As an introductory activity, I have students in all of my classes create “Who Am I?” posters which they then share “speed-dating” style (linking up in rows, show and share, and then one row moves to the right — or left — and does it again and so on). It seems to go well, and I thought readers might find it useful to see the model I use for them (as you can see, I hold few artistic aspirations 
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September 8, 2012 at 7:09 am
I love it! I’m also loving your book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves. It has really transformed my teaching. Even after 18 years of teaching, I now don’t think I will burn out! Thanks so much for all you do!
September 8, 2012 at 9:06 am
Mary Lou,
Great! I hope you like the sequel as much — it’s coming out in early 2013.
Larry
September 8, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Thanks for sharing, my teacher today did something similar, called a bio-poem and it worked really well too. Maybe you’d like it too. It went something like this…
Line 1: Your name
Line 2: Four personality traits about yourself..
Line 3: Lover of…..(people, animals,…)
Thanks again.
September 9, 2012 at 9:51 am
Love this! I also enjoy using George Ella Lyon’s “Where I Am From” poem and asking students to use it as a model for writing their own. I’d love to put all these ideas into one uber-project, preferrably a multimedia one. Any ideas out there about that? Anyone already doing it?