August 18, 2014

Read-Stop-Write

“I use this activity at the start of any writing intensive unit. This activity is designed to help students use reading as a way to stimulate ideas and to record those ideas without interference. I have found that many students don’t believe they have anything new to offer. This activity gives them a chance to write down ideas that may lay just beyond their consciousness and helps short circuit that internal editor. This exercise is a good way to begin the research paper or any other lengthy writing assignment.”

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August 18, 2014

Slide Presentation Exercise

“This is a computer lab activity. I usually use this activity before a poster design unit or a oral presentation unit. This is activity is a good way of saying ‘No, you don’t have to be a designer, but you do need to be competent applying visual principles using the lab technology.’ The interactive nature of this activity creates a very energetic beginning to any visual unit.”

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