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Strategy Lesson Plan: Open-Minded Portraits
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Strategy Lesson Plan: Open-Minded Portraits
Shauna Agard, Jennifer Kern, Laura Korrel; EDEL 445; Fall 2015
Procedure
Introduction: Open-Minded Portraits
Teacher Role vs. Student Role
Teacher Role
Student Role
1. Read selected text.
2. Chose character to explore.
3. Make a portrait of the character's thoughts at pivotal points of the story.
4. Share and compare portraits with peers.
- Students draw open-minded portraits to help them think more deeply about a character, reflect on story events from the character's view point, and analyze the theme. (McLaughin and Allen, 2001)
- Pick a text
- Explain purpose of open-minded portrait
- Question students' ideas during activity
- Guide students to think deeply about characters and their persepctives
- Encourage students to value characterization and the information analyzing points of view offers to readers.
- Read the text independently
- Complete open-minded portrait
- Infer characters' thoughts and feelings
- Defend inferences
- Develop an understanding of characterization
- Develop ideas about the importance of perspective
Considerations
- ELLs listen to book on CD instead of reading indepently
- Let students partner read
- Have an example portrait
- Model the portrait process
- Have students use the portrait as a tool to write a 1st person narrative from the point of view of their chosen character
References
Demonstration
- Colorado State Academic Standards
- Open-Minded Portrait Information Packet
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
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