By Lizzie Chase & Amy Krisenthal: Websites at http://pinterest.com/lizziemchase

1. The raft, the river and the rainbow: Image
Inspired Storytelling for the 21st century in
Middle Years English Classrooms
Lizzie Chase
 Elizabeth.chase@det.nsw.edu.au
 http://pinterest.com/lizziemchase
Amy Krisenthal – Chifley College, Shalvey Campus
 Amy.krisenthal@det.nsw.edu.au
Join Hotmail first to get an account to access
Skydrive.com and get all our teaching resources:
https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=985D506652839C93

2. Outline of this session
Image-based writing resources + process
writing approach workshop
 1. Fiction with a twist – Foundation lessons
 2. How to blog: Hats, boxes example
 3. Raft, river, rainbow
 4. Band of heroes
 5. Super 6 plus + Hats, Boxes, magic, moon
Term 3 elizabeth.chase@det.nsw.edu.au
 6. Participants will work as writing partners

3. Image-based + blogging: Why?
 Image-based blogging inspires great ideas
 Blogging is a sure-fire way of engaging students
because they are publishing for an audience
beyond their own classroom
 Even reluctant writers enjoy writing in pairs
 Approach uses „writing partners‟ sharing
 Blogs feature comments by author Deb Abela
 Bloggers also appreciate each other‟s ideas
 5 writing tasks: one every week for 5 weeks
 Feel free to use the tasks at your school, in a blog
of your own, such as an Edmodo.com blog

4. Cyber safety & blogging preparations
 Find out which students are blocked from
appearing in the school newsletter because of a
media ban / custodial dispute
 Train all students never to use their real surnames
online – they may use fake first names, tell you
these
 Train all students not to give their address and
other identifying details
 Explain about „flagging‟ problems – tell teacher if
any problems occur – explain „moderated‟ blogs
 Prepare writing in Word documents beforehand –
copy & paste these into blog

5. Teaching occurs first - away from screens
 Read a great example first: As with all good teaching, show
students excellent writing featuring the writing focus for the
task – modelled, guided, independent
 Writing focus options: Show not tell, actions & expressive verbs,
dialogue to show dynamics, show a person‟s essence through
their behaviour, clothing, reactions, physical appearance – so
readers can read between the lines, by following writers‟ clues
 Share writing aloud: Teach students how to work in partners &
give feedback that is positive and encouraging

6. Resource 1: Fiction with a twist
 Teaching resources downloadable from:
www.schools.nsw.edu.au/raps/twist12/teachingid
eas.htm
 See 2012 student blog at
http://rapblog13.edublogs.org/
 Great examples of feedback, by Deb Abela
 Over 1000 comments by students all over NSW
 On again in Term 4, 2013, at
http://rapblog16.edublogs.org/

7. Writing focus areas & resources
 Promotes inferential reading & evocative writing
 Promotes students developing a strong writer‟s voice
 Character sketch: essence through description
 Character in action – expressive verbs
 Symbolic objects to represent memories
 Dialogue to show relationships and reactions
 Responding to a picture in a story – visual literacy
 Focus on high quality: 1-3 paragraphs
 Resources include high quality Australian fiction extracts, a
10 week teaching unit, tasks, Web 2 options, worksheets &
student writing samples written by talented writers

8. Fiction with a twist: Task 1
 Introduce yourself - let us know about your
interests
 Create an online poster to express who you
are [optional homework at
http://edu.glogster.com/ Click on Try to
create yours] Describe why this poster reflects
who you are...
 Paragraph writing task: Introduce a character
in a brief character sketch

9. Fiction with a twist: Task 2
 Write about what you believe are the big issues -
at home, at school, in Australia, in the world. NB
These issues will appear in novels as themes...
 Create an online Wordle at
http://www.wordle.net/ featuring your big issues.
Paste your “big issues” writing into Wordle to
create a themed word cloud.
 Paragraph writing task: Write a paragraph or two
showing a character through their actions.

10. Ten things I know are true
o I believe
o I know that
o I value
o I care about
o I treasure
o I feel strongly about
o I declare that
o I hope that
o I work hard in my own life to
o The world would be a better place if we all

11. Fiction with a twist: Task 3
 Name your 3 favourite novels and explain WHY
you like them.
 Paragraph writing task: Write a paragraph which
includes a description of a place, object or
situation that is functioning metaphorically to
express a THEME or MOOD. Memories…
 Create an online story at http://storybird.com/
and explain why it acts symbolically to represent
themes you wish to communicate.

12. Fiction with a twist: Task 4
 Create a blurb for a book you would love to see in
print.
 Show us the plot outline - chapter by chapter -
online at www.timetoast.com
 Paragraph writing task: Write a paragraph,
featuring dialogue, expressing a power dynamic
between characters.

13. HOW to blog: Hats, boxes, magic, moon
 Image-based resources, story starters are at
http://imagesandwritingideas.webnode.com
Term 3: Blog at http://hatsboxesmagicmoon.edublogs.org/

14. In Week 1 of the blog, Click on 1.Hats and SCROLL right
down the page
In Week 2 of the blog, Click on 2.Boxes and SCROLL
DOWN etc
How to post on the blog
http://hatsboxesmagicmoon.edublogs.org/
Contact elizabeth.chase@det.nsw.edu.au for further
information
You DO NOT need to sign up for Edublogs…

15. How to copy writing into blog
First name only
Email address
Leave this blank
Paste writing in
here
Copy anti-spam words
Click SUBMIT

16. Save Lizzie‟s online resources
 Join Hotmail for free, so you can use your
user name and password if Skydrive.com
requests it.
 For example: Click on the folder on the
DOWNLOAD page at
http://imagesandwritingideas.webnode.c
om

17. Downloading from Skydrive
When you are into Skydrive, you look up to the top menu and
CLICK on the down arrow next to FOLDER ACTIONs to
DOWNLOAD all the files as one zipped file.

18. Image-based tasks: Sets
Flickr Creative Commons Images
 It shuffled towards me…
The portal pulsed with a red light and he stepped through…
Google: Advanced images search – top box – put TOPIC eg
HAT
SCROLL DOWN – USAGE RIGHTS
Change to FREE TO USE OR SHARE

19. Task 1: Hats options

20. Task 2: Boxes options

21. Task 3: Magic options

22. Task 4: Moon options

23. Task 5: CBCA people‟s choice

24. CBCA Super 6 Fun
http://lizziechase.wix.com/cbcasuper6fun

25. Birrong Girls‟ HS & Victor Davidson
 http://peppercornsandnuggets.weebly.com/
 http://peppercornsandnuggets.weebly.com/julie.
html

26. Raft, river, rainbow image cards
 www.raftriverandrainbow.com – ALL RESOURCES
 Image cards to support writing
 Raft, river, rainbow modes of responding – do,
flow, plug in…
 A fiction blog for students at
http://raftriver.edublogs.org/
 An autobiographical blog for students at
http://rapblog14.edublogs.org/
 A community life writing blog at
http://raftriverandrainbow.edublogs.org/life-
writing/

27. Fiction blog tasks

28. Autobiographical tasks

29. Writing tips – cards

30. Band of heroes writing quest
 http://bandofheroes.weebly.com – IMAGES &
RESOURCES
 http://rapblog15.edublogs.org – Student blog

31. Fantasy quest - tasks overview

32. Amy‟s perspectives & resources
1. Structure
2. Writing Partners
3. Mapping Success

33. Units of work

34. Learning Spaces

35. Writing Partners

36. Mapping Progress

37. Enrichment Web 2.0 tasks
http://bandofheroes.weebly.com/web-2.html

38. Damien‟s story cube
http://bandofheroes.weebly.com/blog.html

39. Rhianan‟s Photopeach slideshow
http://photopeach.com/album/yc2mtx

40. Chantelle‟s glog
Journal entry about the final battle

41. Codey‟s Animoto book trailer
http://animoto.com/play/cK6ihAON5eYaVsGK1rEMfg

42. Rhianan‟s ebook taster
www.mixbook.com/photo-books/interests/campground-adventures-8963841?vk=mK4wXkUjgU

43. The best feedback
 “Oh Miss, I don‟t want to make a poster
for my assessment task! Can‟t we just write
another story instead?”
– Year 10 boy

44. Blacktown Boys‟ HS – Trio
 http://laurenceandkaramandhuzaifa.weebly.com
/

45. Which is your favourite piece & why?
https://www.box.com/s/c5tjmzkkozk209f8mol0

46. Participants write a blog post
Choose a task & write a short piece:
 Hats, boxes, magic, moon
 Raft, river, rainbow
 Demonstration of partner conferencing
by Lizzie and Amy
 Share your draft now with a writing
partner

47. Writing session leader - cards

48. Partner conferencing skills
https://www.box.com/s/2le4fewrju6xg13cptjd

49. Personal challenge checklist for talented writers
http://sdrv.ms/Z7sJ8a

50. Super 6 plus blog
 Resources: http://celebratingus.webnode.com

51. Super 6 Plus Blog – Starts August
Students will blog at http://super6plus.edublogs.org/