Writing/Language Arts Strategies
10. Write it, Live It
-An activity where students can create and write their own autobiographies and dreams and make them come alive.
Steps to integrate this activity in the classroom:
- Have students sit comfortably with their eyes closed, and take several deep breaths. Continue until they are completely relaxed.
- Tell them to just listen to the sound of your voice.
- Guide them through a visualization exercise by using the script below. They will create their own image; however, in no way should you describe the event.
- Say, "Imagine you are sitting in a room, watching TV. On the screen, you see yourself doing something that you love to do, something that makes you very happy. You notice that what you are doing is also making other people happy. Feel how excited that makes you."
- When they are able to see that image (which might take more than one round of this exercise), ask them to explain in detail what they visualized. This will be their theme.
- Encourage students to write down what they've seen, or help them take notes about it.
Ways it can be seen in the classroom:
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