Change the information in your table into descriptive paragraphs.
Success Criteria:
- use first person throughout;
- lots of thoughts and feelings;
- try to use ambitious vocabulary;
- give clear examples of your personality traits;
- try to explain why you are like this;
- try to show
your personality in your writing.
Pupil example
'I’m
often told that I have poor posture but I
have never done anything to improve this.
That’s
an issue of mine- not doing things to improve. I know I am lazy but my laziness
stops me from improving even this. My teachers are always shouting at me, and
they are almost as bad as my parents, who seem to be constantly bemoaning my
existence. I guess I should try a little harder to be more ‘pro-active’ about
things, but I often find it difficult to get excited or motivated about
day-to-day things! I mean- who really gets excited about doing the dishes?
Where’s the motivation, apart from to not get shouted at? Saying that, at
school I am trying a little harder. I’ve realised that if I am nicer to other
people, then generally they are nicer to me back- and that life is much easier
when people are nice to you! I guess I’m also realising that some things do
matter- and I want a good future for myself and my family so there is
motivation to work harder and get good grades. I find I can be quite determined
I have a goal to work towards and I can feel myself progressing at something.
Perhaps that is why I have been lazy in the past- because I haven’t really been
able to see the end goal- or the point of the task- which brings me back to the
dishes- why can’t we just get a dishwasher? Surely, there are better things to
do with your time than scrub plates?
I
guess talking about the future and goals, brings me to another personality
trait of mine- not noticing things until it is too late. My mum often says I am
a bit of a dreamer, and I have noticed that I am not the most observant.
Sometimes it takes me a while to notice things- like people being upset with
me, or the fact that there is someone knocking on the door. Maybe I pay a
little too much play-station and that distracts me too much. I often find
myself planning my next game-move when I should be thinking (or doing)
something else! Especially in Maths. I want to join the army and I do realise
that numeracy is important. It’s just that sometimes ‘Call of Duty’ seems a lot
more relevant to my future than fractions do!'
