Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.
Students visualize the scenes of Shadow and mindmap their feelings.
Objective: To integrate the concept of shadow and mystery in art and literature.
Activity: Students relax and visualize the scenes as the librarian reads the book, Shadow, by Marcia Brown. Students mindmap their feelings which were generated by the story.
Assessment: Students’ abilities to express what they imaged during the reading.