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A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: From Image to Detailed Narrative Lesson PlanA Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: From Image to Detailed Narrative Lesson Plan
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: From Image to Detailed Narrative

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A picture's worth a thousand words—and even more inspiration! A visual activity uses photographs to inspire writers. The process teaches aspects of narrative writing, such as point of view and characterization.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

Narrative Writing, fictional narratives, photograph analysis

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Hang pictures to choose from around the room rather than distributing individually
  • Model the process as a group before moving to independent work

Classroom Considerations

  • Include pictures brought in by learners

Pros

  • Incorporates visual components
  • Makes it easy to choose a topic about which to write

Cons

  • Lacks clear direct instruction or modeling 

Common Core

W.6.3.a W.6.3.b W.6.3.c W.6.3.d W.6.3.e W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.10 W.7.3.a W.7.3.b W.7.3.c W.7.3.d W.7.3.e W.7.4 W.7.5 W.7.10 W.8.3.a W.8.3.b W.8.3.c W.8.3.d W.8.3.e W.8.4 W.8.5 W.8.10 L.6.1.d L.6.1.e L.6.2.a L.6.3.a L.6.3.b L.7.1.a L.7.1.b L.8.1.a L.8.1.d L.8.2.a

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