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Creative Writing
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Assignment Notes
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Class AgendaWeek 1-Aug. 23
Metaphors 3rd person intro Poetry/lyrics analysis Week 2-Aug 30 Characters Descriptive poetry Begin discussing revision process Week 3-Sep. 7 Setting Theme First Sentence Week 4-Sep13 Write around Revision Fiction from life Week 5- Sep 20 4 Generation chart Fiction from life-Memoirs Poetry Week 6- Sep 27 Historical Fiction Week 7- Oct 4 Personal Memoir- narrowing to "My Life in Six Words" Build Multimedia presentation using six words Week 8- Oct 11 Begin modeling project- writing triplets in the style of N. Scott. Momaday Week 9- Oct 18 continue project; logon to class blog Week 10- Oct 25 Finish project; upload project and multi-media presentation. |
Homework
Week 2-Aug. 30
Bring in an example of your work that you love. Bring something from home (wnything that is not alive and will not rot LOL ) Week 3-Sept 7 Bring in your favorite book Bring in a current event (something which answers the W's) Sept 9th- create characer analysis for Little girl at the window image. Remember, if we haven't done your favorite book yet, you need to bring it again. Week 4-Sept 13 Sept 13th: Begin work on your time capsule; political current event. Week 5-Sept 21 Have time capsule letter ready for revision by Tuesday Sept 21- if you missed todoy go to voki.com build an avatar and write a satire over some polorizing current event. Week 6- Sep 27 complete generation chart; record family stories Week 7- Oct 4 Write one page on the most important things from your life Week 8- Oct 11 Gather ideas for at least 5 things you believe in; polish mutli-media presentation Week 9- Oct 18 Finish writing triplets Week 10- Oct 25 write critical reviews- be the first to comment on 3-- all different authors; comment on at least 2 comments |