Here’s a multi-purpose activity for students grades 7-12 that can be used to assess student understanding of literature, as a book report assignment, or as a pre-writing assignment before writing college application essays.
On a 2 inch, 2 foot strip of adding machine tape, students use their higher order thinking skills to portray in images, words, and colors, the theme, conflict, or characters from a piece of literature, or to capture the essence of their own personalities. It’s an idea adapted from an article by Nancy J. Johnson Voices in the Middle, September, 1997. Click here for full assignment Literary Weaving Strip. Here’s a link to ART Alternative Assessment – AJ Roseboro describing reasons art works.
7 Comments
12:27 pm
Bobbo
I’m out of laugee here. Too much brain power on display!
4:34 pm
Anna
Students really enjoy having the opportunity to show what they know in different ways. I thoroughly enjoy seeing new ways of looking at literature. This kind of assignment helps create a space for both. Thanks for taking time to comment.
4:04 am
Yetta Piacquadio
Very well written, I’m glad I stumbled onto this. My friend and I were just having a similar disussion the other day.
11:07 pm
admin
How kind of you to take time to comment. I appreciate it.
3:28 pm
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10:28 am
Susie Adli
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3:34 pm
admin
Welcome, Susie. If you’d like to communicate with me directly, please do so at this email tmsla2012@gmail.com. I’d be glad to learn more about your current teaching setting and suggest some strategies to help support you as you teach this year.