I found this the other day and I thought you might enjoy it… I had a lot of fun goofing off with this. I do think it would be a great start to reading a story or to characterize a person in the story. It would also work with poetry.

Not an assignment just a supplemental post!

Wordle: use it for pre-reading, pre-writing, responding to reading, editing.

Wordle generates a visual image of a block of text, with frequently used words appearing in larger letters. It is a useful tool for visual learners. Teachers are finding it a both a useful strategy and a challenge to their creativity!

• Dawn Hogue blogs about Wordle as a prereading strategy.
• Tracy Lux lists some possibilities for poetry, reading, and writing.
• Tom Woodward uses Wordle with poetry.