The outsiders body biography template
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How to Teach Character Analysis Using Body Biographies
Are your students disinterested and tired of the traditional ways of learning characterization? Have you been searching for a really fun, student-centered, interactive way to eliminate their boredom? Well, look no further! I present to you a wonderful student-collaboration activity that will get your students involved and excited for a character analysis for any novel, biography study, mythology, current events, or for creative writing and character development.
About the Body Biography project
This project is an excellent representation of how students can conduct analysis for a notable person or biography your students are studying in class. At the upper elementary, mittpunkt school, and high school level, we usually rely on just discussing character traits. We want our students to infer tangible traits and values from accurate details found in the text.
This task really engages your students to infer those traits but
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The Outsiders - Body Biographies
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The Outsiders:
Creating Body Biographies!
Your goal for this project is to use symbolism to represent one major character from The Outsiders in a visual biography. Both inside and outside of the character’s body, you should use symbols, pictures, colors, poems, quotes from the book, etc. to accurately portray your character and the changes and conflicts that he/she faces throughout the book. Your group will present the body bio and must explain and defend the choices you made and help us understand the symbols you created. Your group will receive a classwork grade based on your picture and presentation, and the best body bios will be put on display. So BE CREATIVE, and make it pretty! Use the following suggestions (and feel free to come up with your own!) to create a body biography of a selected character with your group:
· Placement– Carefully choose the placement of your text and artwork. Fo
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Tired of the same old approach to character analysis? Try body biographies instead! Students must dig deep into characterization and work together to create a visual representation of a specific character. This post covers everything you need to know before assigning this engaging project.
If you’re looking for a hands-on way to get your students engagerad in character analysis, the body biography project is it. As much as I love , I wanted something more than just asking students to list character traits or the . I wanted to find a something my students would always remember.
Enter: Body biographies.
With body biographies, you will inspire your students to think critically about characters and encourage them to synthesize their findings in a unique, creative way.
Keep reading to learn all about my favorite teaching tool for character analysis. bygd the end, you’ll know what a body biography is and how to incorporate this fängslande hands-on activity into your classroom.