Writing+to+Learn

- this activity will help students with recalling prior knowledge in regards to the subject at hand - this activity will be a fun, creative writing strategy for students. - this activity will assist with highlighting metacognition within the students.
 * Denise Hunter's Writing to Learn Activity** (based on //Forms of Fiction: It's All a Story// by Mara Rockliff)
 * Before**: Blog about what are some myths, fables, etc. that you remember and that made an impression on you
 * During**: Student must write their own story: Myth, Fable. Legend, Fiction, Folk Tale
 * After**: Write a reflection on your blog

AFTER Activity: Tabloids//: Making Pop Icons, One Legend at a Time//** The students by this point will be experts on the differences between fable, myth, legend, and folktale. Since this unit would be focused on the fictional parts of these genres the next genre in my imagination would be a non-fiction section. So to segue into the next section the last genre I would focus on would be legends. Legends being exaggerated tales about historic events would be an appropriate go between of fiction and non-fiction.
 * Sarah Wheeler's Writing to Learn Activity:
 * 1) The class will begin with a short vocabulary quiz about the above genres. So the definition of a legend is fresh in their mind for the lesson.
 * 2) Then together as a class I would list 4 arguably legendary pop icons, such as, Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Ozzy Ozbourne, etc, and the students would pick which one they would want to write about in their small groups.
 * 3) The students then would write a tabloid article that takes a simple but factual event about their icon and exaggerate it.
 * 4) The article would first have the pop icon's actual event. Then below it they would have the exaggerated version of the factual event.
 * 5) Once they've written the article they decide on an eye-catching Title for their article.
 * 6) The students would present their articles the next day with their groups.
 * The students will benefit from this lesson because it is a fun way to end a unit while also staying on task. It is also segue into non-fiction works.
 * The students would know at the beginning of the lesson that the activity will be graded on how well they make a factual and simple event about the pop artist they choose into a legendary event in their tabloid article.
 * Making sure they use the elements of a legend without crossing over into a myth.


 * Eric Zamora's //Writing To Learn//**