CREATIVE WRITING BLOG

First, we will finish sharing  our show, not tells Then we will discuss dialogue.  Not only is it important in narratives, but it will be critical in our upcoming scene writing activity.  Click  here t o work on the dialogue activity.   If time, we will describe a "first".

Today we will begin our scene writing!  I'm so excited! You will learn about what goes in to writing a play.  We will begin with an activity about the structural elements of a play.   Think of a movie you liked: Who was the main character? What did they want to do during the movie? What stopped them from doing it? What did they do to try and get what they wanted? What happened in the end? Did they get what they wanted? Discuss: Character:  Protagonist, antagonist Objective: Goal, need, or want of a character Obstacle: What or who is getting in the way of the character achieving their objective? Tactics: What does the character DO to get around the obstacle? Resolution: How does the story end? Does the character get what he or she wants? What would a movie be like without a conflict (objective/obstacle) Crumpled Paper Activity!  You will LOVE this

Today we will finish up our charts from yesterday (1 topic = 18 topics).  Pick one and write for five minutes, pick another and write for five minutes, and another!  Pick one from those three to continue! Then, we will discuss general to specific.  You will work on all of these.    You may make a copy of the document and type directly on it!  

Today we will take a bit more time to finish up our advice piece from Tuesday.   Make sure that you posted your first piece on Kidblog.  If you would like to post either of your poems, go for it.  Feel free to comment on other students' work!  Remember our rules about giving kind feedback. Then, we will pick a topic from a grab bag, sketch the item, and write about it!  FUN!

Different types of writing. Check out the SIX writing types.    One topic=EIGHTEEN topics You will create a graphic organizer about ONE topic to give yourself MANY writing possibilities. THEN, you may pick one to write about. Link to examples and the above.

We will create our Kidblog accounts and publish our work to our accounts. Then we will read the text below and write our own advice piece. We will read the  model text for inspiration. WEIGHED DOWN BY TOO MUCH CASH? DON'T WORRY, I'M HERE TO HELP. Jul 10, 2012 Rick Reilly Columnist, ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CONGRATS, NEWLY MINTED NBA ROOKIE! Now you've been drafted. Next comes the delicious multimillion-dollar contract. And that's when you must do what most NBA players do: start going through cash like Jack Black through the Keebler factory. Filing for bankruptcy is a long-standing tradition for NBA players, 60% of whom, according to the Toronto Star, are broke five years after they retire. The other 40% deliver the Toronto Star. It's not just NBA players who have the fiscal sense of the Taco Bell Chihuahua. All kinds of athletes wind up with nothing but lint in their pockets. A...

Happy Thursday!  Today we will meet in our writing groups for the first time.  You will take out the copies you brought to share and read your piece to your writing group.   We will first review how to give feedback. I will give you a copy of this handout.   After groups, I will introduce RADAR . I will give you a copy of this handout.  RADAR is an acronym to help you remember ways you can revise your work.   You will work on your revision. I will then have you join KIDBLOG, create your Avatar, and upload your mask poem, as well the magazine poem you created the first week.  You  will take time to comment on a few of them. Reflection-Please fill out this Google Form

Today we get to hear two authors speak!   ABOUT THE DREADFUL TALE OF PROSPER REDDING LEMONY SNICKET meets HOCUS POCUS in this darkly delightful MG contemporary fantasy about a modern New England boy who must rid himself of the ancient demon inhabiting his body and break his family’s curse. The first in a duology, the book follows Prosper, who is the only unexceptional Redding in his old and storied family history—that is, until he discovers the demon living inside him. Turns out Prosper’s great-great-great-great-great-something grandfather made—and then broke—a contract with a malefactor, a demon who exchanges fortune for eternal servitude. And, weirdly enough, eight-hundred-year-old Alastor isn’t exactly the forgiving type.      The fiend has reawakened with one purpose--to destroy the family whose success he ensured and who then betrayed him.  With only days to break the curse and banish Alastor back to the demon realm, Prosper is playing unwilling host ...

Finish our narrative about a dramatic event. Mini-Lesson Tinkering and Revising Practice Revision/Think Aloud When you finish, either work on  your name piece or your narrative about the picture you wrote about.  You can always make something better!   Remember my think aloud! Tomorrow we get to hear two authors speak!  If you think you'd like to purchase books tomorrow, bring cash or check.  The books will be $15.   Tomorrow we will get the opportunity to hear two writers speak!  I am including information about each of them below!  If you think you might like to purchase a book, please bring cash or check. ABOUT THE DREADFUL TALE OF PROSPER REDDING LEMONY SNICKET meets HOCUS POCUS in this darkly delightful MG contemporary fantasy about a modern New England boy who must rid himself of the ancient demon inhabiting his body and break his family’s curse. The first in a duology, the book follows Prosper, who is the only unexceptional Redd...

Good Morning!  Today, if needed, we will take a few more minutes to finish our rough drafts of our "name" pieces.  Don't worry if you don't love yours.  It is a rough draft.  We will be writing a few more pieces, and then you will pick ONE to polish and perfect. Then, we will look at two images and take notes on what we see.  We will be keen observers.  Then, you will write a story or description of what you see in the picture. You may take on any point of view you wish!    Afterwards, I will tell you what's "really going on" in the picture! Picture #1 PICTURE #2 We will have a Mini-Lesson on creating a dramatic scene You will then write your own! Creating a Dramatic Scene Write down a memory you have from when you were between the ages of four and ten A memory from sixth grade A memory from the summer Write no more than two sentences about the memory. Here’s a memory I have from high school: When I moved...

Welcome to Creative Writing!  Join Google Classroom How to Give Feedback We will practice giving feedback using this poem Share and give feedback to Mask Poems in our Writing Groups.    We are going to have blast together.    First, we will read "Cemetary Ride" , a poem.  Then, we will read the first page or so of We Were the Mulvaneys .  We will also read  My Name .  Then, check out the history and etymology of your name here . Finally, you will write about your name! You will save your draft and title it in your Google Docs.