Simulated Diary

Description

Write a daily account from the point of view of a particular individual in a specific time and place.

Instructional Purpose

To develop understanding of a particular time and place or of a specific individual. To develop the concept of point of view.

Examples

• Ancient Civilization Diary
• Experiencing India's Caste System
• Civil War Journal
• Journey to Japan
• Eureka! Australian Gold Rush

Templates

• Student 1-Page
• Teacher 1-Page

Applicability

Can be used in social studies to develop understanding of specific places both now and in the past. Can also be used in language arts to delve more deeply into a fictional character. (See also the Beyond the Book design pattern.

Limitations

Variations

Have groups within a single class create diaries of the same person at different stages of life. Or different people who were contemporaries.

This Design Pattern was authored by Bernie Dodge