Reading Response Exercise #51: Setting—Time, Place, Mood, and Art Materials!

~ Debby Zigenis-Lowery

Read for at least twenty to thirty minutes. When you are done, think about what you have read.

Get out some drawing paper and your crayons or colored pencils, watercolors or pastels. Now draw or paint a setting from the passage you just read. Play with colors, lines, and dimensions. Luxuriate in the pleasure of visual expression.

When you are done, strive to have produced a picture that not only looks like a place from your reading, but has the mood and feeling of the place as well.

I would love to see the result of your exercise. Please include the title and author of the book you are reading along with it. Someone else might just be inspired by your creation to read the book.

Published by Debby Zigenis-Lowery

I am an author and retired teacher/librarian who loves to read, write, and encourage others. I am a passionate journaler and a writer of poetry, folktale retellings, and folkloric/historical fantasy novels for both middle grade readers and adults. My mission is to write tales of magic and heart, and to encourage readers to wonder, marvel, and follow their dreams. Although an avid reader of the fantasy genre--for all ages, I also love historical fiction, and my latest favorite is historical mystery, although I could never imagine trying to write one! Here at Literate Lives, I blog about many aspects of pursuing a literate lifestyle in our high-speed world. I hope to be of help to parents, teachers, and writers (even those who write solely for themselves) in the practice and nurturing of a reading/writing lifestyle in both home and school. My greatest reward would be for my readers to see me as a friend.

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