My Writers' Workshop students celebrated Halloween last week with the Monster Draw Game. Here is how you play:
1. Draw a monster and have fun with the art work.
2. Write a description that is incredibly detailed. Describe every aspect of your picture with size, shape, color, and number adjectives.
3. Exchange your descriptions with a partner.
4. Attempt to draw their monster, while they draw yours.
5. The winners' pictures will look almost identical, because the description will be so vivid and easy to follow.
When the game was over, the classes (and a few parents, too!) voted on the best matches. I promised the winners they would be published on the blog, so here they are!
Sianna (4th grade) wrote such a vivid description for her monster that it was no wonder her partner Abby (3rd grade) drew it so accurately:
My monster isn't scary, but cute. She has a giant round orange body. She has a purple top hat with a little pink ribbon and bow. her two eyes are light blue. On top of her eyes she has five dark blue eyelashes. Just like people, she has two brown eyebrows. Her nose is a little turquoise circle about one inch under her eyes. Her mouth is a big red smile (because she is always happy), with one little gray tooth in the middle on the top.
Because he's round, her little arms stick out. They are about one inch and are yellow with four fingers. Her pink legs are about the same size as her arms (except a little shorter), with little purple high heels.
And here is how Abby drew it. Besides the darker shade of orange, they are almost twins!
Katherine (4th grade) wrote a fantastic description, except, as her partner pointed out, when she forgot to include a couple of key color adjectives. Jay (4th grade) persevered anyway, and followed Katherine's instructions beautifully. So even though some parts are colorless, we voted they were winners!
My monster isn't tall or scary. It is friendly and kind. Her head is a round circle with cat ears on top. she has a cute little mouth and five eyes looking north, south, east, west, and straight. Her body is blue and shaped like a raindrop. On each side, she has three arms. She also has four legs. She has wavy legs and arms with four fingers. On her back, there are two yellow wings. She has pink slippers and blue shoes. She also has a bow on the top of her head.
Good writing, Katherine, and Good reading, Jay!
Riya (3rd grade) and Lillian (3rd grade) worked beautifully together. Riya is a very thorough writer, and Lillian is an excellent reader!
My monster has a big round white head. She has a red round nose and one eye. She has three curved pink hairs on her head on each side. My monster has a black smiley mouth with two purple fangs! She has two wavy white arms with magenta stripes, with five small orange fingers. My monster has no body. She just has four legs. The two on your right are purple, and the two on your left are green. They look like golf clubs!
My monster has a big round white head. She has a red round nose and one eye. She has three curved pink hairs on her head on each side. My monster has a black smiley mouth with two purple fangs! She has two wavy white arms with magenta stripes, with five small orange fingers. My monster has no body. She just has four legs. The two on your right are purple, and the two on your left are green. They look like golf clubs!
Lillian's version is smaller, but still right on!
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