The Brave Reading Club

DESCRIPTION:

A reading club will be recreated to analyze and reflect on popular tales and their elements related to risk-taking, identifying terms and related situations while fostering debate, reflection, and dialogue.

OUTCOMES:

• Promotion of creativity and imagination.
• Improvement of the ability to analyze risks and make decisions.
• Development of communication and storytelling skills.
• Reflection on courage and risk-taking in daily life.
• Promotion of reading.

DURATION: 1 hour.

MATERIALS:

• Paper and pens.
• Access to a space where participants can share their stories.

SKILLS RELATED:

• Creativity. Reading skills.
• Critical thinking and analysis of situations.
• Empathy.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Step 1: In a previous session, each student will be asked to choose a popular juvenile tale. They will have approximately a week to read it at home or during free time at school.
• Step 2: On the day of the session, a reading club will be held where each student will take turns sharing which tale they have read and briefly summarizing what happens.
• Step 3: Once all the stories have been introduced, each student must explain what risk-taking situations they have identified in the story, as well as their consequences and how they were resolved.
• Step 4: The teacher will encourage an open discussion by asking questions that lead to debate and self-reflection. Alternatively, they can ask what changes the students would make in the story or how they would resolve it themselves.

Tips:

• Moderate speaking turns to ensure that time is respected and everyone can speak and share their reflections.
• Foster a supportive and respectful environment where participants feel comfortable sharing their ideas and experiences.
• Encourage participants to put themselves in the place of the characters in the tales to better understand the risks they faced.

REFLECTION:

• What elements of the story seemed the bravest to me and why?
• How can I apply the courage and risk-taking I explored in my tale to my own life?
• What brave decisions have I made in the past and how have they influenced my personal and professional growth?