Open Mind

This activity can be done with any novel as a lesson about character. It was a strategy used as part of the CLAS test developed by the state of California to produce more open ended thinking.

Blank Open Mind
Gonzalo Open Mind.pdf

Here is a Student sample Open Mind for Gonzalo in Seedfolks by Sid Fleishman

Open Mind.pdf

Open Mind template from freeology.com

Blank Open Mind.doc

Blank Open Mind

Character Traits Open Mind.doc

Character Traits Open Mind

Character Quadrants.docx

Characterization Open Mind

Split Open Mind.docx

The Split Open Mind is useful to chart changes in a character.

Split Open Mind
Scrooge Open Mind.pdf

Sample of Split open mind from A Christmas Carol

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