Photo Writing

Photo Writing is a sit-down, individual writing activity.

Preparation
For Photo Writing, you will need to bring a collection of photographs that features people, a collection that features animals, and a collection that features inanimate objects. You could also just bring one photo of a person, one of an animal, and one of an inanimate object and have all the students work off of the same photos.

Directions
Have each student choose a photo of a person. Have them write what they think the person is thinking or saying in that moment. When you feel it's time to move on, have them each choose a photo of an animal. Again, have them describe what they think the animal might be thinking (or saying). Finally, have each student choose a photo of an inanimate object and have the students write what they think the inanimate object might be thinking (or even saying) in that moment. Afterwards, share and discuss with students the different ways they personified their people, animals, and inanimate objects.