Comments on: Using the “Start with What ISN’T There” Lesson. http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2007/12/14/using-the-start-with-what-isnt-there-lesson/ Teachers Sharing Writing Lessons. Teachers Adapting Writing Lessons. Teachers Sharing Adaptations. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:28:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lacy Snelling http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2007/12/14/using-the-start-with-what-isnt-there-lesson/#comment-28 Lacy Snelling Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:15:42 +0000 http://writingfix2.edublogs.org/2007/12/14/using-the-start-with-what-isnt-there-lesson/#comment-28 My students thoroughly enjoyed this lesson. I shared the intro to the Caves book and asked them to share the feelings it invoked. We then talked about why they thought the author chose to begin in such a unique way. They decided that it was because he wanted to hook his readers in a way that wouldn't let them go. I then began my own story about an event from my life that held a great deal of emotion for me. I used strong "what wasn't there" ideas to produce my intended tone for my audience. Next, I asked class to think of an experience that created strong emotions for them and begin listing the ideas that WERE NOT THERE. They developed some very creative pieces with more emotion than I even could have predicted. Thank you for such a great tool to entice quality writing. My students thoroughly enjoyed this lesson. I shared the intro to the Caves book and asked them to share the feelings it invoked. We then talked about why they thought the author chose to begin in such a unique way. They decided that it was because he wanted to hook his readers in a way that wouldn’t let them go. I then began my own story about an event from my life that held a great deal of emotion for me. I used strong “what wasn’t there” ideas to produce my intended tone for my audience. Next, I asked class to think of an experience that created strong emotions for them and begin listing the ideas that WERE NOT THERE. They developed some very creative pieces with more emotion than I even could have predicted. Thank you for such a great tool to entice quality writing.

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