Moment mapping and then rearranging.
This activity had appealed to me. By doing it in class I realized how much energy, time and thought it takes.
It is an extremely invigorating exercise, but for that reason, also cannot be rushed.
If this were a minilesson, 15 minutes might not be enough. It might take two mini lessons.
If it were part of a writer's workshop, still to honor the process, a teacher might need to scaffold it carefully being careful to honor the students and give adequate time.
The same applies for the cave mapping. In addition, with the cave mapping, the process of taking words to pictures involves a winnowing of thoughts. What is it I really want to say? These rough cave sketches might take more time than a teacher would anticipate or might create a "block" which needs to be worked though. Also it would be important to "model" the sketch so that artistic students be able to keep a balance between wrting and drawing.
I appreciated being able to practice these skills in our classroom. By putting on a student hat, I could begin to understand how a student would feel.
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