Project Plan: "Tweeting for Perspective"

I've been working on lesson plans involving new media that center around the class that I'm observing.  They read Beauty and the Beast recently, and I wanted to make a lesson using Twitter to teach perspective. 

The class will have to boil down the story of Beauty and the Beast into a series of “tweets” on a mock Twitter forum.  Students can choose to be Beauty or Beast, and in 18-25 “tweets,” tell the story (from the fairy tale, not the movie) from the perspective of their character.

I made one for an example, you can find it here. 

You can find the full text of the story here.

And finally, the worksheet:

TWEETING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

You and a partner are going to get inside the mind of Beauty or Beast (after picking from the jar to see which you will be).  Create a 140 character profile, find a picture online, and create 18-25 “tweets” of no more that 140 characters each telling the story of Beauty and the Beast from your character’s perspective.  You can type or print this assignment.

Profile Pic:                    Profile:

Tweets: