Creating writing assignments for students is difficult. This article introduces a simple journal writing activity that has a photo requirement. This requirement makes self expression less dependent on ability and also encourages peer to peer feedback.
生徒にどのような英作文の課題を出かを考えるのは難しいことです。ここではシンプルな 写真付きの課題が提案されています。作文に写真を付けることは生徒が文法を気にせずに 自己表現したり、お互いに感想を言い合う機会になります。
In order to provide students with a project that is personal, as well as appropriate for a class with diverse skill levels, a writing composition can be paired with a photo requirement. Photos help establish a narrative, as well as reduce complexity. Furthermore, they are perhaps most helpful in attracting readers or viewers who may share their feedback. Due to their personal nature, they discourage cheating or copying, and the exercise may be repeated, for improvement or for enjoyment. Finally, a photo journal is functionally dynamic, and may be shared in an exhibition, created as part of an exchange program, or com- pleted in a series to create an even larger work.
Published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of the Saitama City Educators, Volume 1 Issue 1. Click here to read.
生徒にどのような英作文の課題を出かを考えるのは難しいことです。ここではシンプルな 写真付きの課題が提案されています。作文に写真を付けることは生徒が文法を気にせずに 自己表現したり、お互いに感想を言い合う機会になります。
In order to provide students with a project that is personal, as well as appropriate for a class with diverse skill levels, a writing composition can be paired with a photo requirement. Photos help establish a narrative, as well as reduce complexity. Furthermore, they are perhaps most helpful in attracting readers or viewers who may share their feedback. Due to their personal nature, they discourage cheating or copying, and the exercise may be repeated, for improvement or for enjoyment. Finally, a photo journal is functionally dynamic, and may be shared in an exhibition, created as part of an exchange program, or com- pleted in a series to create an even larger work.
Published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of the Saitama City Educators, Volume 1 Issue 1. Click here to read.
