Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Wednesday, 2/6/2013


Welcome to Creative Writing! 
Happy Wednesday!—February 6, 2013
1:10 Dismissal 


“I Am a Russian Tailor”
Revise to Second Draft; Complete a Peer Conference

Warm-Up
·       Let’s take a look at your best lines so far!  J

Directions for this Checklist:
·       Complete each item below, in order.
·       Mark a line through it when you complete it.  This is an organization strategy that will help you stay on track today.

Writing Lesson:  Advice for Revising and Editing Poetry
·       Let’s read these questions aloud.
·       Put a star by FOUR questions that will help you create a second draft of this poem.

Revising Your Poem
1.       Get out your Vocabulary Variety sheet!
2.      Pull up your poem on google drive.
3.      Type your four questions at the bottom of your poem.
4.      Spend fifteen minutes doing each of the following:  (Note:  you must do ALL the following to receive full credit for this assignment.)
a.      Read the poem slowly to yourself.
b.      Type an answer to each of the four questions at the bottom of your poem, then make revisions to your poem as needed.
c.      Add color(s).
d.      Add a sound.
e.      Re-arrange/re-order lines, as needed, for best effect.
f.       Change any line breaks to reflect how you want each line read.
g.      Put in stanzas, if you think that will help organize the poem.
h.      Look over your Vocabulary Variety sheet to see which words you might use to be more precise and descriptive in your poem.
i.       Give this poem a knock-out title.
j.       Share it with me:  “Kerrie Willis”

How I’ll Grade:  “File”, then “See Revision History”
Ø  Did I find colored evidence that you completed all items above? 
Ø  Did you make AT A MINIMUM ten changes (not including edits)?
Ø  Did you edit your poem to the best of your ability?  Is it as close to error-free as you can make it?

With Me on the Big Screen
1.       Let’s talk about what kinds of comments you should make on a peer conference.
2.      I’m going to show you how to share your poem, and who to share it with.

Peer Conferencing
1.       Share your poem with the person I’ve assigned you.
2.      Read your partner’s poem.
3.      Make at least ten helpful comments.  Use your Advice for Revising and Editing Poetry sheet for help with what you should comment on!

Peer Conferencing Questions to Help You Make Comments
1.       Where did the writer use PRECISE language?
2.      Has the writer avoided clichés, unless he/she is trying to be funny?
3.      Where did the writer put a picture in your head (imagery)?
4.      Does the title add a dimension to the piece?
5.      Is there a place where the writer could have used Vocabulary Variety?
6.      Are there editing concerns that need to be addressed?

How I’ll Grade:  “File”, then “See Revision History”
Ø  Did I find colored evidence that you completed all items above? 
Ø  Did you make AT A MINIMUM ten comments, either in the margins using insert comment, or in the poem itself?
Ø  Did you edit your partner’s poem to the best of your ability?


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