Looking for ways to support your struggling writers this coming school year? Check out www.piclits.com. This free site was developed by entrepreneur Terry Friedlander, with a goal to inspire and support creative writers. Beautiful images are matched with carefully selected keywords.
From their FAQS, an answer to the question "What is a PicLit?"
A “PicLit” is a combination of words placed on an image to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture. It can be a caption, a sentence, a story, a paragraph, a poem, a rap, a quotation, lyrics from a song, and more. You can create a PicLit using Drag-n-Drop keywords or Freestyle.
In the photo below, you can see one of the rich images, and below it a list of nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs that have been specifically identified for this photo. The list of universal words always remains the same. Students can simply drag and drop the words anywhere on the image, or they can switch to free style and type their own words.
As an educator, I love that students can be supported in their writing by choosing from a word bank, and by dragging and dropping. The choices of images and words are almost endless, so there is something to please everyone. I have found that Piclits motivate even the most reluctant writer.
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