This type of project is definitely something that I hope to introduce in my future English classroom. Taking one text and creating a personal adaptation of it is a skill that will be useful to any students who seeks to better understand literature and other texts. I picture myself creating an assignment where students must create their own adaptation (I feel that freedom of expression in this aspect of the project is key to keeping the attention of the students). The largest learning experience, I feel, would come from the sharing of their creations through social media. Not only would they have the opportunity to share their learning with members of their class and share comments about the different adaptations, but they'd also be interacting with people in their online social circles--family, friends, and peers. This helps them to recognize that the knowledge that they gain in their classrooms can and should be shared with others and not just in a reiterative way but in a creative, interpretative way. I'd try to make sure they included literary elements in their adaptations such as theme, characters, symbols, etc so they could demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the text. The social media aspect would need to include hashtags in order to link up with others sharing the similar ideas or other students sharing their work. Adding an edge of competition wouldn't hurt if they were encouraged to share their work online with more people by awarding a prize to whoever had the most likes or shares!
Sunday, January 22, 2017
"Ode to an Orange"
After reading Larry Woiwode's "Ode to an Orange," I felt inspired to create a simple collage as my own Ode to an Orange. I used multiple types of paper, mediums, and sought to create a whimsical piece of art that fit the mood and theme of the original short story. I posted this creation, as well as a few lines that particularly spoke to me, on my Instagram account.
This type of project is definitely something that I hope to introduce in my future English classroom. Taking one text and creating a personal adaptation of it is a skill that will be useful to any students who seeks to better understand literature and other texts. I picture myself creating an assignment where students must create their own adaptation (I feel that freedom of expression in this aspect of the project is key to keeping the attention of the students). The largest learning experience, I feel, would come from the sharing of their creations through social media. Not only would they have the opportunity to share their learning with members of their class and share comments about the different adaptations, but they'd also be interacting with people in their online social circles--family, friends, and peers. This helps them to recognize that the knowledge that they gain in their classrooms can and should be shared with others and not just in a reiterative way but in a creative, interpretative way. I'd try to make sure they included literary elements in their adaptations such as theme, characters, symbols, etc so they could demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the text. The social media aspect would need to include hashtags in order to link up with others sharing the similar ideas or other students sharing their work. Adding an edge of competition wouldn't hurt if they were encouraged to share their work online with more people by awarding a prize to whoever had the most likes or shares!
This type of project is definitely something that I hope to introduce in my future English classroom. Taking one text and creating a personal adaptation of it is a skill that will be useful to any students who seeks to better understand literature and other texts. I picture myself creating an assignment where students must create their own adaptation (I feel that freedom of expression in this aspect of the project is key to keeping the attention of the students). The largest learning experience, I feel, would come from the sharing of their creations through social media. Not only would they have the opportunity to share their learning with members of their class and share comments about the different adaptations, but they'd also be interacting with people in their online social circles--family, friends, and peers. This helps them to recognize that the knowledge that they gain in their classrooms can and should be shared with others and not just in a reiterative way but in a creative, interpretative way. I'd try to make sure they included literary elements in their adaptations such as theme, characters, symbols, etc so they could demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the text. The social media aspect would need to include hashtags in order to link up with others sharing the similar ideas or other students sharing their work. Adding an edge of competition wouldn't hurt if they were encouraged to share their work online with more people by awarding a prize to whoever had the most likes or shares!
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Nice work! Did posting this project on your personal account spark discussion about the project?
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