tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post751773318908450865..comments2024-03-26T09:20:29.620-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Going Out With Students To WriteLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-79477284274874694612012-01-17T06:00:06.445-07:002012-01-17T06:00:06.445-07:00One of the things that my husband and I love doing...One of the things that my husband and I love doing is to create stories from people we see in restaurants, or in the church (if we arrive early, and we are sitting not-so-quietly in the pews), or just about anywhere. But life right now is so rushed, I hardly hardly have the time to just sit still and watch life move past me. I should rediscover this. Thanks for reminding me, Linda. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-83051641346593427382012-01-15T09:02:32.981-07:002012-01-15T09:02:32.981-07:00I wish I would have seen the Comment Challenge at ...I wish I would have seen the Comment Challenge at the beginning of the month. Its a great challenge that I actually try to do whenever I go through my Google Reader. Good luck with your challenge.Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289499533606873690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-14648883362847121312012-01-12T16:26:08.672-07:002012-01-12T16:26:08.672-07:00Yes, I take my summer writing camp students outsid...Yes, I take my summer writing camp students outside to practice observing using all 5 senses. They work independently, and then we compare what we noticed. The exercise is a big hit with the kids.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-77461535387770516912012-01-12T15:40:47.749-07:002012-01-12T15:40:47.749-07:00Such a fun creative exercise! I tried an observat...Such a fun creative exercise! I tried an observation walk for writing descriptive settings with my ELL's this summer, but I reeaaaally like the imaginative component you added. I might have to try it myself sometime just to bring that creative side of me out of hiding! Thanks for sharing some examples of what you could wonder, as well as the poem you got out of it!JenniferMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-46014010180548848012012-01-12T14:50:52.458-07:002012-01-12T14:50:52.458-07:00That's a tough sell for kids, asking them to s...That's a tough sell for kids, asking them to sit and observe when they've got all that electronic gadgetry caaaaalllllling out to them for their attention. But there is a huge difference in the creative process I've found between times you're bombarded with distractions and the times you're able to let yourself go and observe, or sink quietly into yourself. I like that time.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-57661375915391735482012-01-12T14:23:07.190-07:002012-01-12T14:23:07.190-07:00Sounds like a great writing exercise to do with a ...Sounds like a great writing exercise to do with a class. Exercises like this are my favorite because I really like people watching.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.com