Weeks ago, I wrote about the super fast process of collaborative storytelling, StoryGuessing. A year ago, I began looking for ways to hypermile classroom input. Here’s how to combine the two…
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The Cropped Picture Picture Talk Trick!
This trick gets you immediate content to discuss, and then X new drawings (whereas X is the class size) used for other input-based activities.
- Get a picture.
- Crop it.
- Make copies, and have students draw the missing parts.
- Project several drawings, and describe them.
For those who have read Rūfus et arma ātra, here’s a large Crixaflamma to print out. Also, input hypermiling combos include:
- Write & Discuss (or type up on your own)
- Print and give to students to read (i.e. up to a complete Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) packet of drawings and descriptions).
- Project as Timed Write prompt (i.e. “Write a story about…”
- Print and give to students to read (i.e. up to a complete FVR packet of drawings and descriptions).
- Flyswatter Picture Talk (using two drawings side-by-side)
Magister P. 