among characters"--in Timothy Findley's short stories.

This site from the Library of Congress provides an excellent account on the highlights, the main characters, places, and events of the Spanish-American War. Includes links & photos.

A great article concerning writing children's literature, especially in the area of fantasy or science fiction. The author provides information concerning how to develop characters, creating literary elements, and discusses some pitfalls...

An analysis of the characters and themes in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The author discusses the changes that Shakespeare made to historical events in order to compress them into the play and the literary devices he used to heighten...

An interesting article concerning the importance of setting to any piece of fiction. Gives good information about how setting affects characters and "world-building."

"In Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park", hundreds of characters from 400 years of Mexican history gather for a stroll through Mexico City's largest park. View pictures of this Diego Rivera painting and read about the...

Welcome to rigging! In this topic, we'll explore how characters are brought to life using simple controls. It includes links to two lessons: Introduction to Rigging and Code a Character.

When the Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799, the carved characters that covered its surface were quickly copied. Printer's ink was applied to the Stone and white paper laid over it. When the paper was removed, it revealed an exact copy...

In William Shakespeare's plays, characters fight battles and face witches, lead kingdoms and hunt murderers, spend and squander money and friendship. Just as often, though, they focus on what can be an equally difficult struggle: the...

This article considers how 'Saracen' characters are portrayed in Middle English romances, and what these texts can reveal about ideas of Otherness in this period.

The process of designing a "side-scroller" game using the components: playable character; non-player characters; environment; and overall mission.