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Discuss the definition of celebrity.
Have the students list characteristics of celebrities.
2.
Read a short story to the students about a celebrity and
discuss why this person has celebrity status.
3.
Place pictures of celebrities around the room of
recognizable people, animals, cartoons, etc. and have the
students name them and determine if they are celebrities.
This brings up the idea of animals or cartoons being
celebrities.
4.
First brainstorm then list the qualities it would take
for someone to be a celebrity.
5.
Have the students make a list of celebrities that were
famous for a short time and then disappeared.
6.
Discuss whether celebrities can have a “normal” life.
7.
Have the students select a celebrity and do some research
on that person. They
can use the library or the Web.
8.
Have the students find a current interview from a person
with celebrity “status”
or interview a celebrity.
(This may be difficult to accomplish so the article might
be a more feasible approach to take.)
9.
Write a paper discussing this person’s opinion on the
advantages and disadvantages of celebrity status.
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