Introduction to New Literature Activity - Piper's Office Hours: Piper's Paraphrases

In this video, Professor Pipes talks about an activity she created called "The Cards You Were Dealt." This activity is perfect for introducing new books and stories, as you have your students delve into the lives of the characters, seeing things from their perspectives. It's ideal for starting off a characterization / character motivation dialogue in your classrooms and requires very little prep work from you. Enjoy!
For resource links, please visit my website: pipersparaphrases.com
Note: The premise for this activity is based off of a PD day we had with the Anti -Defamation League, wherein we had to discuss our personal characteristics and identities and then take on a given identity. I immediately knew it would be a perfect activity for understanding characters (or eras), as well!
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[@jana1semmler2]

Hello! Thank you for sharing this strategy! Would you be willing to share your resources with me? I also teach To Kill a Mockingbird and Romeo and Juliet, and I would LOVE to use this strategy to introduce my kiddos to those texts.

[@PipersParaphrases]

Yay! I’m glad this can be useful! I usually post more details and resources on my website (pipersparaphrases.com) and I’ll be posting this video on there later tonight. Feel free to comment on there if there is anything else you want.

[@PipersParaphrases]

I wanted to let you know that I added some resource links for this video on my website, so if you go there and find this episode in the “Episodes” tab, there is now a link at the bottom that will take you to a folder with links to these assignments.