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101 Picture Prompts to Spark Super Writing ? Karen Kellaher, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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101 Picture Prompts

to Spark Super Writing

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Introduction

A s a child, I loved to dig through the bottomless boxes of photographs my mother stored beneath the beds in our house (organizing them into albums is still on her "to do" list). Scrutinizing a faded black and white print of my grandparents, I would imagine the night they first met. Other snapshots reminded me of my family's most treasured times: the births of my siblings, vacations on the New Jersey shore, my first day of school. These forays into the photo boxes kept me entertained for hours.

A few years ago, I rediscovered the power of pictures as a graduate student in a fictionwriting workshop. I was struggling with a major case of writer's block, and the professor prescribed a remedy that had always worked for him: a worn copy of the children's classic The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. "Just look at the illustrations," the professor suggested,

"and write whatever story comes to mind." It worked. That beautiful picture book cured my writer's block. It also got me

thinking that illustrations, photos, and other kinds of pictures would be a wonderful way to motivate young writers. That is the premise behind this book, the latest in Scholastic's popular line of writing prompt collections. I wrote 101 Picture Prompts to Spark Super Writing as a resource for busy teachers who value writing--and want to make it fun and engaging for their students.

Why Use Writing Prompts?

As teachers, we want all of our students to be able to express themselves creatively and cogently. Writing is not only necessary for communicating in daily life; it is also frequently the means through which we digest new information in all subject areas. Leading educators have been discussing the importance of writing skills for years. In fact, many state and national standardized tests now include segments that require students to write paragraphs and essays.

How can we make sure students get the practice and inspiration they need as emergent writers? One teacher-tested solution is to use exciting writing prompts like the ones in this book. These prompts cover a wide spectrum of kid-friendly topics, from special effects to sports bloopers. They are also connected to your curriculum. There is such a rich variety of topics, you are bound to find one to connect perfectly with a given day's lesson.

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Picture-Perfect Writing

The prompts in this collection have an added advantage: They are all based on visual images that stimulate the imagination. These images capture the full range of human experience and emotion and provide a window into the natural world. Some examples include:

? A political cartoon that asks students to think about the

techniques the creators of television commercials use to persuade viewers to buy products.

? A photo of a giant whale parked on a city street--with a

prompt suggesting that students act as news reporters on the scene.

? A reproduction of the Mona Lisa that gets kids thinking

about whom they might honor with such a portrait today.

Because these images require interpretation and imagination, they encourage writing at its best--a transaction in which the student makes his or her own connections and constructs own meaning. You will find that even the most reluctant writer can feel successful with these prompts. At the same time, all of your students will develop a richer sense of visual literacy, the ability to make sense of the countless images we are surrounded with every day.

Don't Miss These Special Features:

To make this book work for you, we have included the following special features:

? Easy-to-use reproducibles: Each picture is printed on its own

reproducible page complete with lines for students' writing. That makes it easy for students to save their work in a folder or binder.

? Variety of writing formats: The prompts encourage all

kinds of writing, from lists to letters, fairy tales to persuasive essays.

? Cross-curricular prompts: In addition to the main prompt

for each picture, we have included a mini-prompt specifically tied to your science, social studies, language

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pets to get exercise. Weights for treadmill for pet snakes?

and tell how it would work. Be like!

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arts, math, or art curriculum. That means writing can easily fit into your lessons, rather than take time away from them.

? Opportunities for collaborative writing: Some prompts are

designed for students to tackle in small groups, adding flexibility to your writing program. In writing, as in all learning, interaction with others can produce great results!

? Topical index: Use the index in the back of the book to

locate a prompt on a particular theme.

? "Create Your Own" pages: At the end of each chapter, you

will find a reproducible prompt with blank space for students to fill with their own political cartoons, photos, or artwork.

How to Use This Book

Some Tips From the Author: 1. Make writing a daily event. Set aside time each day for

responding to picture prompts. Choose a time when students

About the Art

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birthday celebration with their dad, Harvard (the dog at right getting his hat adjusted).

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for

the

purposes

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this

photograph.

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(page 10) for food left

by

campers

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the

top

of a mountain in Tucson, Arizona.

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Friends Forever (page 19) A goat and cat make friends

at

a

farm

in

Ohio.

Birdie and the Beast (page 20) This lovebird and iguana are among

100

pets

belonging

to a couple in Alabama.

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Penguin Crossing A group of people penguins to attend

(page 12) in Montreal, Canada, dressed as a press conference announcing the

city's annual Santa Claus parade.

Save My Home (page Northern cricket frogs areas. The frog in this

22) make photo

their lives

home in wetlands in Rocky Gap State

Park in Maryland.

Ready for Landing (page 13) A Gyr falcon took off and landed head at a "Birds of Prey" show in

on this 8-year-old's Salt Lake City, Utah.

Monkey Business (page 14) Bul Bul the gorilla lived at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo. the world's oldest male gorilla in captivity. He

He was died in

1997 at age 44.

Happy Eleven

Birthday, Rover! Labrador retriever

(page 15) puppies have

a

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Create Your Own! What does this picture mean to you? Why

did you choose to draw it?

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are relaxed and responsive. You will need 15 minutes to a half

hour for each prompt activity, depending on your students' level of comfort with writing

and interest in the topic.

2. Choose a prompt by browsing through the book or scanning the index for a topic. You

may choose to approach the prompts one genre at a time, setting up separate units on photographs, political cartoons, and fine art. Or, you can invite one student to choose a prompt each day.

3. Photocopy the prompt page and review the directions with students. For the mini-prompt

at the bottom of each page, encourage students to write on another sheet of paper. Many teachers say these mini-prompts work well as homework or small group work.

4. Model, model, model! While students are writing, respond to the prompt on your own. It

will make for a great class discussion.

5. Evaluate students' work. If you don't have time to read and evaluate each student's work

every day, collect work from only five or six students at a time. Rotate the collection so that each student gets regular feedback. Invite students to help brainstorm the criteria on which the writing pieces will be evaluated (originality? organization? spelling and punctuation?).

Enjoy!

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? AP Photo/Charles Bennett

Real-Life Photos

W e are surrounded by photographs in our daily lives--family snapshots, colorful advertisements, newspaper images of war and peace. Because children are often naturally drawn to photos, they make excellent writing prompts. The prompts in this section encourage students to: ? use higher-order thinking skills to interpret photographs critically and creatively. ? write imaginative fiction. ? apply and appreciate humor in writing. ? collaborate with peers in creative problem-solving. ? much, much more!

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? AP Photo/Amy Sancetta

? AP Photo/Sesame Place

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Who "Nose" What This Is?

What do you think this giant face is?

And why in the world are people climbing on its nose? Write a funny story to explain what is going on in this picture.

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