We are reading a wonderful book at the moment called Skellig. It is an emotionally charged story featuring a teenage boy Michael, his growth as he confronts a raft of challenges and an extraordinary being he discovers in his garrage. To help us think about the story and to empathise with the characters we have begun graphing each of the charcters emotions. We are nearly half way through the story and Michael is beginning to feel more powerful, more connected and more confident. We are reflecting also on our own emotional journeys, developing the vocabulary to describe the full emotional range. This deep relfection is part of our Learner Attribute this term, I am a Thinker!
It will be interesting to see if some of the character's emotions begin to mirror each other towards the end of the story or will they continue on their own individual pathways?
Here are a few examples in the early stages:
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