Participants will leave knowing how to develop thematic learning centers that incorporate multiple content areas and inspire real life problem solving through mystery writing. Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials using a variety of strategies for different purposes. Students apply reasoning and problem solving skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing. This workshop demonstrates how poetry and art can be used to stimulate student writing. Participants will actively engage in creating their own paper plate dioramas through poetic stimuli.
Strategies used in the workshop include group collaboration, revision, and peer editing.
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences. Students read and recognize literature as a record of life experiences.