The above photograph was taken from the Creative Commons tab on Flickr. It was then edited using iPiccy. (Please see citation below for proper photograph acknowledgement).
I decided to use this picture because it is similar to a writing prompt that I stumbled upon through Pinterest.
I chose to overlay the words, "just then, the zipper unzipped", because I wanted to have students finish the writing prompt rather than tell me the entire story. This writing activity could be used as a bell ringer, a creative writing extension, or a journal writing prompt. The teacher can make a rubric if they wanted to grade it formally, a checklist to keep the students on track, or just use it as a "Type I Collins writing assignment" ( in a nutshell for those of you that do not use Collins Writing- without teacher markings and with just a focus on a particular length- I.E. 5 lines total). Teachers could then have students share their creations with their classmates. Teachers could also have students peer-edit other students work, hitting all areas of the writing cycle in this process!
Just then, the zipper unzipped. What happened next? Respond in the comments.
Reference:
Plack, E. (Photographer). (2014, March 13). Zipper Crosswalk [digital image]. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1RZSeRd .
I decided to use this picture because it is similar to a writing prompt that I stumbled upon through Pinterest.
I chose to overlay the words, "just then, the zipper unzipped", because I wanted to have students finish the writing prompt rather than tell me the entire story. This writing activity could be used as a bell ringer, a creative writing extension, or a journal writing prompt. The teacher can make a rubric if they wanted to grade it formally, a checklist to keep the students on track, or just use it as a "Type I Collins writing assignment" ( in a nutshell for those of you that do not use Collins Writing- without teacher markings and with just a focus on a particular length- I.E. 5 lines total). Teachers could then have students share their creations with their classmates. Teachers could also have students peer-edit other students work, hitting all areas of the writing cycle in this process!
Just then, the zipper unzipped. What happened next? Respond in the comments.
Reference:
Plack, E. (Photographer). (2014, March 13). Zipper Crosswalk [digital image]. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1RZSeRd .