Creating a pretend Social Media Poster for a character or characters in a novel or play is a great way to engage students' love of technology while gauging their understanding of the story's themes, characters and overall plot. Students can imagine, what would the characters have tweeted or posted about? Who would show up on their character's Instagram? This example uses Greek Mythology with Hades' 3-headed-dog, Cerberus' pretend Instagram page, however any story or character could be used!
The profiles and what is included on them should be drawn from what students have learned about the characters in the story or from inferences students are able to make. They can 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 create interactions between characters.
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 of your choice from your book using a poster-sized storyboard!
Assess student learning by creating a clear, detailed rubric for social media poster projects. A rubric helps students know what is expected and allows for consistent, objective grading.
Define what makes a strong character description, post, or interaction, and share those expectations up front. This helps students focus on key details and demonstrate comprehension.
Check in with students at key stages—such as after drafting posts or before finalizing images—to provide feedback and guide revisions. Timely feedback ensures better understanding and engagement.
Have students review each other's social media posters using the rubric. This encourages critical thinking and allows students to learn from multiple perspectives.
Lead a discussion where students explain their choices and reasoning behind each post or interaction. This demonstrates their understanding and gives insight into their analysis process.
A social media character poster project is an engaging classroom activity where students create a pretend social media profile for a character from a novel or play. This helps students demonstrate understanding of character traits, relationships, and plot events by imagining posts, bios, and interactions as if the character were online.
To create a social media profile for a book character, choose a character, identify key traits, and imagine posts, images, and interactions that reflect the character’s role in the story. Use templates or poster boards, and include biographical info, timeline posts, and comments from other characters.
For a creative social media poster, use visuals, relevant hashtags, and authentic language for your character. Incorporate references to story events, create interactions with other characters, and use digital or printable templates to organize your ideas.
Social media projects make character analysis fun and relatable for students by connecting literature to their everyday experiences. This approach encourages deeper understanding of character motivations, relationships, and plot, while building digital literacy skills.
You can find free social media profile templates for classroom projects by searching online or visiting educational resource sites. Many teachers and publishers offer printable and digital options that can be customized for any book or character.