Frame Assignments to Engage Students

In her chapter, "Getting ideas for Units and Making the Unit Blossom" in Both Art and Craft: Teaching Ideas That Spark Learning, Diana Mitchell outlines six different questions that she uses to frame assignments for her students:

1. Can I change a point of view?
2. Can I bring someone else in to speak to the class?
3. Can I encourage students to think of characters in new ways?
4. Can I encourage stduents to extend what is in the story?
5. Can I identify new formats in which students can respond?
6. Can I identify issues in stories that connect to the students' lives? (28-29)