Using kinesthetic experiences to deepen analysis and practice empathy Embody to Empathize Using kinesthetic experiences to deepen analysis and practice empathy

Warm Up Recall a vivid experience you had in high school. → Jot your answer down on the worksheet → Share your experience with a partner

Introductions Lynn Brown - Lincoln Center Education Teaching Artist Kali Heft - 10th Grade ELA Teacher JP Passero - 9th and 10th Grade ELA Teacher Danielle Rivellese - 9th Grade ELA Teacher

Our Partnership Partnership with LCE was built into the NVCHS charter Currently in its 5th year operating in the NVCHS system

Lincoln Center’s Capacities for Imaginative Thinking Capacities are ways of thinking like an artist 9th grade focuses on Noticing Deeply, Posing Questions, and Making Connections 10th grade focuses on Embodying, Identifying Patterns, and Creating Meaning

Activity 1: Mirror to Embody View your image. What details do you notice?

Tips for Noticing Deeply Look for as many details as you can Set a goal Look again and again Take a break and look again! Find familiar things Ask, “Where else have I seen this?” Find unfamiliar things Pose questions about these! Be patient and calm Ask a partner for help Ask, “Why is this the way is it?” Reflect on how you notice Be persistent

Activity 1: Mirror to Embody With a partner or triad → Recreate the pose as faithfully as possible. Partner A Holds pose for 30 seconds. Partner B practices noticing deeply Partner B starts discussion with what they notice Partner A shares anything they felt physically from the embodiment Switch roles (other partner notices)

Activity 1 Reflection Questions Together with your partner, reflect on the following questions: What feelings or emotions did you and your partner discover in the photographs? What details support your discoveries the most? What strategy or strategies activated your discoveries the most?

Activity 2: Pose to Embody Look over your situation slip → author a pose to represent the character (and how they are feeling) in that moment observe a partner’s pose --What choices do you notice in the embodiment? What do the choices reveal about the character? switch roles (other partner notices) revise your pose based on your partner’s feedback view each other’s poses again ---What has changed?

Activity 2: Pose to Embody Reflection Question How is authoring an original pose different from mirroring a pose from an image?

Activity 3: Create a Tableau Each group receives an excerpt from The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Together, read the passage and consider how the characters feel in that situation. Author a group pose (tableau) to represent the characters in that moment. With your group, discuss the reflection questions. Share out to the whole group.

Activity 3: Tableau Reflection Questions Together with your partner, reflect on the following questions: How are the distinct pieces of your tableau connected? How do they combine to build meaning? What feelings or emotions did you discover in the tableau? What character based questions are being prompted by the activities so far?

Writing Task Using the embodiment activities as well as the text provided, write a paragraph analyzing the author’s use of characterization of one character. Be sure to provide appropriate evidence.

Extension Options In a triad, discuss possible extensions and/or differentiations. Participants share with whole group.

Personal Reflection What new experience(s) did you have today? What are you still wondering/thinking about? How would you implement ideas from this workshop into your practice?

Whole Group Reflection Share personal reflection Debrief today’s experience Q&A with facilitators

Contact Information Lynn Brown - lbrown@lincolncenter.org Kali Heft - kheft14@charter.newvisions.org JP Passero - jpassero9@charter.newvisions.org Danielle Rivellese - drivellese16@charter.newvisions.org