Steven Ordiano in this report from the field adds still more new information to our deepening understanding of one word images. Thank you so much as well to Kathrin Shechtman in Germany, our artist in France, who first made the connection between OWI and the Invisibles. For those who are deep into the Invisibles, this post provides yet another way to create the problem in Questioning Level 5:
Hi Ben,
Your formula has been doing me well with my year twos. I have tried many times with scripts and it is a toss up. I think that I need time to preview and modify the scripts before hand and make it natural. I simply do not have the time.
Going untargeted with your steps, I have learned to spin off stories from OWI. One OWI trick I learned that can improve a character is to give a “contrasting” quality that is internal. For example today, in my year one class we created a big green frying pan who was super smart but always gets mad. In my year two untargeted story, we created a big rainbow potato who blinds people with her beauty but is really clumsy.
Maybe I am the last to figure this out, but these contrasts lead to compelling actions and set up the problems much easier when introducing the second character.
Thank you for coming to the Bay Area. I have thrown off the sack of fear I have been carrying and I am just diving in with so much joy. I bet my conversational French is improving as well. It’s a win-win situation for myself and the kids.
Respectfully,
Steven Ordiano