Open Mind Portrait
When to use:
- to think more deeply about a character or person
- to reflect on events of the story
How to use:
1. Students make a portrait of a character. They can draw it by hand or use the fillable. Draw & color large portrait (head &
neck).
2. Cut out the portrait and thinking pages.
3. Students draw and write about what the character/ person thinks on the opposite side of the picture of the face. This is
the "thinking page". The images and words should be thoughts from key points in text.
4. Students share their portraits with classmates, discussing both their picture and the thinking page.
- to think more deeply about a character or person
- to reflect on events of the story
How to use:
1. Students make a portrait of a character. They can draw it by hand or use the fillable. Draw & color large portrait (head &
neck).
2. Cut out the portrait and thinking pages.
3. Students draw and write about what the character/ person thinks on the opposite side of the picture of the face. This is
the "thinking page". The images and words should be thoughts from key points in text.
4. Students share their portraits with classmates, discussing both their picture and the thinking page.
open_mind_portrait.pdf | |
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McLaughlin, M. & Allen, M.B. (2001). Guided comprehension: A teaching model for grades 3-8. Newark, DE: International
Reading Association.
Reading Association.