CREATIVE WRITING
Writing Experiment #1
When You Come In
1. Please initial next to your name on the clipboard.
2. Find your desk with your name sticky note on it in. Sit
there. Don’t move the nametags—please and thank you!
3. Get your three fears you had when you were a child ready in your
brain! We will share them momentarily.
Daily Procedures
· Sign in every day when you arrive.
· Check the big screen to see what you should have ready when class
starts.
· Tell me if it stinks in the room.
Materials to Bring to Class Every Day
1. small three-ring binder for class.
2. Writing implement
3. Computer, fully charged
Reminder: Trust
· Why
is it important?
·
What does it look like?
Portfolio: Begin with the end in mind!
· What
is it?
· How
much is it worth?
· When
should you start thinking about it?
Activities We Did (And That We’ll Do All Term)
1.
We wrote a piece.
2.
We had a class discussion and listened to each
other.
3.
We read other people’s work (portfolios).
4.
We began with the end in mind (models).
My Expectation:
during this classtime we have together, you are always working on
Creative Writing. To that end, if you
finish with any assignment today before I call time, this is what I want you to
do:
Reading
Assignment: Earthbook
1. Read and relax . (This means you read for enjoyment.) :-)
2. If you’re reading a piece, and you stop
enjoying it, turn the page!
3. Did you find a piece you though was really
strong? Or really funny? Then record it on your
worksheet.
4. NOTE: Make
sure your reason for selecting it is a well-constructed, detailed, two
sentences for each piece you pick.
Writing Experiment #1
Ghosts, Monsters and
Bullies (poem)
What did you fear when you
were young?
Spiders?
The
dark?
Zombies?
The
vacuum?
Clowns?
Our Fears
· Spiders (2)
· Clowns (3)
· Cats
· Heights (2)
· Snakes (2)
· The dark (3)
· Rejection
· “Jeepers Creepers”
Tell me one thing you
remember fearing when you were young:
Ø Raccoons
Ø Chuck E. Cheese
Ø Tight spaces (2)
Ø Elevators
Ø Rodents
Ø Heights (2)
Ø Darkness
Ø Meeting new people
Ø Spiders (2)
Ø Staying by myself
Ø Dying
Ø Snakes
Ø clowns
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS:
1.
Write a poem about one of your childhood fears.
2.
Type a poem that tells a story about a time you
were afraid as a child.
3.
Try to get at least twenty lines.
4.
Give it a strong title that adds a dimension to
the poem.
Other Details
· Use
MLA format for heading.
· On
the computer, title it “WE#1--Childhood Fear Poem.”
Sharing and Work Time
· This poem will be
read by ONE other person in this room.
· Work Time = scant
20 minutes
· Starting @ 10:21;
ending about 10:41
* * * *
Here's a model:
Boogey-Man
I lay in bed
Grip the covers tight
I stare at the closet
Waiting for the door to
open
He will come out
Snatch me away
So I will never see my family
again
He hides in the shadows,
the dark and the night
Waiting to frighten me.
I ease off to sleep
The closet door moves
Out he comes
Fang teeth, furry body,
sharp claws
I scream
Mom runs down to comfort me
Telling me it’s just a
dream
The closet door closes
But mom can’t see
He will be back tomorrow
night
Back to scare me.
Kodey S.
Here’s another model:
Here’s another:
Here’s another:
Rub-ba-dub-dub My Enemy in the Tub
Bath time rolls
on
Without a care
in the world
Splish
Splash
Bath toys crowd
the silky, warm water
The toddler's
bright, care-free smile
Can be seen
behind a white beard of bubbles
Tickling his
sensitive skin
Bath time
joy is suddenly interrupted
"Bath
time's over," Mom says
Suddenly
without warning
The plug is
pulled
Water begins to
rush down the open drain
The toddler
sees his toys
Being sucked
toward the gaping drain
Closer
Closer
Water slowly
escaping
Through this
dark hole
Panic!
Fear strikes
the toddler
He kicks
and swims
Unwilling to be
a victim
To this sucking
enemy
Refusing to be
devoured by this drain
Never to be
seen again
The toddler
swims with all his might
Arms and legs
flailing
Water
splattering everywhere
Suddenly
All is
calm
The tub is
empty
Ben TeBockhorst
And here’s another:
Leah
Evans
Ms.
Willis
Creative
Writing (Ghosts, Monsters, and Bullies)
11
November 2010
The Vacuum
I can hear it
The sound that echoes through the house
The sound of impending doom
The cleaner
The vacuum cleaner
It snatches up everything in its path
The pin
The wrapper
The little, red Lego left out of the box
Then I feel it
The rumbling in the floor
It’s getting closer
I can smell it
It smells like burning rubber
Just as I start to let out a blood-curdling scream
My mom is done
Unaware of the trauma induced by her cleaning
She cuts off its power
There is no more noise
No more vibration from the beast
All is silent
But I know it will be back
Soon
Waiting
Watching
For its moment
To attack
Next time I will be ready
Ready to defend
Myself
And
My Family
Reminder: The only acceptable places to be on your
computer today are as follows:
1. The
blog
2. The
sites/links on the blog
3. thesaurus.com—bookmark
it now, peeps!
4. Google
drive
5. iTunes/Pandora
NOTE: If LAN School tells
me you are any place else, you lose half-credit on your daily assignment, which
cannot be made up. Make sure you are on
WCSD—STUDENT so your computer is visible to me; otherwise, you lose half-credit
as well.
KW:
·
Set up partner
spreadsheet.
·
Set up LAN School.
Writing Experiment #1
Ghosts, Monsters and Bullies (poem)
Peer Conferencing
Peer Conference
Preparation
1.
Class folder
explanation
2.
Gerrit’s conference for
Tyler
3.
Discuss how to COMMENT
on google drive.
4.
Read the
Poetry—Commenting, Revising and Editing sheet.
5.
Type three
questions at the top of your poem you want answered.
6.
…and now a word about
partners—listen carefully.
7.
Share
your poem on google doc with the person I assign you.
8.
Make
sure you select “CAN EDIT.”
9.
Make
sure you can actually type on your partner’s document—you don’t want to go to
work on this Sunday or Monday, then find out you cannot write on it.
Peer Conferencing
1. Read your partner’s three questions, so you know
what they most want you to comment on.
2. Using the COMMENT function, make at least TEN
comments on each other’s poems in the margins.
3. When you think you’re done, count your comments
in the right margin, to make sure you have ten.
4. Finally, answer each of the questions your
partner typed. Type your
answer underneath each question.
Welcome to ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING!
January 17th, 2013
When You Come In
1. Please sign in on the 3rd Block
clipboard.
2.
Please find your sticky note name—that’s your desk for now.
Lunch
Reminder
· We eat “B” lunch.
· If you come back after the bell rings, go
to the office for a pass.
Poetry
Element Scavenger Hunt: “I Had the
Weirdest Dream” Poem
1.
Make a copy of “Poetry Terms”.
2.
Go through your poem line by line,
and find example of the elements.
3.
List them in the appropriate box.
4.
If you don’t have an element, leave
the example box blank.
5.
Start
@ 11:30; ending about 11:40
Peer
Conferencing: “I Had the Weirdest Dream”
Poem
Reminder doc: Peer
Conference—how to be a strong peer conferencer!
Small
Group
1.
Logan
2.
Ashley
3.
Mallory
4.
Mariah
Peer
Conference w/Partner w/Google Drive Comments
·
…everyone
else.
**After Lunch**
Technology
and Social Skills Practice
1.
Read
your peer conference comments.
2.
Type
your PC a note of thanks—three sentences.
Say specifically how he/she helped your thinking about the poem.
3.
CC
me on the e-mail as well.
4.
Make
a new, professional g-mail for your own use.
NOTE: We talked quite a bit about how and why to create a professional-sounding e-mail address, as well as what "CC" and "BC" stand for, and how they work.
Homework
for TUESDAY: Class Pinterest Board
Ø
Post ONE NEW PIN BEFORE Tuesday’s
class (round two of pinning).
Ø
I have pins from round one from
everyone except Shannon (tech issues) and Steph (tech issues) and Christian.
Brain
Pain--Where in the Whirled?
· Create a
section in your binder for Brain Pain notes.
· Spend about
five minutes brainstorming, then five minutes sharing our pain.
Watch
Where You Put That Word!
·
We will share out as many sentences as we
can create using all the words!
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