Welcome to Creative Writing!
Happy Friday, April 4th!
Housekeeping
· Please sign in.
· Get a “Cliché Pair Story Comments” sheet.
Sharing: Cliché Trio Stories Aloud
1. We are going to read these stories aloud;
split the story in half to share the reading, or alternate reading, using your
dialogue for help.
2. I’ll have your story up on the screen.
3. Commenting: for each story, audience members make three
comments on the handout. Let’s talk
about those now.
4. I need someone to scroll down the stories
as they’re being read—who can do that for me?
5. After you read your story, we’re going to
EDIT them together on the big screen—this is for EVERYONE, so EVERYONE needs to
stay engaged and to help us.
6. I’ll print these AFTER we edit them, so
you will have your own copies.
WE#3: Earliest Memory Paragraph to Poem
How to Turn Your Paragraph Into a Poem
1. Remember
my paragraph? Now look at how I turned it into a poem.
2. Here’s
how I turned my earliest memory story into a poem.
3. What
do you notice?
Rescue
Two
babies
Up
to their belly buttons
In
the immense jet black tub
The
girl steps out
Sees
her brother, peachy-white
She
sees the silver handle
Turns
the knob
All
the way
Towards
the wall
Steam
rises off the water
Drifting
up to the white ceiling
Baby
brother turning pink
Waving
skinny little arms
Screaming
Mom
runs in
His
savior
Creating Your Poem
1. Get out your Vocabulary Variety sheet.
2. Turn
your paragraph into a poem, the way I did!
3. Leave
everything you’ve typed on the page—ALL THREE ARE A PART OF THE GRADE:
a. paragraph(s)
b. questions
and answers
c. poem
5. Final Checklist
a. Doublespace
the whole story (no extra spaces between paragraphs though).
b. Paragraph
the story for meaning.
c. Title
the poem. (It can be singlespaced, to save space.)
d. Make
sure you have the correct MLA format for heading.
NOTE: I will read and
comment on them this weekend, and I will print them for you.
HOMEWORK: WE#4: Personal
Essay
Directions:
Directions:
1. Open a blank google doc.
2. Copy the directions in red (below), then paste them into the top
of your doc.
3. Read the directions carefully, so you BEGIN WITH THE END IN
MIND.
4. Read the two choices you have for this assignment (Cynefin or
Comfort), then select the one you most want to write about.
5. Start your essay!
6. Finish for homework (due @ tardy bell Monday).
You must answer "YES" to all the following questions
for 100% on this assignment.
1. The piece is a minimum of 400
words. My word count is in parentheses beside my name.
2. I used paragraphs to show my shifting
ideas.
3. I used the correct MLA format for
heading.
4. I doublespaced the whole piece.
5. I included at least five specific
examples to support what I’m saying--these five specific examples are
highlighted in yellow.
6. I used thesaurus.com to replace at
least five words I ordinarily use with five more powerful, precise words--these
words are highlighted in pink.
7. All above items are complete by
classtime Monday, at which time I will submit it to Willis on google form.
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