Final draft due: Monday, January 14, 2013

Character Recipe

Objective: You will demonstrate your understanding of a character by “creating” them in a recipe form.

Imagine that you were to cook up that character. I’m asking you to record what comprises that person.

Preparation Tips:
Prewriting
1. Select a character from the literary work you are currently devouring.
2. List character traits and descriptions as they appear in the novel, short story, biography, etc.
3. Determine and list events or forces that they believe helped shape the character.
4. Look at a few recipes from magazines to see how they are written.

Writing
Create a recipe that the author might have used to develop the character they have selected. Baste themselves in creative juices every so often.

Revising
Stir. Add ingredients. Check to make sure preparation instructions are clear and in logical order.

Proofreading
Check spelling, abbreviations for measurements, and that preparation instructions are delivered using imperative sentences (if you don’t know what one is, find out!).

Here’s an example:
SAMPLE STUDENT RECIPE

Recipe for Pearl Prynne Pie (The Scarlet Letter)

Ingredients:
2 cups Beauty
4 tablespoons Scandal
3 teaspoons Mystery
1/2 cup Regret
4 pints Scorn (use “Boston” brand)
5 drops Scarlet food coloring

Directions 1. Gather all ingredients. Stir Beauty and mix Scandal deep into the middle of it. Beat until mixed. 2. Heat the 3 teaspoons of Mystery until it comes to a boil 3. Pour into mixture. 4. Next add 1/2 cup of regret. 5. Mix until all clumps are smooth. Then the Scorn is stirred throughout. 6. Bake for nine months. Make sure to set the oven at zero degrees for no added warmth. 7. Then add the attention-grabbing Scarlet coloring.

Result: one disgraced baby girl.

Preparation Time: 9 Months
Serves: 1 Mother

Reverend Hale’s Puritan Turnovers
Ingredients:
3 cups Religious Fervor (Puritan flavor)
1 cup