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Pass the Picture
This instructional strategy allows participants to write about a visual representation as a group.
Pass the Picture
Summary
This strategy can be used as a pre or post assessment to gauge student knowledge about a chosen individual and can be used as an introduction to research on specific historical figures. Students will generate sentences in response to questions about a person in an image. Sentences and images are passed between students until the whole group has created a paragraph.
Procedure
Prior to the activity, create a list of 10 questions that could help identify a person (e.g., "What is his/her name?").
Sort students into groups.
Each student is given an image of a person and a blank sheet of paper.
Ask one of the questions from the list out loud.
Students write the answer in a complete sentence on the blank paper.
Students then pass their image and paper to the student on their right.
Repeat steps 2-4 until students are receive their original image and paper.
At the end, each student will have a descriptive paragraph for their image that has been written by their group.
Students share their images with the group and read their final paragraph descriptions.
Edison Township Public Schools. (2010). A glossary of strategies and activities. Retrieved from http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/cms/lib2/NJ01001623/Centricity/Domain/58/InstructionalStrategiesActivities.pdf
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Placement In Lesson
- Engage/Opening
- Evaluate/Assessment
- Explore/Learning Activity
Intention/Purpose
- Activate Prior Knowledge
- Elaborate
- Evaluate
- Identify
- Organize
- Present
- Recognize
- Reflection
- Research
- Review
- Speak & Listen
- Student Choice
- Summarize
- Writing
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