Thursday, February 24, 2011

Working on a Narrative Essay

From Tiffany or Maria or Linda (or anyone), a first paragraph or more on your chosen character. Remember to bring the person to life as much as you can and avoid telling us; instead, show us. Use as many of the techniques from our example essay as you can . . .

Something for The Pearson Buzz

First drafts anyone?

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Monologues Anyone?

I promise to do mine! Linda can revise; Tiffany can find her glasses; Maria can join in; Marco can have his femme fatale deliver one; Esther can give insight into bulimia. Looking forward to them!

Field Work: Magazine Random Write

Open the magazine and (be honest now) let it be a random page. Choose the first and most noticeable word or graphic from the page and get going from there. Remember to concentrate on solid nouns and verbs and avoid using too many adjectives or adverbs.

The Pearson Buzz: Story Ideas

Here's where you can "pitch" an idea to us. If, like Linda, you have already written a piece that might be used at the Buzz, name it. Sketch out your idea in a bit of detail and suggest a suitable length. Also, say why student readers may be interested in your story idea.

Ideas for Narrative Essay

Put your ideas here. For example, name the character who had/has had an influence on you as Uncle Charlie did to his nephew. Also, see if you can find some concrete details (like the sawhorses, the carpentry tools for Maria's father, the journal belonging to Linda's uncle etc.).

Other things to think about: things the person repeatedly said; a personality trait (like Uncle Charlie's smile); a special event or incident (like the building of the cottage barn/garage). If you can think of these details, outline them here.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Colour Me Red!

If you are feeling inspired by our discussion of "red" today, please put that writing here!

Field Work: What Did You Forget?

Write about forgetting something (or to do something). Make it a rant (angry tone is preferred) and use a bit of hyperbole (exaggeration) for emphasis.

Friday, February 04, 2011

Monologue Poems

If you have any good ideas for characters etc. you can share them here. If you missed class, here's the worksheet and sample poems for you to see.

Field Work: A Love Letter (to some thing)

Write a love letter to the thing you love most. You might choose ice cream, your bed, a soccer ball, an easy chair, your iPhone! Use your imagination.