In class on Monday we discussed Of Mice and Men. We each prepared a journal acting as a different character from the book in order to play hot seat. We also prepared questions to ask the people sitting in the hot seat. Two people were assigned to each character, but only one person per character shared their journal to the class in the hot seat. After, the people that did not sit in the hot seat paired themselves with a person that sat in the hot seat. They chose a person based on the relationships in the book. The homework assignment for Monday was to write a composition discussing two relationships exploring the question of whether or not Of Mice and Men is a world where true friendship can only exist through or because of cruel acts.
I enjoyed the discussion from class yesterday because I was able to hear new perspectives about topics I had somewhat explored. I was in the hot seat as Carlson so I talked about the incident of killing Candy's old dog. Then, I talked to the person acting as Candy about his dog and our relationship in the book. I liked hearing about both sides of certain relationships during hot seat. After playing hot seat, I had formed opinions about whose ideas in each relationship were most valid. I also began to empathize for certain characters more than others after hearing others' journals. Overall, the discussion allowed me to consider new ideas and form new opinions.
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