Most of us describe the world in the way that we see and hear it. Write from the
perspective of taste, smell and feel instead, skipping all the usual visual and auditory imagery.
Monday, December 21, 2015
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Monday and Tuesday
Creative Writing
Poetry Reading Assignment
In order to write good poetry, it is important to read poetry. We will be working with free verse and you must read from both the Billy Collins website: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/ and the poetry books here in the classroom.
Assignment: As you are reading, you must find a minimum of ten free verse poems that you really like—five from books and five from the website. You might admire the style in which they are written, you may particularly enjoy the subject and/or meaning of the poem, or you may really like the writing devices this author has chosen to use. Whichever reasons you choose, you must hand-write the poems from the books into your writer’s notebook. The poetry180 poems may be printed out and glued into the notebook. Make sure you record basic bibliography information: Title of book, Title of poem, author of poem, & page number. They will be a part of your assigned write notebook check.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Friday 11/6
Hi Girls--
Please submit your Final Final Final draft through Classroom today and be sure all assignments up until now are complete. Then have fun writing off one of the prompts below (or continuing on something you are already working on--don't forget to date your entry.
Please submit your Final Final Final draft through Classroom today and be sure all assignments up until now are complete. Then have fun writing off one of the prompts below (or continuing on something you are already working on--don't forget to date your entry.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Wednesday 5/27
Today we went over rules for experiments.
Here is a great link for paragraphing concerns.
Here is another paragraph pep talk!
Here is a great link for paragraphing concerns.
Here is another paragraph pep talk!
Monday, May 4, 2015
Monday 5/4
Today we did an AW that required use of strong verbs in our pieces. The remainder ofhte period was spent on IW pieces.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Wednesday 4/29
Can you believe it, I have to be gone AGAIN! Today's AW is below. Write off that for 10 minutes then you are free to write what you want. I am collecting notebooks tomorrow-600 words minimum expected for IWs and all AWS completed.
I will expect at least a 100 word entry in your notebook from this prompt when you turn them in tomorrow.
AW (stolen from Ms. Brown):
I will expect at least a 100 word entry in your notebook from this prompt when you turn them in tomorrow.
THE DREAM WORLD EXERCISE
Dreams are vivid and real in their bizarre imagery and logic. The impossible happens in dreams. They are full of characters and actions and sounds and changes, all without restrictions, limitations, or explanations.
Your task is to create a dream as a prose poem. You can use one of the lines below to start, or find your own. Remember to leap from place to person to time with ease. Turn off the LOGIC button in your brain and let your imagination rule.
One night the cows broke…
A man had just delivered a toad from…
I was eating blue…
Someone vomits out…
I am peeing out my left ear…
I am peeing out my left ear…
Tuesday 4/28
Still grading ELAs. Today's 10 minute AW prompts are below. Choose one to write off and then draw a line after 10 minutes of writing and either continue on or free write.
*One time I went….
*I was always afraid of…
*A good place to hide was…
*A house I loved to visit…
*I wasn't supposed to…
*I felt free when I…
*I felt strange around…
*I loved to wear...
*One time I went….
*I was always afraid of…
*A good place to hide was…
*A house I loved to visit…
*I wasn't supposed to…
*I felt free when I…
*I felt strange around…
*I loved to wear...
Monday, April 27, 2015
Monday
Sorry I am grading NYS exams today. Please spend 10 minutes with the following AW and then move onto writing your IW.
AW: Life as a hermit
AW: Life as a hermit
Friday, April 24, 2015
Friday 4/24
We are on the quest for a mentor text--a short story we admire for one reason or another. Because of this quest, we will read the linked text here to begin our exposure to short stories about the length of htose you will be writing. The Emperor's Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Monday 3/9
Today begins our big quest for poetry we like. here is a link to Poetry 180. From here, you need to choose a minimum of 5 poems that resonate with you, print them out and glue them into your notebook (from the back please).
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
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