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Write a story inspired by one of these pictures.  100 Word Challenge-Post to Kidblog when Finished :) https://100wc.net/week6-18/#more-20924

Today we will continue working on our scenes.    You watch our Flipgrid videos. Then, you will give feedback and suggestions to your classmates. Here is the Flipgrid We will work on scenes. IF time, we will be talking about metaphor and writing a poem with metaphors. Here's one Metaphor for a Family My family lives inside a medicine chest:  Dad is the super-size band aid, strong and powerful but not always effective in a crisis. Mom is the middle-size tweezer, which picks and pokes and pinches. David is the single small aspirin on the third shelf, sometimes ignored. Muffin, the sheep dog, is a round cotton ball, stained and dirty, that pops off the shelf and bounces in my way as I open the door. And I am the wood and glue which hold us all together with my love. By: Belinda And another (sorry it's sad) Fifth of July My family is an expired firecracker set off by the blowtorch of divorce. We lay scattered in many directions. My father is the wick...

Post your revised piece to Kidblog. Comment on at least three other people's blog posts. Please try to comment on a variety of people's work, and try to make sure that everyone gives feedback. Be specific in your feedback!  What did you like specifically? What questions did you have? What could you relate to and why? What surprised you? How were you thinking, feeling, and reacting as you read? Begin creating our characters for our scenes.  Feel free to refer to or idea generator in yesterday's post for ideas.  Decide on your setting.  Try to keep your scene in one location.  Decide: What is the conflict? What does the protagonist want? What is getting in the character's way of getting what he or she wants?   What are the stakes?  Why does it matter that the character gets what he or she wants? The stakes are what force the character not to give up and to keep moving forward.  How is the conflict resolved? Make sure to use the format...

Describe your most treasured item without actually giving what it is away.  Things to think about: Why is it so precious to you? Who gave it to you or how did you come to have it? As you cannot say its name, use lots of adjectives and descriptions. Here is Mr.Murphy’s example: It sits on my finger. It’ been there since April 2014. I chose it with my wife. I really like it; she likes it less so. But, it’s me that’s got to wear it. It goes everywhere with me. I’ll wear it forever. On the odd occasion I take it off, I really worry about losing it! My cold, metal, matt metal object sitting there on my left hand. No one ever really mentions it. I play with it when nervous. But, it’s there for all to see. Especially me! As I finish, I’m looking at it right now…  POST TO KIDBLOG! Today we will discuss our plan for moving forward with our scene writing.  We will vote on whether or not we want to each write our own or work in groups. Then, we will talk a...

Share scenes from Tuesday if you like Media Center for Writing Groups Revision of piece Ideas for scenes on Padlet

Scene Lessons (focus) on stage directions Use stage directions to describe Mrs. Karney's entrance into the classroom Work on Scenes using stage directions as needed. Work on the piece you are bringing on Thursday to share with your group.  Bring four copies!

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".