Read, Create, and Speed Mingle!

The writers of this article devised a post-reading role-playing activity that requires students to imagine that they are a character from a book attending a convention with other characters.  The first task is for the ELLs to create an interesting profile for their character.  Afterwards, the students use this information when they ask and answer questions during a ‘speed mingle’ event.  Each discussion lasts exactly four minutes.  At the conclusion of the ‘speed mingle’ session, the learners must select a suitable character to co-star with them in a forthcoming novel and make a brief report to their classmates.