1. Enhancing Writing through the Visual One Informs the Other

2. 6+1 Traits of Writing Ideas Organization Voice Word choice Sentence fluency Conventions Presentation

3. Ideas Heart of the message -- content or theme Details that enrich and develop that theme - are interesting, important and informative

4. Word Choice Rich Colorful Precise language that communicates - It is functional, moves the reader to a higher level of awareness, enlightens Clarifies Expands ideas

5. Story Elements Character Setting Time Plot - Sequence of events Answer the ?’s Who What Where When Why How

6. Developing an Evidence Book Visual record of observations Verbal record of observations Vocabulary development - both visual and verbal Narrative development

7. Developing a Visual Vocabulary The Who

8. Characters

9. Characters with Props

10. Characters - Emotions

11. Other Possible Ideas Family Insects Animals Pets Birds

12. Developing a Visual Vocabulary The How

13. Characters Moving - Verbs Strong verbs that lend writing power List of verbs that match the movement What would march, shuffle, lunge, saunter look like?

14. Developing a Visual Vocabulary The Where

15. Word Choice - Adverbs Illustrating an understanding of place

16. Environmental Changes How would two drawings of the same place with different weather conditions alter a student’s version of a narrative? What would they hear, feel, smell?

17. Visually Expanding the Writing

18. Word Choice - Color RED Maraschino Maroon Strawberry Cayenne BLUE Ice Aqua Blueberry Ocean Midnight

19. Sentence Expansion The bug is crawling. The plant is shading the bug which is crawling. The plant is shading the bug which is crawling on the dirt. The bug is being shaded by the plant, while the worm and the bug crawl closer.

20. David and Matt are looking into the terrarium box while the bug is being shaded by the plant, while the worm and the bug crawl closer.

21. Writing a Story 1.The drawing 2.List of vocabulary 3.Writing the story

22. Visual Writing - Before and After

23. Before - poem by a third-grade girl : Scissor Razor sharp, Cuts through paper as if it was rolling down a hill, Swiftly it finishes the paper, and the paper is in half.

24. After - poem by a third-grade girl : My Scissor The crocodile, eats it’s paper, It’s fangs bite, Like a werewolf. It’s sharp claws,chop through the paper. CUT! CUT! CHOP! CHOP! As the swords and knifes come together. The stork opens it’s beak And then smashes it closed, The alligator snaps for its food. That’s my Scissor.

25. “Natural” Resources

26. Student’s art work - drawings, paintings, sculpture, prints, and crafts developed under the guidance of their art teacher

27. Your art teacher Student prompts Master art works