Comments on: Amazing Ideas for Inspiring Writing

By: Allanah K

Allanah K — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:44:48 +0000

Thanks for sharing this doc. It is jammed packed full of great ideas. I have shared it on my blog as well to give it more of an audience. Hope that is OK with you.

Thanks again

By: Jane Maness

Jane Maness — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:41:28 +0000

Wonderful ideas in the presentation….I sent them immediately to my classroom teachers! Thank you.

By: BSmith

BSmith — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:24:43 +0000

Thank you for all the ideas. I also love Tom Barrett’s presentations, but I rank this right up there with them! Thank you for putting it together.

By: Pam Thompson

Pam Thompson — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:11:36 +0000

Thanks Mark for such great ideas. I’ve been planning to use The Piano for a while & you’ve given me some extra ideas. I love the Telescopic text idea too!I can see that this is going to be like Tom’s ‘Interesting Ways’ & will just keep growing!

By: Lucy Barrow

Lucy Barrow — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:55:47 +0000

You’re a star Mark! Thanks for another great post that I will be able to share with teachers of various year levels.
Lucy

By: Mark Warner

Mark Warner — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:55:40 +0000

Wow – loads of ideas – thanks! I’ll add some of these to the presentation later.

I’ve also just discovered your blog for the first time – you have some great content there. I’ll add a link on ‘Teaching Ideas’ if you don’t mind!

By: joy

joy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:52:47 +0000

Great Slide show. I can’t access your email and too long for a tweet. I really must find out about Myst. I ‘ll make it my challenge to do that after the holiday!
Ideas to stimulate writing: setting up an alien spaceship crash on the playground, guarded by community police officers if possible. Investigating and writing the report.
Using trailers to write a review of the film
Objects and paintings in galleries can often provide a story
Photographs of you when younger or at a family event for digital storytelling
superhero toys that can have their own adventures around the classroom
A piece of music can often tell a whole story or stimulate poetry writing
I’ll stop there!