Creative Character Development

Warm-Up Activity

Discuss the following names. Which sound older? Richer? Which might be a main character? Which one could be villains? Which ones sound comical? Choose three of the names below and write one paragraph for each describing the character the name suggests to you:

David Megaro Benjamin Bonowitz

Fuzzy Weller Cappy Hoskins

Mary Elizabeth Fisher Tiffany Cathcart

Abigail Burridge Matilda Von Crawn

Harry Longencker Clarence Pilcher

Tilly Tolliver Zachary Tombs

Ned Dunkle Patty Forbes

Louise Sharp Horace Gummidge