April 2, 2008
Fieldtrip to Legacy Elementary to interview kindergarten students in preparation to create books for them.
Friday, March 28, 2008
March 31, 2008
March 31, 2008
Today we'll write thank you notes to our special guests from last time, Ed and Anne Stevens and Tom Rhoton.
We'll also prepare for our fieldtrip to Legacy Elementary to interview kindergarteners in preparation for creating books for them.
Today we'll write thank you notes to our special guests from last time, Ed and Anne Stevens and Tom Rhoton.
We'll also prepare for our fieldtrip to Legacy Elementary to interview kindergarteners in preparation for creating books for them.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
March 27, 2008
March 27, 2008
We are having very special visitors -- The Stevens Party -- to play music for us, and talk with us about writing songs.
Find out more at http://www.stevensparty.com/bio.html
Be prepared to be an excellent audience!
We are having very special visitors -- The Stevens Party -- to play music for us, and talk with us about writing songs.
Find out more at http://www.stevensparty.com/bio.html
Be prepared to be an excellent audience!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
March 25, 2008
March 25, 2008
Getting ready to Create Children's books
As a self-starter we listed children's books (in the writer's notebook).
Students listened to, then wrote an "If. . . .Then" story in their notebooks.
We looked at more possibilities for children's books.
We read Hip-Hip-Hooray for Annie McRae.
Getting ready to Create Children's books
As a self-starter we listed children's books (in the writer's notebook).
Students listened to, then wrote an "If. . . .Then" story in their notebooks.
We looked at more possibilities for children's books.
We read Hip-Hip-Hooray for Annie McRae.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
March 19, 2008
March 19, 2008
We continued the Poetry "Slam." Next time you may bring treats. We will finish up the poem presentations, and you may bring extra poems to share.
We continued the Poetry "Slam." Next time you may bring treats. We will finish up the poem presentations, and you may bring extra poems to share.
March 17, 2008
March 17, 2008
Today is the first day of our Creative Writing Poetry Slam. We will finish up on Wednesday, March 19. You will be judged based on the poem you select and on your performance of the poem.
Notice that there is a time limit -- 2 minute minimum and 3 minutes and 10 seconds maximum. If you are in a duo, this will be doubled, if in a trio, triple the amount of time.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
March 13, 2008
March 13, 2008
Students received a tape-in and taped it on the next "page back" in the notebook. They wrote their responses on the facing page. It included a poem from the book Hormone Jungle, and the students were to
1. Read the attached poem, titled “Hormone Madness” by Steven Gilley (by Brod Bagert)
2. Write quickly about anything and everything this poem brings to mind for you.
3. Borrow a line or pair of lines or a stanza and write your own poem based on that.
(Notice that this poem rhymes. Yours should too.)
If you were absent, ask for the tape-in.
2. Writing "notes" in class assignment. If you were absent, ask for the tape-in.
3. Time to practice/prepare for the Poetry Slam on next Monday and Wednesday. Actually, we didn't have the extra time, so you'll need to prepare on your own.
Poems from Creative Writing class:
Ocean's rushing waves
Crashing against giant cliffs
Smoothly rolling on.
by Kayla C.
An Ode to Dirt
by Joseph D.
Lying on the earth
so still you can be.
Yet in the wind,
you're as swift
as can be.
Without you
there are no
flowers,
no plants,
no trees.
I don't think
there'd even
be grass.
You are a
giver of life.
You give shelter
to so many grateful
creatures.
You let people
dig tunnels
and holes
in you
without protest.
I am so
grateful,
for without you,
the world
would be
most ugly.
Ode to Laffy Taffy
by Jenna S.
Oh, Laffy Taffy,
Oh, how I crave
A bite of your sweet sugariness.
I open your wrapper.
The sweet scent of strawberry
Fills the air.
I follow your bright pink color
With my eyes
Right up until you touch my lips.
I take a nibble of your smooth, shiny surface.
My taste buds burst into song
As you roll around my mouth.
I swallow.
I can feel you running down my throat.
I stop.
Your taste lingers in my mouth
Eager for another bite.
Students received a tape-in and taped it on the next "page back" in the notebook. They wrote their responses on the facing page. It included a poem from the book Hormone Jungle, and the students were to
1. Read the attached poem, titled “Hormone Madness” by Steven Gilley (by Brod Bagert)
2. Write quickly about anything and everything this poem brings to mind for you.
3. Borrow a line or pair of lines or a stanza and write your own poem based on that.
(Notice that this poem rhymes. Yours should too.)
If you were absent, ask for the tape-in.
2. Writing "notes" in class assignment. If you were absent, ask for the tape-in.
3. Time to practice/prepare for the Poetry Slam on next Monday and Wednesday. Actually, we didn't have the extra time, so you'll need to prepare on your own.
Poems from Creative Writing class:
Ocean's rushing waves
Crashing against giant cliffs
Smoothly rolling on.
by Kayla C.
An Ode to Dirt
by Joseph D.
Lying on the earth
so still you can be.
Yet in the wind,
you're as swift
as can be.
Without you
there are no
flowers,
no plants,
no trees.
I don't think
there'd even
be grass.
You are a
giver of life.
You give shelter
to so many grateful
creatures.
You let people
dig tunnels
and holes
in you
without protest.
I am so
grateful,
for without you,
the world
would be
most ugly.
Ode to Laffy Taffy
by Jenna S.
Oh, Laffy Taffy,
Oh, how I crave
A bite of your sweet sugariness.
I open your wrapper.
The sweet scent of strawberry
Fills the air.
I follow your bright pink color
With my eyes
Right up until you touch my lips.
I take a nibble of your smooth, shiny surface.
My taste buds burst into song
As you roll around my mouth.
I swallow.
I can feel you running down my throat.
I stop.
Your taste lingers in my mouth
Eager for another bite.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
March 11, 2008
March 11, 2008
Students received a tape-in about cinquains. They taped it on the back of the last page used in the notebook and wrote at least three types of cinquains.
See the pink hand-out.
We also looked a Haiku and Honku, and students each wrote a haiku or honku. If you go to The Tales of Ba Sing Se, and look for the "Tale of Sokka," you'll hear many haiku!
Find this at http://www.nick.com/turbonick/index.jhtml?searchTerm=Avatar or on YouTube.
A Haiku is three lines. The traditional haiku has 5 syllables in the line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third. Traditional haiku is about nature, but there are haiku poems about other topics. For instance, the "honku" is about driving in traffic.
YOU WILL WRITE ONE HAIKU OF ANY OF THE TYPES, BUT MAKE SURE IT HAS THREE LINES THAT FOLLOW THE 5 SYLLABLE, 7 SYLLABLE, 5 SYLLABLE PATTERN.
Here is a traditional haiku:
As simple as that --
spring has finally arrived
with a pale blue sky.
-- Issa
Here is a honku:
Impatient Hummer
honking, speeding, ruining
a weekend morning.
-- Aaron Naparstek
And here is a "redneck" haiku:
Well-dressed trailer trash
will have muumus and flip-flops
in matching colors
-- Mary K. Witte
And this is a school haiku by an A.F. student"
A.F. Junior High
has crowded halls with backpacks
and lots of people.
--Adrian G.
Students received a tape-in about cinquains. They taped it on the back of the last page used in the notebook and wrote at least three types of cinquains.
See the pink hand-out.
We also looked a Haiku and Honku, and students each wrote a haiku or honku. If you go to The Tales of Ba Sing Se, and look for the "Tale of Sokka," you'll hear many haiku!
Find this at http://www.nick.com/turbonick/index.jhtml?searchTerm=Avatar or on YouTube.
A Haiku is three lines. The traditional haiku has 5 syllables in the line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third. Traditional haiku is about nature, but there are haiku poems about other topics. For instance, the "honku" is about driving in traffic.
YOU WILL WRITE ONE HAIKU OF ANY OF THE TYPES, BUT MAKE SURE IT HAS THREE LINES THAT FOLLOW THE 5 SYLLABLE, 7 SYLLABLE, 5 SYLLABLE PATTERN.
Here is a traditional haiku:
As simple as that --
spring has finally arrived
with a pale blue sky.
-- Issa
Here is a honku:
Impatient Hummer
honking, speeding, ruining
a weekend morning.
-- Aaron Naparstek
And here is a "redneck" haiku:
Well-dressed trailer trash
will have muumus and flip-flops
in matching colors
-- Mary K. Witte
And this is a school haiku by an A.F. student"
A.F. Junior High
has crowded halls with backpacks
and lots of people.
--Adrian G.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
March 7, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Self-Starter: Students received a tape-in. In their notebooks, students responded to the poem as directed on the tape-in.
Prose Day: A Break from Poetry
Activity: Several writing prompts were available. Each student selected a prompt and followed the directions. When one was finished, the student selected another.
One assignment was to write a monologue for a “bad guy” from a story. The others allowed students to finish stories for which they had been given brief starters. They could do as many or as few of these assignments as they wished, but they were to stay on task.
(If you were absent, select at least one story prompt or monologue to complete.)
Self-Starter: Students received a tape-in. In their notebooks, students responded to the poem as directed on the tape-in.
Prose Day: A Break from Poetry
Activity: Several writing prompts were available. Each student selected a prompt and followed the directions. When one was finished, the student selected another.
One assignment was to write a monologue for a “bad guy” from a story. The others allowed students to finish stories for which they had been given brief starters. They could do as many or as few of these assignments as they wished, but they were to stay on task.
(If you were absent, select at least one story prompt or monologue to complete.)
March 5, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Today we viewed, listened to, and read lots of poems.
We watched a video recording of “The Highwayman,” listened to song versions of several classic poems, searched poetry books for poems, and some students spent time at designated poetry sites on the web.
Today we viewed, listened to, and read lots of poems.
We watched a video recording of “The Highwayman,” listened to song versions of several classic poems, searched poetry books for poems, and some students spent time at designated poetry sites on the web.
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