A fun way to modernize a high school level novel or play is to re-imagine them as they might unfold on social media. It's also a great way to assess how well students comprehended the story, themes, and characters as they read. In this activity, students will create profiles for key characters in a novel or play. Students may select one character to focus on or, if you would like to further this activity, students can create profiles for all of the key characters. This example uses the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, however, any story can be used!
The profiles and what is included on them should be drawn from the text itself, or from inferences students are able to make. They should include conversations and interactions through the form of private messaging, timeline posts, and more. To expand this activity into a group project, assign each student a character, and have them work with a small group to recreate the story.
An alternative to this assignment is to create and print out social media page worksheets for students to complete offline, or give them the choice if they'd like to create digitally or with pen and paper.
To find additional templates for this activity, please check out our social media page templates.
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Student Instructions
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Objective:Create a social media profile for a character or characters of your choice from the play using a poster-sized storyboard!
Passe die Aufgabenkomplexität an für die Klassen 2–8 an, indem du Charakterauswahl vereinfachst und dich auf bekannte Geschichten oder Vorlesezeiten im Unterricht konzentrierst. Jüngere Schüler profitieren von klaren, prägnanten Aufgaben und nachvollziehbaren Inhalten.
Wähle Bücher oder Geschichten, die deine Schüler gut kennen, wie Charlotte’s Web oder Because of Winn-Dixie. Dies trägt dazu bei, Engagement und Verständnis sicherzustellen.
Erstelle ein Charakterprofil als Klasse, das zeigt, wie Beiträge, Nachrichten und Biografiedetails ausgefüllt werden. Demonstriere jeden Schritt, damit die Schüler wissen, was erwartet wird, und sich unterstützt fühlen.
Biete sowohl Papier- als auch Digitaloptionen für die Erstellung von Social-Media-Seiten an. Lass die Schüler das Format wählen, mit dem sie am besten zurechtkommen. Dies fördert Kreativität und Zugänglichkeit.
Stelle Fragen wie: „Was würde Wilbur posten, nachdem er Charlotte getroffen hat?“ um den Schülern zu helfen, ihre Social-Media-Inhalte mit Schlüsselszenen der Geschichte zu verknüpfen. Dies vertieft das Verständnis und kritisches Denken.
A social media project for high school literature classes is an activity where students reimagine characters, events, and themes from a novel or play as if they were happening on social media platforms. This helps students engage with the text creatively and demonstrate their understanding in a modern context.
To create a character social media profile, choose a character, identify key traits and moments from the story, and design posts, messages, and images that reflect their personality and relationships. Use evidence from the text and include interactions with other characters to bring the profile to life.
Examples include making social media profiles for Romeo, Juliet, and other key characters, creating timeline posts of important scenes, writing private messages between characters, and designing group projects where students collaborate to retell the story online.
Yes, students can use printable social media page worksheets to complete the project with pen and paper if digital access is limited or to offer a creative, hands-on alternative.
You can find social media page templates for student assignments online or through educational resources linked in the lesson. These templates help guide the creation of character profiles and make the project easier to implement.