In School Library Journal this summer, I read an article about wordle.net and went to check it out. It is a website where you can paste any text and the software creates "word clouds" for you. Wordle disregards common words and makes the words that appear most often larger than the rest. It is a great way to see the most important parts or themes of a piece of writing. Above is a Wordle that I created using the text of the poem "Dream Big". You can edit the font, colors, layout to make a truly unique "word cloud" that can be used for just about anything - posters, t-shirts, book covers, etc. You can even use your wordle on items that you sell!
Check it out and let me know what you think.
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