Welcome to Creative Writing!
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
When You Come In
1.
Please initial next to
your name on the clipboard, please.
2.
Find your desk with
your name sticky note on it in—it’s the same one you sat in yesterday. J
Procedures Review
· Sign in every day when you arrive.
· Check the big screen to see what you should have ready when
class starts.
Materials to Bring
to Class Every Day
1. small
three-ring binder for class.
2. Writing
implement
3. Computer,
fully charged
Trust
Ø Why is Trust Important?
Ø What Does It Look Like?
Portfolio: Begin
with the end in mind!
1.
Take ten minutes to
look at three or four more portfolios and finish your pink sheet.
2.
Let’s discuss your pink
sheet now.
3.
Let’s turn it in for a
daily grade! (Isn’t this getting
exciting?!)
4.
What is the
portfolio—last word.
a.
A collection of your
ten best works from the term
b.
A project design that
represents you as a person
c.
Due the last day of the
term, for viewing by class
d.
Ten/Fifteen percent of
your term grade
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?
Tell me one thing you remember fearing when you
were young:
Ø
Talking in front of people (stagefright)
Ø
Grasshoppers
Ø
Heights (2)
Ø
The dark (3)
Ø
Small spaces
Ø
Picture in my house
Ø
Spiders
Ø
Chucky
Ø
Green Goblin
Ø
Sharks
Ø
Abduction
Ø
Stabbing movies
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 @; ending about
I read three models in class:
Kayla S.
Darin S.
Isaiah Z.
Leah Evans (below)
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
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