Idea+Starts

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==when the teacher uses something like a quote or a poem or a picture or an object to start to create an opportunity for the students to write and get their Ideas flowing. You may want to give them a bag full of objects and have them write about one of the objects. first you would read the quote or poem and ask the students to write in their journals about it. You could give your students a book with only illustrations and let them write the story. There are many ways to do it. It is kind of like a non-content driven anticipatory set.==

Here is an example: "Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." — [|Hans Christian Andersen] == ==

This is a good one because it has a word that can have double meanings (flower or flour). you could read the quote and then ask the students to write a list of what they think are human necessities. Then they can share. It would be a good way for the students to share their experiences in life.

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