Writing assignments using Flickr

Here are some ideas for getting our students to write using photographs from Flickr.

1 Choose a picture of a everyday scene and act them to write a story that explains or continues the situation.

Photo by Musicmuse_Ca

2 Choose a picture of a dramatic situation and ask them to write a newspaper article based on it.

Photo by Arjun

3 Choose a picture of a person and ask them to imagine that they are that person and that they're going to write a letter to introduce themselves.Photo by Rod Monkey