Kaleidoscope Learning

I like the visuals some of these writing prompts will inspire. It’s always fun to express yourself that way. And I like the idea of expressing the written word in mathematical ways too. It reminds students that math is just another language.

via writingprompts:

What lives have you lived as a reader?

Analyze a story using Dan Harmon’s story circles

Make a wanted poster for a fictional character

Graph the story

Make a clichéd book review

Make maps, charts, diagrams, digressions, background information, and anecdata…

I didn’t know whether to take my Ph.D. adviser’s remark as a compliment. “You don’t write like a scientist,” he said, handing me back the progress report for a grant that I had written for him. In my dream world, tears would have come to his eyes, and he would have squealed, “You write like apoet!”

In reality, though, he just frowned. He had meant it as a criticism. I don’t write like a scientist, and apparently that’s bad.