Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tuesday, 2/26/13



Ø  Writing Lesson #1:  Avoid clichés!
Ø  Writing Lesson #2:  Using Precise Words
Ø  Writing Lesson #3:  Vocabulary Variety
Ø  Writing Lesson #4:  Connotation versus Denotation
Ø  Writing Lesson #5:  Advice for Revising and Editing Poetry
Ø  Writing Lesson #6:  Writing and Editing Dialogue
Ø  Writing Lesson #7:  Paragraphing
Ø  Writing Lesson #8:  Making Strong Titles
Ø  Writing Lesson #9:  Showing, Not Just Telling
o   Diction
o   Literal versus Figurative Language
o   Imagery
Ø  Writing Lesson #10:  Creating Strong Line Breaks

THIS IS THE PLAN FOR FOURTH BLOCK ONLY.  SECOND AND THIRD DID NOT MEET, DUE TO AN 11:30 DISMISSAL.

Welcome to Creative Writing! 
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Fifteen-ish days remain for class.

When You Come In
1.      Please sign in, and grab a pink sheet.
2.     Get your Revised Russian Tailor Poem off the heater.
3.     Get out your Advice for Revising and Editing Poetry.

(20 minutes)  Peer Conferencing:  Russian Tailor Trade-and-Grade (handout)
1.      Take a look a marked up poem; remind ourselves what our poem should look like at the end of a thoughtful, careful peer conference.
2.     Checklist explanation
3.     Partner Assignment
4.     Follow the directions at the bottom of the sheet for turn-in.  Please do not ask, “Do we turn this in when we’re done,” etc.
5.     As soon as you complete your thoughtful peer conference, pick up a copy of the Prompt Word Poem Rubric, and start working on that.

(20 Minutes)  Workshop Time = Prompt Word Poem
Ø Prompt Word Poem
1.     Review:  what did we learn from Lauren Carter’s model yesterday?
2.    Review:  what did we learn about line breaks and endlines?
3.    Get a copy of the rubric, and begin with the end in mind.
4.   Due Thursday, when you walk in—we’ll be trading them with a partner

Acceptable Places to Be Online
1.      Word list
2.     Google drive
3.     Dictionary/synonym finder
4.     Blog
5.     Grooveshark or Pandora

(20 Minutes) Portfolio Reminder
Ø  Portfolio Discussion Sheet

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