Things to Consider

Things to Consider

1. There is surely enough detail while simply describing the place, as I know this place like the back of my hand. For example, to describe the sand pit I’d say, “After the 2006 string of hurricanes that bombarded Florida, all that remained on this barren little lot, was the empty shell of a house that use to be a home. All of their personal items they left behind were either destroyed, or unusable. Because of this, the house was torn down, and all that remained was a lot filled with sand. This, my friends and I though, would be perfect for our next adventure. Chase and I rally with Doug, and Cliff near the split between Imperial Lane and Oakmont, and we run to Alex’s house to inform him of the good news. Alex, who lives across from the sandlot, has already seen the potential in the land, and before we even got to him, he was already digging. All I have to do is include enough wordage to describe said location. As I look to my left over this vacant sandlot, I can see a field in the background and on the right side of the field, a quaint little barn…” etc.

2. I establish myself as a credible source by letting people know that this was my home for my whole life, which means I know about it more than they do, therefore, they will find it very hard to contradict anything I say.

3. The neighborhood is rather large, and the boys and I covered a mighty large area of the neighborhood throughout our childhood, so moving to a new setting will not be an issue, as there are far too many places that I will not be able to cover in my paper that also are so important to me.

4. We need to know who the audience is. I believe the only few people who will be reading my paper are the teacher and a couple of students willing to help with peer review, so I'd say that my grammar will be geared towards them.

5. I assume that my readers also had similar experiences with childhood friends and hope that my readers are still close with childhood friends to this day. This will help with the emotional side of the story, reflecting on how simple times were and how carefree we were in our youth.

Character development

Full Name: Douglas Davis

Gender: Male

Age and Date of Birth (as your story does not need to have a contemporary

setting): November 4, 1997 Age: 5-15

Birth City: Lakeland

Parent’s Names: Jill and Bruce Davis

Siblings: Ben and Cliff Davis

Ethnicity: Caucasian (mother from Switzerland)

Pets: Oodles of cats and 2 dogs, Pepper (deceased) and George

Education: Currently attends TCC

Favorite Movie: Any movie about War

Favorite TV Show: Mysteries of the Museum/ War stories

Favorite Book: Any book about anything war related

Favorite Food: Beef

Favorite Day of the Week: Saturday

Favorite Hobby: Watching/Playing soccer

Favorite Drink: Tea

Favorite Band: Imagine Dragons

Favorite Song: Believer

Favorite Halloween Costume (if s/he celebrated Halloween): Scream

Religious affiliation: Atheist, but isn’t a typical atheist

Political affiliation: Independent, swaying right

Love interest(s): Courting a girl for a year and a half now

Physical Description: 6’0, brown hair, brown eyes, slender build

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color and Style: Brown and swooshed to the side (the average guy haircut)

Height: 6’0

Weight: ~160

Skin Tone: Olive complexion

Facial Description (does s/he have a unique nose, forehead, eyes, ears, lips,

ect.?): No

Clothes (what s/he is wearing or usually wears): Comfortable clothing, sporting attire

Other Physical Characteristics (booty, busty, muscular, corpulent, scrawny,

disproportioned, ect.): Long

Defining Moments

The one childhood instance—good or bad—that indelibly affects who this

character is now: Him taking a video game we were playing and running a mile away with it while being chased because he was bored with it.

The character’s proudest moment: -

The character’s most embarrassing moment: A drunken night with his friends senior year of high school

The character’s career goals of future aspirations/ambitions: Major in history and possibly work at a museum in Chicago with the girlfriend’s brother

Whom the character would most like to have dinner with (past or present)

and why: Any historical figure, he is a history buff

Three adjectives the character would use to describe him/herself: Athletic, thrifty, and optimist