Comments on: Remixing Ideas With Gifted Students

By: Houghton Mifflin's "Story Structure" for Gifted Students

Houghton Mifflin's "Story Structure" for Gifted Students — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:03:48 +0000

[...] decided to connect this skill to remixing. We’re going to use the elements of story structure to modify an existing story, creating a [...]

By: Oz, Paragraphy, and Writing Strategies

Oz, Paragraphy, and Writing Strategies — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:24:35 +0000

[...] I picked The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to grab some paragraphs from. Why choose a book below my students’ reading level? It makes practicing this particular skill easier plus it is a classic book AND movie that few of my students have experienced. This opens up some great possibilities later if I find the class getting intrigued with the sample paragraphs (a few of my students even connected Wicked with our earlier story-remix project). [...]

By: Watch Classic Movies With Gifted Students

Watch Classic Movies With Gifted Students — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:44:40 +0000

[...] Read more about taking classics and remixing them into new ideas. [...]

By: What Did You Do During Summer Break?

What Did You Do During Summer Break? — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:24:19 +0000

[...] your students to write about their summer breaks, but remix their activities into a new genre or setting. This changes dull reciting of facts into a creative [...]