Wednesday, 3/31/2010

CREATIVE WRITING


Homework Due

• Pages 4-5 worksheet

Writing Lessons

• We talked about what is appropriate for writing and discussion.  We made a list of "line-crossers", and we agreed as a group on what to stay away from.
• We talked about what clichés are (p. 17), and then we wrote anti-clichés.  We traded with three partners and starred people's best anti-clichés.
• We scanned pages 18 and 19, and we talked about clichés we didn't understand, as well as ones we liked.

Reading

• We had fifteen minutes to finish reading Earthbook and selecting a piece to read aloud tomorrow or Monday.

Homework

• None

MODERN PROSE

• We read!  :-)

EARTHBOOK

• Four people presented theme/t-shirt ideas:  elements, food, body parts and stages of growth.
• We talked a lot about what the theme of the book will be:  most of our discussion centered on the elements and food.
• We traveled to Kum and Go for refreshment.
• We met during seminar (two-thirds of us did) to read submissions quietly.
• THE OFFICIAL THEME FOR THE 2010 EARTHBOOK:  THE ELEMENTS!  (EARTH, WIND, FIRE, AND WATER!)
• We talked about t-shirt ideas.  The front design will be MacKenzie's cupcake.
• We assigned nicknames to about half the staff.
• I handed out permission slips.
• I handed out job assignments.