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 * Linda Morris Freshwater, English IB Principles of Composition II **
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 * Reflective Word Art **
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 * Task: Reflective exercise for the end of a course.**
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 * Objective: To provide a visual way for students to share their thoughts.**
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 * Author: Linda Morris Freshwater, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo**
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 * Method: Asynchronous**
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 * Instructions: Since English 1B requires critical and creative thinking as well as an extensive volume of essay writing. I have designed a final activity that requires synthesis of the class in concise and descriptive language.**
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 * The assignment requires reflecting on the class experience and knowledge gained and creating word art ( [|http://www.wordle.net] ) which represents that summation. This final homework assignment is due Sunday night at 11:55 PM.**

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Joanne’s Feedback of Linda’s Reflective Exercise

This idea does a beautiful job of meshing creative thinking and writing in an unusual way. You have made the assignment clear and brief, which always keeps students from becoming overwhelmed. You may want to encourage the students to generate their list of adjectives and perhaps even give them a target number (15 or more) before they create their word art. By providing the link for the task and with visual examples this would probably be rated as an assignment that was enjoyable and memorable for your students. I think I’d love to do a variation of this idea in my nutrition class by using marketing terms that are used on food packaging. Thanks so much!

Critique of Linda Freshwater by Catherine Hendrickson

I love your concept, and it is similar to a project completed by my students in Information Competency. However, whereas you are suggesting descriptive language, I ask the students to design a poster using only graphics (and, no words). I insist that the students not use any words, but they must follow the proper essay style (i.e., Background/Introduction - Body - Conclusion). The posters are outstanding! They usually follow a theme of a lonely, unhappy student, who takes Information Competency and then become a rich entrepreneur with a college degree. After the posters are completed I put them into a Powerpoint presentation and distribute grading charts so that the students can "grade" their classmates using the assignment rubric.

I am fascinated with your version of the assignment, and I can just feel that creativity and critical thinking soaring!