April Gray

Included in the ZIP File: Photo Principles Bingo Sheet (1 printable page) and a Free Slide Deck (PDF and Google Slides Link included; 21 slides)----------------------------Photo Principles Bingo Sheet (1 printable page)Yearbook or journalism students learn about eight photo principles from short descriptions on this handout. Two activities briefly described at the bottom of the will deepen their knowledge and give them initial practice: An internet scavenger hunt sends students to find exam

Explore diction and tone with students through this fun Twitter-inspired activity! Students will enhance their understanding of diction and tone by "translating" two quotes from Of Mice and Men into present-day, Twitter-appropriate diction. Enclosed (3 PDF pages)*Instructions (this assignment can be given as homework or classwork), including an optional extension "Twitter Walk" activity. *Answers and an example tweet *One printable worksheet Download my free Diction, Tone, and Mood Words Hand

Students practice poetry and mindfulness with this creative emulation of Czesław Miłosz's beautiful 9-line poem "Gift." The printable worksheet includes a prompt as well as questions under each line to guide student writing. It could be used for a mindfulness activity, a poetry practice assignment, or both! The poem is not in the public domain and so is NOT duplicated on the activity sheet. However, it can be found in full at the Scottish Poetry Library website: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary

I distribute this list of diction, tone, and mood words early in the school year and have students refer to it often. It helps them to push beyond simple mood and tone words like "sad" or "angry" to more precise words such as "ponderous," "ominous," and "hopeful." The handout gives detailed ways to describe diction and includes three lists of words (one each for diction, tone, and mood). Enclosed *A 2-page Diction, Tone, and Mood words handout (as PDF and .docx). This resource can be used to acc