Wednesday
2:20 Dismissal Schedule
Writing Buddies
Please put these
dates on your calendar. Don’t be
absent! L
1. Thursday, May 15th
a. Kailey M. has to be
absent (1st).
b. Selena (or Dylan, if
Selena’s not here) will take her kiddos!
2. Wednesday, May 21st
Focus for the Last Thirteen
Days
1. Showing, Not Just
Telling
2. Revision
3. Writing Buddies
4. Portfolio
Assignment #1: The Six-Word
Memoir Overview
1. Be
PRECISE. (Writing
Lesson)
2. Use
strong diction—your Vocabulary Variety
sheet! (Writing Lesson)
· I
will be evaluating your work today on these two skills. Focus on
that, and begin with the end in mind.
THINK ABOUT THIS:
Rumor has it that when writer Ernest Hemingway was asked to
write a short, short story, he penned this:
“Pair of baby shoes: never worn.”
That’s only six words, but it tells a story.
Reading
#1 (Fifteen Minutes)
1. Explore the six-word memoirs and stories here: BE
PATIENT--THE LINK TAKES A MINUTE TO LOAD! http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/
2. Read people’s memoirs. You can browse, or you can
click on a certain subject area, if you’re interested in memoirs on one topic.
3. Type your THREE FAVORITE classroom appropriate six-word memoirs
IN OUR CLASS FOLDER in google drive in the document named, “Favorite Six-Word
Memoirs”.
Sharing
·
Favorite Six-Word
Memoir
Writing
#1 (Fifteen Minutes)
1. Create/type
THREE six-word memoirs--that way, you can do a funny one, a serious one, and
whatever else you come up with. THESE ARE ORIGINAL SIX-WORD MEMOIRS,
CREATED BY YOU RIGHT NOW.
2. Grading
Criteria:
a. Use
PRECISE words.
b. Use
your VOCABULARY VARIETY sheet for help. HIGHLIGHT IN YELLOW YOUR
STRONGEST DICTION WORD IN EACH STORY.
c. Type
all three memoirs on the same page.
d. Give each memoir
its own title (which doesn’t count in
your six words).
e. Use the
correct MLA format for heading (part of your grade).
This
is what your paper should look like:
Victoria
Bennett
Ms.
Willis
Creative
Writing (Six word Memoirs)
05
April 2013
The
Buzzer Ends It
One
opening, One fulfilment: One Inadequacy
Rudy
Floppy ears,
black spots: my puppy
This
is Me
Opinionated,
Blonde, Blue-eyed, Loving, Careful, Truth-teller
When You Finish Your Three Six-Word Memoirs/Stories
Take the three noredink quizzes:
1.
Apostrophes—FINISH BY CLASSTIME TOMORROW.
2.
Commas, Run-Ons and
Fragments
3.
Hyphens
Sharing
· Best Original Memoir
Writing Assignment
#1: Prompt Word Poem!
·
pages 24-26--we annotated the poem according to the directions, then got with a partner for five minutes to compare annotations and poach.
We will continue this Friday.
No comments:
Post a Comment