Session 2: Brainstorm P.O.V. PLAY I Love Purpose: For writers to quickly express things they care about. Instructions: 1. Pair writers up, and remind that in this game, they’ll each have 60 seconds to verbally list all the things they love. Direct them to page 8 in their workbooks. 2. Ask them to decide who is going to be A in their pair, and who is going to be B. 3. Your partner teacher may use you to model steps 4-7 of this game while explaining it. 4. Ask As to verbally list all the things they love while Bs write down everything As say on page 9 of A’s workbook. a. If writers are apprehensive about saying they love something, they can say “I like”. 5. Have A and B look over the list together. 6. Are any of the things listed similar? Can you group those things into one category? For example, if a writer brings up multiple family members in the game, they might decide to write down family. 7. Ask if there is there anything else that they want to add to this list, things they really care about. 8. Ask A to circle the three things they love the most. 9. Repeat step 4 - 8, ask As and Bs to switch roles. Post-Game Questions Were any of the things you loved or liked similar? Can you group those things into one category? Is there anything else you want to add to this list, things you really care about? Add it to your list. Circle the three things you love or like the most.
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