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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