Depth and Complexity Activities

• Student Introductions With Depth, Complexity, and Frames: Level Two

  Students will examine their classmates frames, note patterns, form an opinion, and then think from two more perspectives!

  Show 3 Steps

  1. First, students browse their classmates frames from the previous task. They pick a prompt that their classmates used. They note similar categories in classmates’ responses.

  2. Next, your students will pick a criteria such as “most powerful” or “most unexpected” and write about which category from Step 1 best fits that criteria.

  3. Finally, they will choose two new perspectives. One that agrees with their choice from Part 2 and one that disagrees. These perspectives can be real people, characters, or even inanimate objects.

• Student Introductions with Complexity and Frames

  Students will use Change Over Time or Multiple Perspectives to look at themselves in new ways.

• Analyze Character Change with Depth and Complexity

  Students will analyze how a character changes across a story using the prompts of depth and complexity.