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Exit Highway 61 to Thunder Road. Saturday, May 8, 2010. Creative Writing Class for Grades 10-12. Monday, April 26, 2010. Three More Assignments for Creative Writing Class.
This blog details experiences in writing fiction and poetry and exploring ways in which to make writing engaging for my students. Monday, April 26, 2010. Look Who is on Facebook.
5410 - The Vibe Gets Kind of Scary. The 5410 - Teaching Poetry and Fiction Blog by M. Wednesday, May 5, 2010. I made a web site. Lessons I Learned in 5410. Have a great summer! Monday, May 3, 2010. Continuation of Kill the Dog.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Assignments for the last week of class! Make a list of people you admire. They can be dead or alive. They can be people you know personally, or people that you have only heard about. Try to think of at least 10 people. Describing words about each of them. Keri Mac- lawyer, ivy league, billable hours, dancer, committed. My grampa- brilliant, hardworking, addicted, loving, my best friend, my hero. Take your list of people, chose one, and write a story.
I have 5410 cents in my bank account. Monday, May 3, 2010. I will go into these journal assignments in more detail later. This is certainly more difficult to measure, but repeat.
Sunday, May 2, 2010. Students will practice editing and changing their poems to make the best product. Students will practice writing a 20 line poem with very specific directions. Each line has to be a specific thing. Students will practice changing up lines in order to practice editing skills and become better poets.
Creative Writing Class for Grades 10-12. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. 1 Students will practice writing dialogue that fits a given situation and character. 2 Students will insert dialogue into an already begun piece of writing. A Students will focus on the use of dialogue to both give add to characterization and advance plot. 1 Does this advance the plot? 6 Once students have finis.
I have lots of ideas, but have always been nervous about taking the first step in putting the words on paper, rather making those first few keystrokes. I hope that this blog will serve as a useful medium for me to share my ideas and get feedback that will help me to become a better writer and educator. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Discuss what is going on in our picture.
5410 - The Vibe Gets Kind of Scary. The 5410 - Teaching Poetry and Fiction Blog by M. Wednesday, May 5, 2010. I made a web site. Lessons I Learned in 5410. Have a great summer! Monday, May 3, 2010. Continuation of Kill the Dog.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Assignments for the last week of class! Make a list of people you admire. They can be dead or alive. They can be people you know personally, or people that you have only heard about. Try to think of at least 10 people. Describing words about each of them. Keri Mac- lawyer, ivy league, billable hours, dancer, committed. My grampa- brilliant, hardworking, addicted, loving, my best friend, my hero. Take your list of people, chose one, and write a story.
I have 5410 cents in my bank account. Monday, May 3, 2010. I will go into these journal assignments in more detail later. This is certainly more difficult to measure, but repeat.