Bring a Character to Life Meet Richard, an exceptional high school student who thrives on being rebellious. Richard, one of his parents, and his counselor have a meeting to discuss this. Look for the details of your assignment in the tab below.
Write the opening of a short story using the third-person omniscient point of view. Introduce and develop the character of Richard using at least three of the five techniques you just learned.

Review of the techniques:

describe a character’s physical appearance
share a character’s statements about himself or herself
show what your character says and does
include other characters’ comments, thoughts, words, and actions
provide direct comments about the character from the narrator