Creating characters is one of the most exciting parts of writing stories. This lesson plan, How to Create Unforgettable Characters in Your Stories, helps learners discover how to bring characters to life by giving them personality, emotions, goals, and challenges. Through step-by-step activities, thoughtful questions, creative writing tasks, and reflection, learners will explore how to make characters feel real and memorable to readers.

This engaging lesson encourages young writers to think deeply about what makes characters interesting. From inventing brave heroes and clever villains to designing quirky sidekicks and shy explorers, learners will develop the skills to create characters that readers will love and remember. Along the way, they will practise building personalities, adding backstories, showing emotions, and making sure their characters grow during the story.

The lesson is designed to suit a range of learners and is flexible enough to adapt to different interests and ages. Whether your learner loves fantasy, mystery, adventure, or everyday tales, they will discover how to create characters that make their writing shine.

Families who choose Elective Home Education will find this lesson fits naturally into a creative and personalised approach to learning. It can be used on its own, as part of a wider creative writing project, or to support English and literacy skills. Most importantly, it encourages learners to have fun, be imaginative, and express themselves through storytelling.