Sunday, September 30, 2007

Setting Assignment for October 4 Class

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the delay! I was feeling a bit "under the weather" due to a head cold this weekend.

Take your character and describe a setting as seen by that person. For example, how does a girl like the one Guo is writing see the world around her? You may write in the third person (he or she . . .) as it is easier.

Give at least two details that appeal to the senses (something we see and something we hear for example). Make the place very specific (one location will help you with your description). The details should reflect the personality of the character (a place he or she would like to go).

Write about 125 to 150 words.

Enjoy the rain, rain, rain . . .

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Homework for September 27 (On Character)

Take the character you wrote about in today's class and write from the point of view of that character. In other words, use "I" to describe how the world looks from inside that person.

To make it easier, describe a "moment" in the life of that person (a single incident happening at one specific time, for example). What does he or she think about? What matters to him or her? What doesn't matter? How does his or her mind work?

No set number of words. Put your finished work as a comment to this post. See you next week!

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Writing Activity for Thursday September 20 Class

Good evening writers!

As I walked my dog tonight I saw a man driving by. He drove a grey Chevy Malibu and wore a green-striped polo shirt. Oh yes, he also sported a pair of wrap around sunglasses. His front-wheel drive car had a spoiler the trunk.

What kind of guy was he, I wondered. How might his car, his clothing style, his sunglasses (and yes, his black hair worn a bit long, swept back and held in place with some kind of pommade) give us a sense of his character?

For practice, write a character sketch. Keep it under 100 words. Try to show (but without telling) the kind of person someone is through the externals: dress, actions, grooming . . .

Have fun! Type your writing into the "comments" link at the bottom of this message. Remember to log in first.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Welcome New Students

This is your blog. It provides a fun and interesting way for us to meet the Ministry of Education requirement that we "employ a variety of effective processes and strategies, including the use of electronic technology, to generate, gather, and organize information and ideas."

This year's Writing 12 class will participate in an exercise on descriptive writing done by the English 11 and 12 classes and will publish a few of the best student essays at their online newspaper, The Pearson Buzz.