[LIT] Prompt Take Two!

[Ty Dartez]

I love this prompt and will certainly print it out and save it for 
future use. What fun, and a great way to teach point of view!

May Dartez
6-8 Title L.A./GA
On Sep 11, 2007, at 1:33 AM, <macwendy at cox.net> wrote:

> Another prompt I am going to use is Discriptive / Point of View / 
> Expository.  Students bring in an object that is old from home:  
> Grandpa's old reading glasses, a special pin from Great Aunt Mary, a 
> very old picture or book or baby blanket.  It would be good if the 
> object was at least 2 generations older.  They share the history 
> behind the object orally.  Then they research what daily life was like 
> back when the object was new.  After that, they write a biography of 
> life from the object's point of view; life today vs. life yesterday.  
> That's where the typewriter / computer could be compared.  If a 
> student did not have anything old enough, perhaps they could interview 
> a grandparent about life when they were their age.  I used my 150 year 
> old kitchen clock.  Students were also asked to sketch the object to 
> include with the bios.  This prompt was much more fun to write then 
> the standard autobiographical incident.  "A Day in the Life of a 
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