October 4, 2010

Happy October!      Frightening Writing!

Bell-Ringer:
In the photo, to whom does the bicycle belong?  Why is he or she here?  Create a story, description, poem, commentary, etc. as a response. Consider whether it should be written in first person or third person (or perhaps even second person).

An example of story from A Wolf at the Door. 
Creating a plot line for your story.


The Zombie Challenge for October!
Today we will write Zombie Haiku.   The  Haiku form we are using today is a three line poem using a specific number of syllables See the handout on our wiki: http://cavemanenglish.pbworks.com/October-2009-Handouts

Example of Zombie Haiku from Chris Crowe, BYU professor, author, and 'ku Master for the Central Utah Writing Project:

z’ bumper sticker:            "z'" is an abbreviation for zombie.  "'ku" is an abbreviation for haiku.
“a brain is a terrible
thing to waste.” eat up.

Writing Zombie Haiku  
Each student is writing three (3) haiku -- about zombies or something else scary.

Three lines:                                            
1st Line – 5 syllables        one: five syllables            (count them)                 
2nd Line – 7 syllables       two is seven syllables     (count them)                       
3rd Line – 5 syllables        three is back to five        (count them)                  
Have fun!

zombie haiku are                 
highly addictive ‘cuz they       
get into your blood                

beware, seventh grade!          
Dorsey and other teachers    
get into your brains              
                              -- Ms. D.


The Scary Story Challenge for October

We will write scary stories.  Be prepared for more examples.