Fortune Misfortune

Levels PK-12 Content - Any, but more easily applied to Language Arts, Social Studies, World Language & other Humanities 

In Fortune/Misfortune students place themselves in the midst of a unit or topic they are studying. They write from a first person perspective about the phenomena, historical event, character, etc. and are then faced with making a decision that would have a positive or negative effect. Students gain deeper level of understanding because they are personally invested in the topic. They take on the role of a character, leader or figure and grapple with the decisions and impact of those decisions. This simulation enables students to experience the effects of decisions (Seidlitz, 7 Steps, p. 142) and approach the topic with higher ordered thinking.