Today, the students participated in a jigsaw activity centered around characterization. First, the students read Chapter 1 of The Outsiders independently. Then, they worked in a small group to outline one character, citing details about their age, background, personalities, and personal interests. Once they had their character sketch done, I rearranged them into a second, larger group that would have one character representative from the first group. Once they settled into their second groups, they introduced their character to the rest of group and took notes until their entire packet was filled in. This worked really well, and had high levels of engagement. The flexibility of the furniture allowed for me to have many small first groups, and room to hold the larger groups.
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