Children's Writing Classes

Develop Your Characters with Top Secret Detective Files
Want to change your cardboard characters into a 3-D cast kids will connect with as
friends? Craft a Top Secret Detective File to get the inside scoop on what makes your
characters come to life. You’ll learn how to interview your characters, use a Word Wall
to impact your characters’ personality, and brainstorm ideas for your main characters and
secondary characters alike!
Video 1: Putting the Top Secret Detective File together
Video 2: Brainstorming your character’s personality traits
Video 3: Brainstorming your character’s name
Video 4: Interviewing your character
Video 5: Creating and implementing a Word Wall
Video 6: Using your Top Secret Detective File

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