Remix of Bibliotherapy Questions for Gifted Students
Bibliotherapy Questions for Gifted Students
* Which character in the book do you identify with and why?
- Choose a character that you identify with in the book. Create a CSI: Color, Symbol, Image strip for that character. To create a CSI, fold a piece of paper in thirds. In the first box, choose a color that represents that character. Explain why and how that color represents the character using details from the text. In the second box, create a symbol that represents the character and explain how the symbol represents the character. In the third box, draw an image that represents the character and explain how it represents using details from the text.
* Which situations/events/problems in the book do you identify with and why?
* Did you agree or disagree with significant decisions of the main character(s) ? Why, or why not?
* How, and in what ways did giftedness impact the character's life? (in either positive and/or negative ways)
* How, and in what ways was the character gifted? How did you identify that he or she was gifted? (i.e. What identifiable characteristics were recognizable to you?)
* In your opinion, what were the messages the author was trying to send within this book? (Or: What do you think the author's purpose was for writing this book?)
- Create a bumper sticker that captures the big idea or message the author was trying to communicate through the book.
* In which ways did you agree or disagree with the author's message? Why?