This Thing is Heavy!!!
*Throughout the year I try to use images that are somewhat of an optical illusion.
*When I saw this on Twitter via Fascinating Pictures, I thought it would be fun to use with my 4th graders.
*I'm not sure where the picture was taken, but it could be on the island of St. Martin. We were there on vacation once and there is a beach where you can watch the planes just like in the image.
*Each Wednesday we write in our writer's notebooks about a particular image.
*They can record their thoughts, reactions, connections, likes/dislikes, reminders, noticings, or anything else they would like.
*Some of the writers choose to write a fiction story based on the picture.
*We write between five and ten minutes and then do a quick share at the end.
*The photos always lead to lots of conversation and the sharing of ideas. I try to get them to write first and then we can share what we wrote and what we were thinking.
*The writers are really enjoying writing and talking about these photographs.
*The writers are really enjoying writing and talking about these photographs.
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