Welcome to Creative Writing!
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
I am home with a sick kiddo today.
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Please work your way down the list below, and adhere to the
times.
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Anything you do not finish in class is homework—but you have ample
time to finish in class, if you are on task.
Why should
writers and readers be familiar with poetry terms?
1. Because we need to all
be using the same DICTION when we talk about each other’s poems.
2. Because we need to be
aware of all the parts that make up a poem—and maybe that will allow us to
experiment with a variety of techniques when we write!
2nd Block (9:55-10:10) 4th Block (2:00-2:15)
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Quizlet Poetry Vocab Practice
Revision
Work
Papers Back
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2nd Block: Hunter and Jordan, please pass back the
papers in second block folder (back circle table, black metal container)
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4th Block: James and Emilee M, please pass back papers
in fourth block folder (back circle table, black metal container)
Read the info below. If you have a question, ask a classmate, get
your question answered, then get to work.
REVIEW: Revision
Think about the revisions Gracey made on the
page we did yesterday in class.
1.
Changed
title
2.
Divided
into stanzas
3.
Changed
Fifi (specific) to dog (general)
4.
Made
general more specific
a.
Flowers
to petunias
b.
Made
my way down to waddled
5.
Added
simile (“like a zombie”)
6.
Cuts
words down—says more with less words
a.
Cuts
dead words
b.
rephrasing
What Can You Use to Help You Revise Today?
1.
Advice
for Revising and Editing Poetry sheet (pink)
2.
Vocabulary
Variety sheet
3.
Thesaurus.com
4.
Peer
Conference Comments
5.
Quizlet
poetry elements knowledge
2nd Block
(10:15-10:35) 4th Block (2:20-2:40)
Your goal is to show mastery of the lessons you’ve learned in class
so far to revise this poem to make it the strongest it can be.
Around the Block: Revising to a Second Draft
1.
Read
your comments from the peer conference, and think about how you can use their
comments to make a stronger poem.
2.
Make at least FIFTEEN revisions to your poem
to make it stronger.
3.
What
can you do to revise? …the same things
Gracey did on page 17.
4.
Make
sure you use your Vocabulary Variety sheet and thesaurus.com for strong diction
help.
5.
When
you think you’re done, click on “FILE”, then “SEE REVISION HISTORY”. Count how many revisions you made—do you have
at least FIFTEEN?
6.
Leave
it in the folder it’s in for me to check.
2nd Block
(10:35-10:55) 4th Block (2:40-3:00)
Your goal is to show mastery of the lessons you’ve learned in class
so far to revise this poem to make it the strongest it can be.
Revising
Ghosts, Monsters and Bullies Poem to a Second Draft
1.
Read
your partner’s comments; think about them; revise and edit as needed.
2.
Make
at least fifteen revisions to your poem to make it stronger. Here’s what you can do to revise:
a.
Create
a strong title.
b.
Use
strong diction—get out your Vocabulary Variety sheet!
c.
Add
details to create more imagery in your poem.
d.
Delete
unneeded words.
e.
Switch
words and lines around to help the poem flow.
f.
Make
all your line breaks strong.
3.
Note: editing corrections need to be made, but they
do not “count” as revisions. But your
final draft should be grammatically perfect, error-free.
4.
When
you think you’re done, click on “FILE”, then “SEE REVISION HISTORY”. Count how many revisions you made—do you have
at least fifteen?
5.
Delete
any typing on your poem that isn’t part of the MLA format or part of your poem.
6.
Drag
it into the class folder called “Ghosts, Monsters and Bullies”.
7.
Rename
it “Your Last Name—Revised Ghosts, Monsters, Bullies”.
2nd
Block (10:55-11:15) 4th Block (3:00-3:20)
Diction Practice
1.
Play
free rice IN OUR CLASS GROUP by using the link on this blog.
2.
Start
at your best level, not at level one.
3.
When
I hand out the tracking sheet, fill out today’s info.
4.
15,000
grains are due by Friday.
ACW
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