Explain to your students that they need to describe two of their personality traits, for example a loving partner, an overanalysing or a kind-hearted person. Give them a couple of minutes to write down their descriptions. When the students are ready, ask them to write a dialogue between the two traits they ´ ve just described. Explain they need to step aside and imagine that the two traits are two different people. For instance, the loving partner talks to the overanalysing person. Give them 5 minutes to complete the task. Once they ´ re ready, put them in groups and ask them to share their dialogues with their partners. Make them ponder on the question which trait ends the conversation. What does it tell them about their personality?
The students work by themselves again. Explain that this time they have to imagine that they have invited someone for the first time at their home and want to show them a special place / object they are really proud of. You could give an example by saying what your special thing is. Personally speaking, I ´ ve got a shelf where I keep my students ´ gifts and cards. Give your students a few minutes to think and take notes. Then put them in pairs again( but different ones from Stage 3) and ask them to describe this place / object to their partner. Encourage some of the students to share what they ´ ve found about their partner. Finally tell your students to go back to the first task where they had to describe themselves with three words. Ask them to think if they want to change any of the words and also if they ´ ve learnt something new about themselves. Hold a discussion about the insights they ´ ve got during the class.
Courtesy of
( http:// www. andsoshethinks. co. uk /) whose creative writing workshop
has inspired me to create this lesson plan.
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