Thursday, April 1st

CREATIVE WRITING


Writing Experiment

• I Am a Russian Tailor--we wrote a poem (list) of creative, dramatic lies.
• I read Kelsey's and Alex's as models, and then we wrote our own poems.
• We traded three times to star each other's best lines.
• Everyone shared his/her best line

Review

• We talked about why clichés are evil.

Writing Assignment 

• I explained the Trio Cliché Story.
• I read a model from last year, "Damsel in Distress".
• I put people in trios to begin searching for clichés online.
• Almost all groups got the story started, and every group got a firm plot idea.
• We will finish these on Monday.

Homework

• Journal #1
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  Journal #1
  
  
  Please write “yes” or “no” in the blank provided.
  
  
  _______1)            I have read page 15 in my textbook about what a journal can be. 
  Here is the one statement I liked best from that page:
  
  
  _____________________________________________________________________________
  
  
  _____________________________________________________________________________
  
  
  _____________________________________________________________________________
  
  
  ________2)            I’ve typed, doublespaced a MINIMUM of two pages on any topic of my choosing.                                                  (Keep in mind “acceptable material”.) 
  I can use page 16 in my textbook for ideas, if I want to.
  
  
  ________3)            I’m putting my journal in the drawer when I walk in the door on Monday, April 5th.
  
  
  Writer:_______________________________________________________________________
  My journal is                         fiction                        nonfiction                        poetry                        combination                        (circle one)

MODERN PROSE

• We walked to the Public Library, and we read there today.

EARTHBOOK

• We walked to Custom Impressions, and we ordered our t-shirts.
• We created a four-square with the organizational elements of the book, and we listed what pieces will go in which section.
• We read aloud and selected.
• We made general announcements relating to permission slips, submissions, and procedural items.