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This one-question interview activity provides a great introduction to many of the themes encountered in Yann Martel's Life of Pi--religion, science, zoology, credibility, story-telling, and survival.

Students enjoy the process of getting up and moving around the classroom to ask their classmates a single question and record the answers. After interviewing 12 classmates, the students return to their desks and study the responses to develop a conclusion of their own regarding the topic. Afterwards, they share their conclusions/results with their classmates in a short oral presentation. As you read the novel you'll be able to revisit the responses and discuss the interview questions in light of the book.

The lesson contains 23 thought-provoking, short-answer questions about themes and issues in the book and a worksheet for the students to record and analyze their interviews. It was difficult to come up with good questions that required more than a yes-no answer, but not a lenghty response either, but after using this with my class, I think it's a very good introduction to the book.

The preview explains the procedure for the lesson and provides a picture of the student handout and the questions you'll cut apart and hand out to the students.

Price: $0.75