This week in Mr. Noden’s class, we went over how to “paint” images while using grammatical structures, and it occurred to me that this could be used in several different ways with several different texts. During class, we were shown several pictures, and were told to write a sentence describing the picture while using the “Brush Stroke” techniques that we went over in class. This was a very interesting way to get students involved in the writing process.
After class, while doing the assignment that was given to us for the week, I began to think of different ways in which a teacher could incorporate other types of media or text to this assignment. In class we observed mostly pictures, but there are several other texts that could be viewed. One could view famous painting from around the world, and then write a short description of what is going on in the painting. Another text would be the use of a clip from a movie or a television show; the sound of the clip would have to be muted, so that there is no way that sounds or music from it can help describe what is going on in the clip. By having the sound muted, it will give the students a better chance to come up with their own story from the clip that was shown. These are just a couple of ideas that I came up with, I am sure that there are many more that can be experimented with in the classroom.
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It definitely was an interesting assignment that I think will teach students to get out of writing mostly subject verb type sentences, as I just did. It gives them a way to incorporate more action verbs and descriptive sentences, rather than the traditional "he/she was." I will definitely use this assignment in my classroom because I think it promotes stronger writing styles for the students.
ReplyDeleteI definitely learned something interesting in Professor Noden's class this week. I think that Image Grammar is a really helpful tool to teach students how to write stronger sentences. I also think that it helps students to be more descriptive with their writing. Image Grammar also helps students to vary their sentences. Instead of the "He did this..." and "She did this..." Image Grammar helps students to start their sentences with strong action verbs or include sentences with adjectives after the noun.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I really liked this past week's lesson. I can see myself incorporating Image Grammar into my future classroom.
I really enjoyed Professor Noden's lesson as well. So many students are completely bored with the whole writing process because all they do is write research responses, literary analysis, etc. I think that "Brush Strokes" really allow students to creatively experiment with language. It also gives the more imaginative students a chance to show their creativity and excel in a subject they might otherwise have trouble in.
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