The raft, the river and the rainbow: Image Inspired Storytelling for the 21st century in Middle Years English Classrooms

Lizzie ChaseElizabeth.chase@det.nsw.edu.auhttp://pinterest.com/lizziemchase

Amy Krisenthal – Chifley College, Shalvey CampusAmy.krisenthal@det.nsw.edu.au

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Outline of this sessionImage-based writing resources + process writing approach workshop1. Fiction with a twist – Foundation lessons 2. How to blog: Hats, boxes example3. Raft, river, rainbow4. Band of heroes5. Super 6 plus + Hats, Boxes, magic, moon Term 3 elizabeth.chase@det.nsw.edu.au 6. Participants will work as writing partners

Image-based + blogging: Why?

Image-based blogging inspires great ideas Blogging is a sure-fire way of engaging students

because they are publishing for an audience beyond their own classroom

Even reluctant writers enjoy writing in pairs Approach uses ‘writing partners’ sharing Blogs feature comments by author Deb Abela Bloggers also appreciate each other’s ideas 5 writing tasks: one every week for 5 weeks Feel free to use the tasks at your school, in a

blog of your own, such as an Edmodo.com blog

Cyber safety & blogging preparations

Find out which students are blocked from appearing in the school newsletter because of a media ban / custodial dispute

Train all students never to use their real surnames online – they may use fake first names, tell you these

Train all students not to give their address and other identifying details

Explain about ‘flagging’ problems – tell teacher if any problems occur – explain ‘moderated’ blogs

Prepare writing in Word documents beforehand – copy & paste these into blog

Teaching occurs first - away from screens

Read a great example first: As with all good teaching, show students excellent writing featuring the writing focus for the task – modelled, guided, independent

Writing focus options: Show not tell, actions & expressive verbs, dialogue to show dynamics, show a person’s essence through their behaviour, clothing, reactions, physical appearance – so readers can read between the lines, by following writers’ clues

Share writing aloud: Teach students how to work in partners & give feedback that is positive and encouraging

Resource 1: Fiction with a twist Teaching resources downloadable from:

www.schools.nsw.edu.au/raps/twist12/teachingideas.htm

See 2012 student blog at http://rapblog13.edublogs.org/

Great examples of feedback, by Deb Abela Over 1000 comments by students all over NSW On again in Term 4, 2013, at

http://rapblog16.edublogs.org/

Writing focus areas & resources

Promotes inferential reading & evocative writing Promotes students developing a strong writer’s voice Character sketch: essence through description Character in action – expressive verbs Symbolic objects to represent memories Dialogue to show relationships and reactions Responding to a picture in a story – visual literacy Focus on high quality: 1-3 paragraphs Resources include high quality Australian fiction extracts,

a 10 week teaching unit, tasks, Web 2 options, worksheets & student writing samples written by talented writers

Fiction with a twist: Task 1 Introduce yourself - let us know about your

interests   Create an online poster to express who you

are [optional homework at http://edu.glogster.com/ Click on Try to create yours] Describe why this poster reflects who you are...

Paragraph writing task: Introduce a character in a brief character sketch

Fiction with a twist: Task 2 Write about what you believe are the big issues - at

home, at school, in Australia, in the world. NB These issues will appear in novels as themes...

Create an online Wordle at http://www.wordle.net/ featuring your big issues. Paste your “big issues” writing into Wordle to create a themed word cloud.

Paragraph writing task: Write a paragraph or two showing a character through their actions.

Ten things I know are trueo I believeo I know thato I valueo I care abouto I treasureo I feel strongly abouto I declare thato I hope thato I work hard in my own life too The world would be a better place if we all

Fiction with a twist: Task 3 Name your 3 favourite novels and explain WHY

you like them.     Paragraph writing task: Write a paragraph which

includes a description of a place, object or situation that is functioning metaphorically to express a THEME or MOOD. Memories…

  Create an online story at http://storybird.com/

and explain why it acts symbolically to represent themes you wish to communicate.

Fiction with a twist: Task 4

Create a blurb for a book you would love to see in print.

  Show us the plot outline - chapter by chapter -

online at www.timetoast.com  Paragraph writing task: Write a paragraph,

featuring dialogue, expressing a power dynamic between characters.

HOW to blog: Hats, boxes, magic, moon

Image-based resources, story starters are at http://imagesandwritingideas.webnode.com

Term 3: Blog at http://hatsboxesmagicmoon.edublogs.org/

In Week 1 of the blog, Click on 1.Hats and SCROLL right down the pageIn Week 2 of the blog, Click on 2.Boxes and SCROLL DOWN etc

How to post on the bloghttp://hatsboxesmagicmoon.edublogs.org/

Contact elizabeth.chase@det.nsw.edu.au for further informationYou DO NOT need to sign up for Edublogs…

How to copy writing into blogFirst name only

Email address

Leave this blank

Paste writing in here

Copy anti-spam words

Click SUBMIT

Save Lizzie’s online resources Join Hotmail for free, so you can use

your user name and password if Skydrive.com requests it.

For example: Click on the folder on the DOWNLOAD page at http://imagesandwritingideas.webnode.com

Downloading from Skydrive

When you are into Skydrive, you look up to the top menu and CLICK on the down arrow next to FOLDER ACTIONs to DOWNLOAD all the files as one zipped file.

Image-based tasks: SetsFlickr Creative Commons Images It shuffled towards me…

The portal pulsed with a red light and he stepped through…

Google: Advanced images search – top box – put TOPIC eg HATSCROLL DOWN – USAGE RIGHTSChange to FREE TO USE OR SHARE

Task 1: Hats options

Task 2: Boxes options

Task 3: Magic options

Task 4: Moon options

Task 5: CBCA people’s choice

CBCA Super 6 Funhttp://lizziechase.wix.com/cbcasuper6fun

Birrong Girls’ HS & Victor Davidson

http://peppercornsandnuggets.weebly.com/ http://

peppercornsandnuggets.weebly.com/julie.html

Raft, river, rainbow image cards

www.raftriverandrainbow.com – ALL RESOURCES

Image cards to support writing Raft, river, rainbow modes of responding – do,

flow, plug in… A fiction blog for students at

http://raftriver.edublogs.org/ An autobiographical blog for students at

http://rapblog14.edublogs.org/ A community life writing blog at

http://raftriverandrainbow.edublogs.org/life-writing/

Fiction blog tasks

Autobiographical tasks

Writing tips – cards

Band of heroes writing quest http://bandofheroes.weebly.com – IMAGES &

RESOURCES http://rapblog15.edublogs.org – Student blog

Fantasy quest - tasks overview

Amy’s perspectives & resources

1. Structure2. Writing Partners3. Mapping Success

Units of work

Learning Spaces

Writing Partners

Mapping Progress

Enrichment Web 2.0 tasks

http://bandofheroes.weebly.com/web-2.html

Damien’s story cube

http://bandofheroes.weebly.com/blog.html

Rhianan’s Photopeach slideshow

http://photopeach.com/album/yc2mtx

Chantelle’s glog

Journal entry about the final battle

Codey’s Animoto book trailer

http://animoto.com/play/cK6ihAON5eYaVsGK1rEMfg

Rhianan’s ebook taster

www.mixbook.com/photo-books/interests/campground-adventures-8963841?vk=mK4wXkUjgU

The best feedback

“Oh Miss, I don’t want to make a poster for my assessment task! Can’t we just write another story instead?”

– Year 10 boy

Blacktown Boys’ HS – Trio http://

laurenceandkaramandhuzaifa.weebly.com/

Which is your favourite piece & why?

https://www.box.com/s/c5tjmzkkozk209f8mol0

Participants write a blog postChoose a task & write a short piece:Hats, boxes, magic, moonRaft, river, rainbow

Demonstration of partner conferencing by Lizzie and Amy Share your draft now with a writing partner

Writing session leader - cards

Partner conferencing skills

https://www.box.com/s/2le4fewrju6xg13cptjd

Personal challenge checklist for talented writers

http://sdrv.ms/Z7sJ8a 

Super 6 plus blog Resources: http://celebratingus.webnode.com

Super 6 Plus Blog – Starts August

Students will blog at http://super6plus.edublogs.org/