Welcome to Creative Writing!
J
Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Writing Lesson Review: Choosing Precise Adjectives
1.
What
lesson did we learn yesterday?
2.
Let’s
talk about some of the words you chose yesterday for page 13.
3.
Every
time you write, remember that one word can make a difference. Develop your craft!
4.
Use
pages 11-12 for help so you can be more precise and create more imagery.
5.
Use
thesaurus.com for help “ “.
I’m going
to explain the last part first today, so make a mental note! J
Writing Experiment #3--I Am a Russian Tailor
Thirty Minutes (Ten to explain and model;
twenty to type)
Here's the assignment:
1. Write a poem about yourself that is
filled with lies.
2. Try to make up creative, dramatic
lies, rather than saying things such as “I have two cats” or “I love chocolate
pudding.”
3. Your Writing Task: Write a poem that is a series of
creative, dramatic lies!
4. Don’t worry about what order you put
stuff in—just type/write the lies as fast as you can!
Some Examples of
Lines—Notice How They SHOW! (Concrete
Details; Precise Diction)
1. I have dog breath, even though I brush
my teeth ten times a day.
2. I love to wake up early and watch the
sunrise.
3. I have seventeen middle names, one of
which is Gertrude.
4. My imaginary whip sound is the best in
the universe.
5. All the windows in my house are made
of titanium.
6. I think bright red and neon green look
good together.
7. I like it when people whine; it makes
me want to hug them.
8. I had to kill a unicorn yesterday.
9. I love to lick chalk dust
10. I heat my house with lightning and ten
tiny hamsters chained to an electric generator.
11. I burned all the books in my house
last week.
12. When I cracked two rocks together, I
created a squirrel.
13. I write everything down fifteen times
on pink paper.
Reminders About Your First
Draft of RUSSIAN TAILOR
1. NO BODILY FUNCTIONS! Please, and thank you!
2. JUST WRITE, LINE AFTER LINE, LIE AFTER
LIE!
3. YOU WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO REVISE
LATER THIS WEEK:
Money Grows on Trees
I eat no meat whatsoever.
I eat salad for a living it’s all I
can find.
When I sneeze pigeons come out my nose.
I love it when bull sharks snack on my
leg meat.
Washington schools are nice and brand
spanking new. I love them.
This is Sparta.
Tonight I will dine in hell.
I shot the sheriff.
I am so happy that pigs can fly.
I taught them last week.
My house is made of ginger bread and
candy cane.
I run a Columbian drug cartel.
I lay eggs in my kitchen sink.
I invented the wheel and sliced bread.
London Bridge fell down last week.
I have two left feet and one is a
sausage.
My blood is cherry flavored.
I have a son named Damien.
Two plus two equals chicken.
Alex Meyer
Here's another model of
what the poem would look like after it is revised:
The Truth and Nothing but the Truth
I can throw it down better than Lebron
James.
I have hit more home runs than Babe Ruth.
I beat Usain Bolt in a race without
breaking a sweat.
I decided to make the sky blue.
I invented the wheel...it just came to
me in the shower.
The Apple logo was inspired by an apple
I bit.
I was the first to hear Kelly Clarkson’s
song “What Doesn’t Kill You” in a private concert.
I have won the Iowa State Fair cattle
show so many times it isn’t even exhilarating anymore.
I have been 3A State Champion in the
Discus and Shotput for two years straight.
I threw twice as far as everyone else.
It was kind of an off day for me.
I own a panda farm.
I keep them in my basement and then sell
them on Craigslist.
I dated Zac Efron for three years.
I ended it because it was getting too
serious.
In my free time, I like to take my
private jet to my beach house in Hawaii.
I love it when my sister comes home from
college and I can get away with everything.
My sister and have never fought in our lives.
I love wearing dresses and nice clothes.
Sweatpants are a sin.
I despise sleeping.
It makes me happy when I get to wake up
at the crack of dawn.
Especially for lifting at 6:25 every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
I love going to school.
Getting loads of homework is the
highlight of my day.
Especially when I get to stay up till
midnight or later working on it.
Summer is so boring there is no homework
to keep you busy.
I wish we had school all year around
I have never lied, not even once.
Joni Erwin
Workshop Time
“I Am a Russian Tailor” (2o minutes)
1. Type at least twenty-five different
lines.
2. Be CREATIVE and DRAMATIC.
3. Use your vocab variety sheet to help
you be precise and descriptive.
4. Include as many senses (sight, sound,
texture, smell, taste, color) as you can.
5. When you complete #1-4, move on to the
items in blue below.
When You Finish
1. Go to our class folder,
and find the spreadsheet called “Strongest Russian Tailor Line”, and copy and
paste your BEST LINE there.
2. Check your grade on powerschool. If you have questions, e-mail me. (I want written records of all grade
questions—please and thank you!)
3. Play free rice; 5,000 grains are due Wednesday
Ø Go to my blog, and
click on the link to play—make sure you’re in the class group, or your grains
DON’T COUNT, and you will be very sad.
Ø Do NOT start at level
one—start at the level you left off at yesterday. You can do this by clicking on “Change Level”.
Ø Be trustworthy. Don’t cheat at free rice.
Homework = Diction
Practice: Free Rice
1. Make sure you START at the last level you played on, not at “1”.
2. Due Wednesday = 5,000 grains
Welcome to TURBO-ACW! J
Thursday, January 30th,
2014
When
You Come In
1.
Please sign in.
2.
PRINT a copy of your DRAMATIC MORNING NOW,
QUICKETY-QUICK.
3.
Brain Pain Scrabble
a.
At the top of your paper, write your
name, and write the number you’ve completed over ten.
b.
Make sure your answers are numbered.
c.
Turn it in on the circle table.
Class
Discussion: Big Word for the Week =
DICTION!
1. Why does one word matter?
2. How can it affect your writing?
Banished
Words (p. 31)
1.
Create a list of ten words you want
banned, along with a sentence or two about why.
Use Tyler’s model on page 31 as your guide.
2.
Save your list in the google docs
folder for class as “Your Last Name—Banished Words.”
3.
Work Time = now until 11:45 (If you need more time, please finish for
homework.)
If You Finish Early
Ø
Browse the class pinterest board.
Ø
Pin on the class pinterest board!
Places
1.
Next Door
2.
Next Door II
3.
My Library
4.
Loula’s Room
11:45—Sharing
1.
Read your DRAMATIC MORNING passages to
your small group.
a.
Each person in the group write down
THREE WORDS from the story that do the best job creating a DRAMATIC TONE as the
person’s reading.
b.
Tell the reader your three words when
she/he is finished reading.
c.
Say one aspect of the writing you
enjoyed.
2.
Now it’s the next person’s turn!
3.
Everyone reads.
4.
Everyone comments.
5.
Everyone gives his/her group 100%
attention—no phones, etc.
Reminder: Bring a pass from the office, if you are
returning after the bell from lunch.
AFTER LUNCH
Playing
with Words! (12:37-12:42)
1.
Save the Words!
2.
Let’s check out the words you feel
deserve saying: https://docs.google.com/a/washington.k12.ia.us/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aopq4r-bWrm_dHBhN2c5SFYwemMwMy1fWTNhT3pzTWc&usp=drive_web#gid=0
3. Guess how you can save
words? Use them! J Make your own list, or use one you find. Keep ‘em alive!
Peer
Conference (ending by 1:05)
“What I Did on a Rainy
Day”
OR
“Free from Grammar:
1.
Share it with your assigned partner.
2.
Do a thorough, thoughtful peer
conference.
3.
Include comments on the following:
a.
Powerful diction
b.
Inventiveness/creativity
c.
Concrete details (five senses, color,
examples)
If You
Finish Early (until 1:05)
Ø
Work on your banished word list and
explanations (due tomorrow, when class starts).
Ø
Select ONE word (from the SAVED WORDS
DOC) you would like to see be one of our tweet words next week. I will
have a form tomorrow for you to submit your nomination.
Ø
Pin!
1:05--Brain
Pain: Got a Bee in your Bonnet?
Got a Bee in Your
Bonnet?
The word
“beekeeper” contains five “e”s. In the
next five minutes, brainstorm as many words as you can that repeat one letter
three or more times.
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