OPEN 
MIND DIAGRAM
An 
Open Mind diagram is a way of getting inside a character’s head to see what the 
character might be thinking or feeling.  
Imagine that this character thinks in pictures, symbols, images, words or 
phrases.  Use these in the head outline 
to show what the character is thinking and feeling.  On the other side, explain what this Open 
Mind helped you to realize about the character in the story or person in real 
life.  Underline one or two ideas that 
you want to bring to class discussion.
Open 
Mind Diagram - Each person in a group of four uses a different colored marker to 
participate in the poster creation. Students draw a shape of a head and, inside 
the head, write words, quotes from the story, symbols and pictures. Words can be 
made into pictures of parts of the face.
