Avatars in the English Classroom

First of all, I want to say that this is the first time I’ve created an avatar, and it was fun to do it.

Using avatars with our students could be an interesting way of introducing vocabulary related to the body, clothes and accessories. I think that students would have an enjoyable time creating avatars, and this would probably help them to remember specific vocabulary.

Avatars can also be used in a guessing game. This would be appropriate for an oral activity. The idea is that all students exchange their avatars, and then their classmates have to make questions while trying to guess whose avatar the other student has chosen.

Finally, avatars may be useful for creative writing. The teacher could provide the students with a picture of an avatar, and then they have to write a story, paying special attention to the description of the avatar.

Here is my Avatar...