CREATIVE WRITING BLOG

First we will go on a Scavenger Hunt with your table group. I will get you a list of items to find and take pictures of. You will post your pictures here . We Wear the Mask BY  PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR We wear the mask that grins and lies,  It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—  This debt we pay to human guile;  With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,  And mouth with myriad subtleties.  Why should the world be over-wise,  In counting all our tears and sighs?  Nay, let them only see us, while         We wear the mask.  We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries  To thee from tortured souls arise.  We sing, but oh the clay is vile  Beneath our feet, and long the mile;  But let the world dream otherwise,         We wear the mask! I will give you a piece of black contact paper, and you will create your self-portrait with it.  We will read and discuss these poems.  Then you will brainstorm some ideas for your own.  You will write your own poe

Congratulations!  You survived your first day.  It wasn't so bad, was it? Agenda: Take out your scissors and glue stick. Today we will be creating magazine poetry.   You will choose two advertisements from any of my magazines.  Rip out those two pages. Cut out the words in any way you like to create a poem.   You must use words from both pages. It must make sense. Glue them on to your paper. Decorate/color if you like Clean up your mess. We will then do a quick getting to know you activity. You will interview a partner and find out three fun facts about him or her.

Welcome to Creative Writing! I am excited about our semester together!   Today we will learn a little about the class (I will try not to be BORING)!  We will get to know each other and create Selfies and Text Messages about ourselves. We will use THIS template for your selfie picture.  You will write a text message answering one or more of the following questions: What did you NOT do this summer? Best memory of the summer. Best thing you ate this summer. Funniest thing that happened this summer. Person you spent a lot of time with this summer. Something educational you did this summer. Somewhere you traveled or went this summer. If you have another idea, just ask! We will display these on our bulletin board to learn more about each other! After that, we will play a few games to get us up and moving around! TO DO Please bring a pair of school scissors tomorrow, as well as a glue stick!