Lipogram
A Lipogram is a piece of writing with an omission of 1 letter.
This writing assignment forces my students to use sentence variety and experiment with word choice. At first, they think it's an impossible task, but after a bit of practice, they realize, not only is it possible, it is also fun! My hope is that they will carry on this practice to their other writing assignments.
Collage.
First, I have my students make a collage with images they are drawn to for whatever reason. Here is an example from one of my 9th graders.
Write.
Second, I have my students write about their expression. This can include an interpretation of the collage…why they chose the images, what importance they have, maybe representing their current emotional state and/or interests. Here is my 9th graders interpretation.
Rewrite.
Finally, I have the students rewrite their piece without a selected letter. In this case I chose the letter "i" because she began many of her sentences with that letter and I wanted to encourage her to experiment with different beginnings. Here is her rewrite.
As you can see, a couple of "i's" found their way into this write-up, but it is an amazing transformation! It presents quite a challenge. I love this exercise!!
