Rocks are our most treasured natural resource. During our study on Petrology, CLUEsters used a structured format to create this writing activity. The letter “R” was selected to allow CLUEsters to illustrate how well they understood the secrets of Earth’s past and the impact it has had on our present day lives.
We began this activity by brainstorming for words containing the letter “R” to create a powerhouse of ideas. CLUEsters’ creativity became evident as they dug into reference materials such as the dictionary and thesaurus to increase their fluency. Being flexible in their thinking, required them to search for numerous categories of words.
Each CLUEster chose one important word - a concept they didn’t want to lose. This word would be saved for the last line of the poem. Originality erupted and became a reflection of their inventive minds.
Finally, they completed the structured poem.
We began this activity by brainstorming for words containing the letter “R” to create a powerhouse of ideas. CLUEsters’ creativity became evident as they dug into reference materials such as the dictionary and thesaurus to increase their fluency. Being flexible in their thinking, required them to search for numerous categories of words.
Each CLUEster chose one important word - a concept they didn’t want to lose. This word would be saved for the last line of the poem. Originality erupted and became a reflection of their inventive minds.
Finally, they completed the structured poem.