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Open-Mind Portraits

Why use Open-Mind Portraits?. To help students think more in depth about a character and reflect on story events from the character's viewpoint.. What are Open-Mind Portraits?. The portraits have two parts.Part one: The face of the character is drawn on the first page.Part two: The mind of the character is explored on several pages placed behind the first page..

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Open-Mind Portraits

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    1. Open-Mind Portraits Josh Bergquist Dustin Mees

    2. Why use Open-Mind Portraits? To help students think more in depth about a character and reflect on story events from the character’s viewpoint.

    3. What are Open-Mind Portraits? The portraits have two parts. Part one: The face of the character is drawn on the first page. Part two: The mind of the character is explored on several pages placed behind the first page.

    4. Here is an Example

    5. Here are the Steps… Make a Portrait of a Character: Students draw and color a large portrait of the head and neck of a character in a book they are reading.

    6. Here are the Steps… 2. Assemble the Open-Mind Project: Students cut out the character portrait and place it on several other sheets of paper to be traced and cut out. These other sheets of paper are called the “mind” pages and they go behind the character portrait. Attach these pages together with a staple at the top of the portrait.

    7. Here are the Steps… 3. Design the Mind Pages: Students flip the portrait page and draw and write about the character, from the character’s viewpoint, on the “mind” pages. They focus on what the character is thinking and doing at various points in the story.

    8. Here are the Steps… 4. Share Completed Open-Mind Portraits: Students share their portraits with classmates and talk about the words and pictures they chose to include in the “mind” pages.

    9. Conclusion Open-mind portraits are a fun way for students to be creative, and dig deep within the story by sharing what they got from a character by showing the character’s look, actions, and feelings. This gives students a chance to connect with the character and book.

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