Monday, May 5th, 2014

Welcome to Creative Writing!       

Happy Monday, May 5^th, 2014!

Writing Buddies

Please put these dates on your calendar.  Don’t be absent!  L

1.      Tuesday, May 13^th

2.     Thursday, May 15^th

a.     Kailey M. has to be absent (1^st).

3.     Wednesday, May 21st

Focus for the Last Twenty Days

1.      Showing, Not Just Telling

2.     Revision

3.     Writing Buddies

4.     Portfolio

When You Come In

1.      Please sign in.

Writing Lesson:  Showing, Not Just Telling

1.      Difference between “literal” and “figurative language” (page 32)

A)    Definitions

B)    Poster:  http://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally

2.     Least Vivid to Most Vivid (page 32 )--Place the sentences in order form least vivid description to most vivid description.

A)    Our barelegged mammas dance down the steps and join us in the rain.

B)    Our barelegged mammas come down the steps and join us in the rain.

C)    Our barelegged mammas dance down the steps and join us in the fresh, clean rain.

D)   Our barelegged mammas come down the steps and join us in the fresh, clean rain.

3.     Diction Sandra Cisneros (p. 32)

4.     Diction Reminders:  Your Vocabulary Variety Sheet and www.thesaurus are your constant companions when you write for the rest of the term.

Daily Points:  Turn It In for a Daily Grade

·      Please put your name at the top of page 32, and lay it by my monkey cup.

Writing Lesson:  Line Breaks (Endline and Enjambment)  (pages 40-41)

1.      Read and discuss page 41 with me now, just the bottom part.

2.     Listen while I explain how to do the assignment.

3.  Complete the assignment.

4.  When you finish, play free rice until I stop you.  Thanks!

I gave people about twenty minutes to work—we will talk about these breaks TOMORROW.

Daily Points:  I’ll check it in the class google folder.

Writing Assignment:  Autobiographical Poem (page 22)

1.      I explained the assignment.

2.     I read Kyle’s model.

3.     I posted another model by Stephanie Fishback in our class folder:  

4.    We had fifteen minutes to complete a first draft of this poem.

5.     Save it in the class folder for this assignment.  I complete typed rough draft is due by 9PM Monday night.