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Bring Visual Writing and the Common Core to Life

                                            A Note to you…

          Bring Visual Writing and the Common Core to Life!

The easiest way to tap into visual writing as it unfolds, whether non-fiction or fiction, is giving students multiple opportunities to express themselves verbally, creatively, and critically all year-long. I do this through enriching vocabulary activities, field trips, photographs, and constant use of pictures, sculptures, cards, posters, illustrations and really good graphic organizers

 

Kids need to see real life events fitting into the framework of a complete story. The key word is “see”.  We know stories revolve around some problems and have various parts. Stories begin by telling what is about to happen. They usually have a struggle. Then the story comes to a climax, followed by the resolution. But none of this matters if they can’t visualize their writing… So let’s help them do it!

 

While a story told has a beginning, middle, and end, every scene relates directly to a character(s), their motivation, theme, and plot. A still picture, sculpture, landscape, etc  is the beginning of an unfolding story, capturing only a small amount of story detail, motivation, theme, and plot.

One approach to writing is creating a visually powerful scene… Teach your students to ask questions, explain, and describe. Allow them to use illustrations and master artist posters, sculptures, photographs, and paintings to do the job …                                       

 

                                                     You can do it!!!!!!!

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Posted on October 1, 2013 by Kim Waltmire and tagged visual arts visualizing visual representation verbs visual learning Visual reading visual literacy visual writing vocabulary Visual literacy Visual learning visual reading creative conversations Visual Display boards adjectives activities creative writing narrative writing supportive thoughts descriptive writing elaborative writing informative writing interactive lesson activities collaborative groups character development writing activities Writing activities sequence of events writing creative writing graphic organizers pictures sculptures cards visuals story writing second grade reading retelling reading literacy riddles retelling stories retell worksheets recounting stories retell notebooks art grammar writing pre-writing creating critical thinking Mrs. Waltmire presentation props props with a purpose process writing strategies writing sentences primary grades writing process paragraph writing burning questions learning small moments silhouettes students stem speaking science School Special Education story elements story order start teaching scenery student learning sequential order sentence starters sentence elaboration science and literacy special educaion writing and speaking asking questions plot poetry places partners photographs topical writing expository writing expressing display comparison writing complete sentences comprehension descriptions lesson plans lesson plan projects animalspeople authors purpose real life events stories ELL ELA elaboration elementary English Language Arts elaborated sentences text teaching detailed writing lessons learning styles still pictures scene artists master artists questions listing questions highlighting questions paintings posters landscapes Language arts ellaboration illustrations classroom strategies collaboration animals factual writing Kim Waltmire classroom language arts beginning middle end genres story details themes climax story plots see senses common core bookmarks graphics multiple intelligencies curriculum Common Core.

Picturesque Writing

I had the best time with this lesson. In the beginning of the year we are getting our students used to asking and answering questions (who, what, where, when, why and how) First, my students place a small open paper frame on a large picture. Then they choose question cards from the pile and ask a question about what is in the frame only. This helps them focus on details more and practice asking and responding to questions with partners or in a small collaborative group. The dialogue is fantastic to listen to and watch. Then I will ask the kids to change their perspective and place the open frame on another part of the frame and discuss their questions. After that, they remove the frame and discuss about the entire picture using their question cards. The more experienced speakers and writers will often times start using descriptive language and those conversations immediately go to a higher level. It is naturally differentiated and all learning styles have an opportunity to share and learn. Lastly, it is time to provide the children a time to answer the questions about their photograph. Note that the picture can be based on a personal experience (colored, photograph, illustration) or a photograph of a place they have never been. My suggestion is to start with a photo of a personal place when it is time to write. This helps your students take ownership, writing from experience. Nonetheless, there are so many ways to use a lesson like this. Just remember to allow the kids to share their writing aloud (present in from of the class or in front of a small group or partner. Be creative and allow the kids to have fun. Think out of the box and change it up. For more ideas, check out www.visualccl.com for many other units to implement in your classroom. Just visit my store!  My Art of Visual Writing book will be a wonderful start for ideas like this to implement. **** I found several large photographs at a wallpaper store; perfect to use at any time. As for the frames, they are easy to make, laminate and keep for other lessons too. Enjoy!

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Kim Waltmire and tagged picturesque writing visual arts visual literacy descriptive writing descriptive language perspective questioning lessons teaching strategies students illustrations art artwork artists answering questions.