Son of a Trickster

Use this activity to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity.

“Jared’s Vision Board”

In this activity, students create a vision board for Jared’s future goals.

At the conclusion of the novel, Jared begins to make changes to his life to improve his circumstances. Utilizing the ideas below, create a vision board for Jared to illustrate his future life goals. Include a key for the images to explain how each image is supported by your analysis of the novel. Use the questions below to guide your thinking. 

• Include at least 5 images to illustrate future life goals for Jared.
• What are some of the immediate goals Jared would like to accomplish? What is Jared working toward at the conclusion of the novel?
• What are some family goals Jared would like to accomplish?
• What relational goals might Jared have outside of his immediate family?
• What financial goals might Jared have?
• What educational goals might Jared have?
• What magical goals might Jared have?

Be prepared to share your ideas and to display your vision board for classmates and others to see.

Teaching Suggestion: This link might help students to understand what a vision board is. Encourage students to be creative with their vision boards; they can incorporate textures, images, and fabrics. You might emphasize that students should connect their thinking to Jared’s behavior and perspective in the novel; it may be beneficial to discuss how the key will support their analysis. When the activity is complete, consider inviting students to share their vision boards in presentations or in a gallery walk, either of which will allow them to discuss their thinking on each element of their vision boards.