Creative Stories
by Jeanne Comeaux, jfc6197@slp.k12.la.us

Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts

Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 

Overview
The class will be divided into pairs. Each person will illustrate a picture in Sketchy and then beam the picture to their partner. The partners will then interpret the picture and create a story to go with the picture.

Software
Sketchy
Inspiration for Palm
Word to Go

Technology
Palm Handheld
Desktop to sync palm
Printer

Objectives
The Learners Will:
1. Draw a picture in Sketchy and beam it to their partner.
2. Create an Inspiration web of nouns and adjectives about the drawing
3. Create a short story about Sketchy drawing.

ELA-2-E2 Focusing on language, concepts, and ideas that show an awareness of the intended audience and or purpose in developing compositions
ELA-2-E3 Creating written text using the writing process
ELA-5-E3 Locating, gathering, and selecting information using graphic organizers, simple outlining, note taking, and summarizing to produce texts and graphics
ELA-5-E4 Using available technology to produce, revise, and publish a variety of works

Procedures
* Students will open Sketchy and draw a picture.
* Next they will beam the completed picture to their partner.
* Once they have received a picture from their partner, they will open Inspiration on palm and brainstorm to create a web of nouns and adjectives to go with them to describe the picture.
* Upon completion of their web, they will open Word to Go and type a short, descriptive story to go with the picture.
* Completed picture, web, and story will be beamed to teacher for a grade.
* Picture and story will be beamed to printer.
* copies will be turned in and compiled into a classroom book.

Other Supporting Material

Submitted on: 5/11/2005 9:00:41 PM