tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316884372249589308.post4002271578414235000..comments2024-02-28T02:21:20.040-08:00Comments on Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: The Colour Rusty Purple and the Monochrome World Xris32http://www.blogger.com/profile/12204550583061791755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316884372249589308.post-81400337127205617452015-09-20T14:44:52.779-07:002015-09-20T14:44:52.779-07:00Thanks for the inspiration, Chris. I also get stud...Thanks for the inspiration, Chris. I also get students to play with the placement of the colour in the sentence such as in an opening adjectival clause. Students see the power the colour can have as a result. I also love bringing in objects for students to describe, focusing on colour, texture, shape etc. They come up with some fantastic variations, similes and metaphors. They then write descriptions for each object. Once they put all of their description in I ask them to pare it back, focussing on different elements and we discuss the effect of each decision. Lots of great discussion as a result.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301250375093706657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316884372249589308.post-46839659350783563522015-09-20T10:56:34.013-07:002015-09-20T10:56:34.013-07:00Fab ideas. That's one for my file! A good exer...Fab ideas. That's one for my file! A good exercise for wannabe writers, too. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.com