1. Bell-Ringer: Create a Halloween poem using five words or phrases you draw from the envelope. You may add words, and use the words in any order.
2. Receive Word Bank Packets -- add color words if appropriate
3. Share poems (Return word slips.)
4. Read (in small groups) short stories from The Haunted House: A Collection of Short Stories edited by Jane Yolen and Martin H. Greenberg
5. Turn in poems.
6. Discuss Word Choice: Dead Words and Wonderful Words
7. Collecting wonderful words
8. Write a short scene inspired by great words -- one from each category except Dead Words -- Make sure you don't use any dead words.
Scary Short Story due October 22. We will be able to use the computer lab October 12 and 20 to get these done.
Discuss books for children.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Scary Stories
Your scary stories -- finished, revised, edited-- ready to share -- are due by October 22. We will be able to use the computer lab October 12 and 20 to get these done.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Zombie Haiku by the Creative Writing Class of Fall 2010
writing zombie 'kucount syllables carefully
grades and brains at stake
--- Ms. D.
the night has fallen
and the zombies are coming
dancing to "Thriller"
-- Heidi A.
Halloween is here!
you better run for your life
it's zombie time
-- Miranda R.
[their] arms coming off
and thirsty for blood and guts
they are zombies
-- Courtney C.
they go down the street
looking for something to eat
it's you they're after.
--- Madi V.
creeping through the night
rising from the cemetaries
walking endlessly
-- Robyn M.
colds can be fatal
in a zombie attack. Sneeze!
and there go your brains
-- Liam B.
beware the zombies
they are here to take over
life as we know it
-- Hannah L.
my brains are so nice
zombie will love to eat them --
zombie cannot have'em
-- Brogan K.
you're grabbed from behind
intense pain is to follow
pulled into darkness
-- Skye K.
Feeling Overwhelmed?
Don't FALL for the idea that you can mess around for much of the term, without
FALLing behind.
The last day to hand in late and revised work for this term for this class is October 22, so catch up or stay caught up, and don't leaf it until the last minute.
I found this image at http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2008/02/27/the_big_picture_feature.shtml It was taken by a fellow named Alex Burgess,
Haiku
Example from Ms. Dorsey of a non-scary haiku:
the leaves are changing
colors bursting from the hills
shouting out, “Autumn!”
-- C. Dorsey 10-02-10
image found at spencerjourney.blogspot.com
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Red Ribbon Week
We will be doing a door decoration contest with your B-2 class. They can start decorating this week and the judging will be done on Oct 12th. The 3 top doors will win a prize for the class. They can decorate before school, CAVETIME, or after school. We do have the late bus on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 4:00pm. that your students can use if they stay after to decorate.
We will also have Drug Free Commercial contest where the students can make a 90 second commercial. They can pick up entry forms in the front office starting Monday, October 4th. No more than eight people per commercial. Everyone that participates will recieve a prize and the top three commercials winners will recieve bigger prizes. The commercial will be shown on the TV's in the commons the week of Oct 18-22. The students will vote on October 25th to decide the winners.
Monday October 11, 2010
Sock it to DRUGS! (Wear crazy socks to school)
Basketball Drug Free Throws in commons during lunch with the impaired goggles.
Candy jars guessing game during lunches.
Tuesday October 12, 2010
"Tie" one on against drugs. (wear a crazy tie to school)
Basketball Drug Free Throws in commons during lunch with the impaired goggles.
Candy jars guessing game during lunches
BALLON LAUNCH during CAVETIME
Wednesday October 13, 2010
Spirt Day (Wear school colors)
Basketball Drug Free Throws in commons during lunch with the impaired goggles.
Candy jars guessing game during lunches.
Former Miss Utah Heather Anderson will be a CAVETIME ACTIVITY replacing the movie. She will tell the story of her brother who died from the use of drugs. We will have CAVETIME on Wednesday, Heather is just replacing the movie for the day.
Friday, October 1, 2010
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.
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.
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