Elicit non-trivial dialogue from students. Guide students to reflection and analysis of the experience. Encourage students to share their perceptions and beliefs. Summarize and review similarities and differences.
Demo and writing of poem
Objective: To write a simple poem in AAB form which describes events of the character's bad day.
Activity:
1) Write on the blackboard an example of a poem in AAB form which illustrates one of the character's bad days: "Oh, Simon Downandout, he was having a bad, bad day. Oh, yeah, old Simon Downandout, he was having a terrible day. The rain leaked through his roof, his car broke down, and his dog ran away."
2) Have students write similar poems about their characters. Give them a predetermined amount of time to write poems, then ask students to choose what they feel is their best poem to share with the class.
