Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014--Creative Writing

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014

Day 28

Welcome to Creative Writing!     

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Organization

• WE #9 should be shared with me, and it should be enabled as “CAN EDIT.”

Focus for the Last Sixteen Days Showing, Not Just Telling Revision Portfolio Sharing Work (small groups; partners)

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 turn it into the drawer.

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:  https://drive.google.com/a/washington.k12.ia.us/?tab=wo&urp=http://schoology.washington.k12.ia.us/assignment/1&pli=1#folders/0B4pq4r-bWrm_NW80aGJmUGpGa2s 3.  Complete the assignment. I gave people about twenty minutes to work—we will talk about these breaks TOMORROW. WHEN YOU FINISH, STUDY THE WORD LIST ON QUIZLET--THAT’S THE ONLY OTHER LEGAL PLACE FOR YOU TO BE. 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.     And here is where you will find two more models:  https://drive.google.com/a/washington.k12.ia.us/?tab=wo&urp=http://schoology.washington.k12.ia.us/assignment/1&pli=1#folders/0B4pq4r-bWrm_dWhtb0g1cERCYnc 4.    We had ten minutes to work on a first draft of this poem.  FINISH YOUR ROUGH DRAFT FOR TOMORROW! 5.     Save it in the class folder for this assignment.  The complete typed rough draft is due by 1:45PM Wednesday.