66. TALKING DRAWINGS (Writing, Collaboration)
Description: Talking Drawings challenges students to use prior knowledge and to think in a visual context.
Application: This method assists students when the text selection is difficult and of low interest to students.
Process: Select a topic from a reading. Hand out Talking Drawing Activity Sheet (Addendum below). Ask students to close their eyes and think about the topic for one to two minutes. Instruct students to draw a picture of what they saw while they were thinking about the topic. Teach lesson that accompanies the reading. At the conclusion of the lesson, ask students to review and refine their first drawing by creating a new drawing that integrates what the students learned about the topic during the lesson. Tell students to share their before and after drawings with partners, directing them to discuss the similarities and differences between the two pictures. Require the students to respond at the bottom of their Talking Drawings Activity Sheet, emphasizing what they learned during the lesson.
Description: Talking Drawings challenges students to use prior knowledge and to think in a visual context.
Application: This method assists students when the text selection is difficult and of low interest to students.
Process: Select a topic from a reading. Hand out Talking Drawing Activity Sheet (Addendum below). Ask students to close their eyes and think about the topic for one to two minutes. Instruct students to draw a picture of what they saw while they were thinking about the topic. Teach lesson that accompanies the reading. At the conclusion of the lesson, ask students to review and refine their first drawing by creating a new drawing that integrates what the students learned about the topic during the lesson. Tell students to share their before and after drawings with partners, directing them to discuss the similarities and differences between the two pictures. Require the students to respond at the bottom of their Talking Drawings Activity Sheet, emphasizing what they learned during the lesson.
Reference, graphics, and/or for more information:
66. Talking Drawings
Wood, K. Talking drawings (2001). Literacy strategies across the subject areas. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
66. Talking Drawings
Wood, K. Talking drawings (2001). Literacy strategies across the subject areas. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.