Due
- Short Story Proposals--I conferenced with half the class about these today; I will conference with everyone else tomorrow.
Children's Story
- We took stock of where we are in the process.
- We discussed scanning of all pages.
- We created a work plan for tomorrow.
- I will check with Mrs. Murphy about a date due for sharing.
Short Story
- I read over Ways to Get to Know Your Character (p. 5), and I gave examples along the way.
- I handed out the Facebook character sketches, and people started working on these for the main character.
- We paired up to complete Focus on Dialogue (pages 6-7), then came back together to discuss our answers.
- I talked about what makes a dialogue scene, and we read and discussed a model from the book--Building a Scene with Dialogue on page 8.
- We had the last fifteen minutes of class to work on either the character sketch or the dialogue scene.
Homework
- Type a dialogue scene for between two characters in your story. Doublespaced, it should be at least half a page--and if you get on a roll, KEEP TYPING!
- Finish your FB character sketch for the main character.
CREATIVE WRITING
Here's the agenda for what we did in class today:
Due
• Simile Poem with completed rubric stapled on top—in the drawer, please.
Big Screen Notes
• Alliteration (p. 53)
Writing Lesson
• Pulling It All Together—DICTION, IMAGERY, METAPHORS AND SIMILES, ALLITERATION—Big Screen Lessons
• Writing to Describe Examples (p. 58)
• #1 only for today—from Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen
Writing Assignment
• Snapshot Poem (p. 67)
• Write a poem about someone (or a pet), in which you SHOW, rather than TELL, who that person is.
• Use EVERYTHING we’ve been talking about in this class: DICTION, IMAGERY, METAPHORS AND SIMILES, ALLITERATION.
• Use your list of twenty things for starters, if you’d like, or start fresh with a new person (or pet).
• The first step is to complete page 67, and then we’ll discuss it.
• We’ll also look at some strong models from last term. (handouts)
• You grab an iBook and start your poem. When you get touched on the shoulder, hustle back to my desk for a thirty-second conference about your writing buddies and your Early Memory.
Organization
• Papers back; folder log-in
Homework
• Spend ten minutes thinking about PORTFOLIO POSSIBILITIES.
MODERN PROSE
- I discussed registration for next year with some juniors.
- I discussed the following reminders in class today.
Posting a Book Review on Shelfari
Maybe You Read the Book, Now It’s Sounding Like You Really
Maybe You Didn’t…. Did Read the Book!
| YOUR OPINION about an aspect of the book | A DETAIL or EXAMPLE from the book that shows this |
| One thing I didn’t like about the book was… | …the people died too soon, and you don’t get to find out much about them until their secrets finally come out. |
| This book is far better than the movie | …because you get a lot more background about Celie-- who she is, what her life is like, and what the people in her life are like and how much they mean to her. |
| I feel like I can relate to this book very much. | My friend reminds me of Frankie, shy, stutters when he's nervous, young mexican, and kind of nerdy is his own way. |
| They go through tons of twists and turns, | like when Kristina decides she's a fit mother and moves into an apartment with her son and Trey, only to let her son fall and bite through his lip. |
| It's a really good book… | …for people who are confused on whether taking the road someone made out for them or taking the road they've always dreamt about. |
Other Reminders:
· Please POST A NOTE on my page—don’t send me a message.
· Please don’t ask, “Did you read my review?” If I read it, I will message you back.
· Please update your binder when you start a new book, and you KNOW you want to keep reading it.
· Remember, I will take one review this week from you, and one next week—and some people might have a review the final week as well.
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