I'm Watching an Insect . . .

Start with "I'm watching an insect . . .

Use all (or some) of the verbs from the list in your piece.

gurgle, murmur, hum, stall, kiss, curse, scale, leap, tangle, fondle, flick, fry, kneel, nest, thread, buzz, flip, grasp

Edited Writing (Olympics) in Word Format

Field Work: Magazine Random Write

Open a magazine at a random page. Choose the first word or graphic you see. Begin to write from this point. Concentrate on using a good variety of solid nouns and verbs. Avoid adjectives and unneeded adverbs if you can!

The Olympics!

The sky's the limit! Comment, complain, appreciate. Write a poem. Write an article. Write anything that comes to mind.

Story Ideas for The Pearson Buzz

Put them here as a comment.

Read The Pearson Buzz.

Field Work: A Love Letter

Remember: no love letters to any humans!

Colour Me Red

If you'd like to write with a "red" theme, please put your writing here. Try to incorporate ideas you heard in today's class if you can. Have fun!

Here I Am

Using the sample I've provided, copy the structure as exactly as you can. I'll give you a brief sample as the first comment. Remember that the word limit is 100!

Postcard Stories

Please share a completed version of the postcard story you completed in today's class. I promise to try again for something a bit more interesting! If you want to see the formula (sorry that I forgot to give you the worksheet today), I post it as the first comment.

Field Work: The Quietest Thing

What is the quietest thing you heard this week? Note what created the sound, and use metaphor or simile if you can. Do not write from memory; instead, use a direct observation of something you noticed during the week before next week's class.

Shh!