2.1 Telescopic Text

Prompt

Keenan Gray

Brief:

Telescopic Text is an online tool that allows readers to interact with written text non-linearly, by reading the entire story at the beginning, and then zooming in to different aspects as they pique their interest.


Step 1 - [Required to save and publish] Register Here: https://www.telescopictext.org/authors/plug-ins/username/signup.php

Step 2 - Check out the tutorial: https://www.telescopictext.org/resources/how-to-use-the-writing-tools

Step 3 - Create your own text: https://www.telescopictext.org/write/


Activity:

  1. We are going to take our stories about place and edit them using Telescopic Text.
  2. Start by choosing a sentence to begin with. Remember this doesn't have to be the start of your story.
  3. Select a word to expand from. And slowly build out your story.  Feel free to make changes as you go - big or small.

Example:

https://www.telescopictext.org/text/cSLqODElrRWug