Window or Mirror: Empathy Through Story
SEL Domain: Empathy
Grades: 6-8
*Lesson may need to be modified to meet the specific needs of students
Description:
Students will read a short text featuring a character in an emotionally complex situation, identify the character's feelings and motivations, and connect the character's experience to their own.
Materials
A short story excerpt, poem, or news feature (2–3 minutes to read) with a character facing a hard choice
Discussion question cards
Pencils
