What does it mean to suffer from the feeling of alienation or to feel alienated from others?

What causes this feeling?

What helps a person deal with this feeling?

Perspective

One of the elements of this next unit is going to be our ability to

put ourselves in the various characters’ shoes that we

encounter.

Select a pair of shoes to step into: you are going to be “writing” in this person’s shoes and expressing his/her feelings of alienation

Using ONE of the following pair of shoes as inspiration, brainstorm the following Character’s Name Age Family Situation Event causing feelings of alienation Resulting feelings/thoughts Any additional, relevant information

Perspective

NOW that you have developed a FICTIONAL character,

•write a blog or diary entry about the day in the life of your FICTIONAL character

•Blog/Diary entry must be at least three paragraphs

•Make sure to:•Write in 1st person as your FICTIONAL character•Any relevant background information•Event/Reason why s/he might feel alienated•How s/he feels about his/her situation