Sketchnoting

This task was created by Zeina Chalich from aussieed.com

Sketchnoting builds a connection between verbal and visual components. It is a personal form of note-taking that activates the brain in the process much the same as doodling. Doodling is a way of thinking, of drawing information around a thought process.

TASK
Make visual notes (sketchnotes) about the main events from a chapter in the book. Take photos and upload your notes to the blog or use any available apps to make your visual notes. Label which chapter you are sketching about.

Consider.. Who? What? When? Where? How? Why?

What visual representations will best describe…

* The sequence of events?

* The emotions of the characters?

* The impact of what happened?

* The text you will use?

TOOLS
Paper & pencil or black felt tip pen

Lipogram

Activity 1 – Lipogram

A lipogram is a piece of writing where a particular letter is omitted. In our task I have asked students to remove the letter o.

“Albert, is it true that if you touch a butterfly’s wings, you keep it from flying ever again? Basically, kill it?”

No, it is a myth that you render a butterfly unable to fly by touching its wings. The powdery residue on their wings is actually scales. They shed their scales on a regular basis, so merely touching them is okay.

 

”Albert, is it true that if I handle a butterfly’s wing, I will keep it from flying ever again? Basically, kill it?

”Maybe, it is a myth that I remember a butterfly unable to fly by handling it’s wings. The dusty residue in their wings is actually scales. They shed their scales in a regular basis, with merely

Activity2- Monster Project

1. Draw a big circle for the body and put a small circle on the top for the head.

2. Draw horns on top of the head.

3. Draw 3 black lines on each side of the face and one from the top going outwards that look like hair on it head.

4. Draw a straight line for the mouth under the nose.

5. Add 2 triangular teeth pointing down from the mouth and a medium circle for the nose.

6. Add two circles above the nose. Put a dot in the centre of each.

7. Draw two thin long rectangles arms on each side, outstretched to the sides and add 5 black lines on each to create stripes. Draw on human hands with pointy fingers.

8. Draw two smaller rectangles, long side facing down, on the bottom to create legs. Add two stripes to each. Add three toes to each.

9. Colour the nose red, the inside of the ears pink, the body green, and the arms and legs yellow.

 

Fur and Feathers

We are transforming the poem Fur and Feathers into a narrative.

Fur and Feathers

 Physical Traits

played in grey

brown long tail

brown and grey fur.

 

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 Personality Traits

very beautiful and happy

they are mean and nasty and bad.

outside

strong, powerful, clever fast and long.

 emu

 inside

skillful, talented, gifted.

outside

purple and a patch of green, whistling loud, red legs, black feathers, tough pink tail, brown eyes.

 duck

 inside

scared, his heart is pounding when people chase him.

 

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Bio Poem

Kathleen,

Who is nice, happy and fun

Fears sharks, spiders and crocodiles

Siblings are Benny, Chris, Luke and Corey

Need to go on a holiday, see New York and Taylor Swift

Resident of The Whitsundays,

Australia