This Lesson's Title:
Writing Like an Artist Paints
crafting with color, texture, and shape words
This lesson was created by the
Northern Nevada Writing Project's
Co-Director, Kim Cuevas, who presented it at an
AT & T-sponsored inservice class for teachers. |
T he intended "mentor text" to be used when teaching this on-line lesson is the chapter book Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett. Before writing, students should listen to and discuss the writing style of this book's author, especially from chapter 3 of the book.
Check out Chasing Vermeer at Amazon.com.
If you are a Washoe County teacher, click here to search for this book at the county library. |
Three-Sentence Overview of this Lesson:
The writer will compose a descriptive paragraph that focuses on some object moving quickly past a character who is standing still. Like Balliett does in Chasing Vermeer, the writer will use a healthy (both controlled) dose of artistic words, so the written scene comes across as painting-like. The goal is to make writers more aware of the power of using words creatively in writing. Teachers: click here to read the entire lesson plan.
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