Krista Austin Patrick Hawkins and Tamika Durrah Wordless Picture Books W ordless picture books rely entirely on illustrations to tell a story Dragich Conrad Zhang 2002 S tudents ID: 444961
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Creative Writing in Kindergarten Using Wordless Picture Books
Krista Austin, Patrick Hawkins, and Tamika DurrahSlide2
Wordless Picture Books
W
ordless
picture books “rely entirely on illustrations to tell a story” (
Dragich
, Conrad, Zhang, 2002
).
S
tudents
are able to take visual elements from books, and from here they can create sentences, details, and events that the characters are going through without ever reading a word.
Teachers can use both a single page from a book or a book as a whole to ask the students questions about what is happening, have students tell the story, or use the picture(s) as writing prompts.
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Wordless Picture Books
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
aLlyjLqD82c
The
following
video
features
a
young
girl
creating
her
own
interpretation
of a
picture
bookSlide4
Wordless Picture Books
The
following
blog
features
how a
teacher
uses
wordless
picture
books to
enhance
creative
writing
:
http
://www.mylittlebookcase.com.au/reading-tips/ideas-for-using-exploring-and-enjoying-wordless-picture-books
/
Slide5
Title
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
XLNFm9sPFDo
The
video
link
above
explains
how a
teacher
uses
wordless
picture
books to
introduce
a
creative
writing
lesson
. Slide6
Ways
in
Which
Teachers
Can
Incorporate
Picture Books with Creative Writing:
Ask
students
questions
while
reading
the book
Students can write interpretations in journals
Write writing prompts on board based off of book
Students can write their own responses or narratives based on the book that is read, either independently, in pairs, or in groups
Students can write their own picture books