Thursday, April 30, 2015

IMPORTANT: 
You need to finish your books ASAP, so we can deliver them to the children!
As of May 1 there are 7 of you who have not yet finished. 



1. Scribble:  Misty   
      Respond to a poem from The Hormone Jungle: Coming of Age in Middle School.

Next Time:   Sadie F. 


2. Pick a poem for your pocket!  

3. Magnetic Poetry


4. Concrete Poetry -- Designing It
Next week we will go outside and put our concrete poetry on the concrete! 

Concrete Poetry

Examples of Concrete Poetry: 

The Mouse's Tale

Concrete Poetry -- Tree

Face It -- Concrete Poetry

Let The Biter Beware -- Concrete Poetry

http://www.pinterest.com/mchoof/concrete-poems/

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/news/how-to-write-a-concrete-poem/


Quotes about Poetry:
A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.
Robert Frost

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
Robert Frost

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.
Khalil Gibran

I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.
Steven Wright

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
Gilbert K. Chesterton 

 "Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone."-Lawrence Ferlinghetti


Read more athttp://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_poetry.html#5HUxpZAab5IxcTeR.99

Sample About the Author

Here is a sample for an About the Author:

                      About the Author

My name is ______________ and I love to play soccer, go boating, and fishing.
My favorite color is green.  My favorite food is pizza.  My favorite sport is soccer.
My favorite movie is Hercules.   I am in seventh grade at American Fork Junior High. 
I really enjoyed writing this book for you, and I hope that you like it!

Thursday, April 30, 2014

Scribble:

Quadruple Rainbows!

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

1. Scribble:  Writing about an Object -- Today we wrote about the huge "pencil."

To answer each question, you will write for three minutes.

1. Describe it.

2. What is it used for? (and who would use it?)

3.  What are its parts?

4.  What is it similar to?

5.  What can it cause?

6.  How has the item changed in any way?


Here is a link to  Ideas for Scribble Prompts.




2.  Walk and Write.

You should be

o quietly walking ,

o stopping at assigned spots, 

o writing for five minutes – no talking (have someone from your group time you) ,

o then quietly sharing what you have written (all share, all respond to each sharing only with “Thank you.”

o Then you should move on.

Write in your composition book.

You  will visit these places -- each group in  a different order:

  Near the Gyms  (your choice of one of those areas)

   Near the music rooms (your choice of one of those areas)

   In or near the lunchroom

  Near the CTE rooms (your choice of one of those areas)

If you behave well, we will do this again.

_____________________________
Your picture prompt for today:

Friday, April 24, 2015

1. Scribble:  Select one of the prompts on the list about you. 

2. Scribble:  "The Goblin Book"

Next time: "Misty"

3. Expanding kernel essays

4. Lab 143

•      Finish books, if needed.  Make sure you have edited (paying careful attention to the comments), have an illustration for each page, and have included your About the Author and the photo.   I'll put in the "final" grades this weekend, and start sending your books to Ms. Hansen to be printed and bound. 
•      When you have finished your book, create your  Post Inspired By poems on Kidsblog. You will have more time to do this, but it is required.
•       If you have extra time, expand one of your kernel essays, and post it on kidsblog.  You will have more time to do this, but it is required.

2015 Semester 2
http://kidblog.org/DorseyCreativeWriting72015S2/

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

1. Scribble: Lexi

Think of your favorite book. If you were a character in that book, what would you do? Would you change the story line or keep it the same?

Next time: Jordyn


2. Love That Dog  -- "Inspired By" Poetry

 On Friday we will be able to use Computer Lab 143  -- another chance to finish up your books?
and. . . . 

You will create a post to add the best two or more of your "inspired by" poems to Kidblog.




Some Inspired-By Poetry:
from Ms. D.

Chocolate, chocolate
dark and tasty,
I must slow down and
not be hasty.
When I devour you too fast,
All pleasure from you is in the past!


Black cat
pacing,
tail whipping back
and forth,
nervous,
eyes glued on her hours-old babies
as I gently lift each
and then return it
to the towel-lined cardboard box.



3.  In our composition books  -- 

Finish  a Gritty Life Quick List 

1. pet peeve
2. pet peeve
3. something you need to buy
4. something you need to buy
5. topic of recent conversation with friends or family
6. topic of recent conversation with friends or family
7. a Thing you own -- that you are glad are yours.
8. a Thing you own -- that you are glad are yours.
9. something you can do well
10. something you can do well
11. topics in the news
12. topics in the news

4. Receive the page of Kernel Essay sentence starters.
Select one of the topics from your Gritty Life Quick List.
Write about it using the appropriate kernel essay.

Go ahead and write as many of the kernel essays as you can.  

Writing Process -- Humor

Monday, April 20, 2015

Your books are due -- created on Google Docs and shared with Ms. Dorsey -- by the end of class today.

1. Scribble:  Chloe
 

 Write about your dream home.

 

  Next time: Lexi

2. Love That Dog

3. Computer Lab 211 to finish preparing our children's books on Google Docs.


The whole poem: (You need to write only one stanza.)

Love That Boy by Walter Dean Meyers

Love that boy,
like a rabbit loves to run
I said I love that boy
like a rabbit loves to run
Love to call him in the morning
love to call him
"Hey there, son!"

He walk like his Grandpa,
Grins like his Uncle Ben.
I said he walk like his Grandpa,
And grins like his Uncle Ben.
Grins when he’s happy,
When he sad, he grins again.

His mama like to hold him,
Like to feed him cherry pie.
I said his mama like to hold him.
Like to feed him that cherry pie.
She can have him now,
I’ll get him by and by

He got long roads to walk down
Before the setting sun.
I said he got a long, long road to walk down
Before the setting sun.
He’ll be a long stride walker,
And a good man before he done.


   

Prompts with Truisms

http://www.heinemann.com/shared/companionResources/E02673/prompts.pdf






This is from The Story of My Thinking.
See also resources at http://www.heinemann.com/shared/companionResources/E04239/Bernabei_StoryofmyThinking_resources.pdf

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Scribble:  Hannah S.

Hannah's Scribble:  Describe your favorite color as if it were a person. 

Next time:  Chloe
April 22: Lexie
April 24: Jordyn

Love That Dog  pages  10  -    41

We read the poems listed here:
Dog by Valerie Worth
The Pasture by Robert Frost     -- borrowed a phrase or line and wrote based on that
Street Music by Arnold Adoff  -- wrote poetry or prose describing the "music" of a place we know well
The Apple by S.C. Rigg -- made a list of things we could write shape poems about

In our composition books 

We started a Gritty Life Quick List 

1. pet peeve
2. pet peeve
3. something you need to buy
4. something you need to buy
5. topic of recent conversation with friends or family
6. topic of recent conversation with friends or family
7. receive the topic next time
8. receive the topic next time
9. receive the topic next time
10. receive the topic next time
11. receive the topic next time
12. receive the topic next time

Handed in today:

The Hallway
I walk along the empty hallway
mutely watching the reflection
of lights above ripple across
the white and red tiles in
rhythm to my slow and
steady footsteps
rippling like a clear spring
moving over smooth worn pebbles.
            -- Anonymous

Lab 211 -- Work on Children's books.

Finish these up next time, ready to be printed.  

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

1. Scribble:  Lexi S. (absent), so select one of the prompts on that list of "Creative Writing Prompts About Me."

Next Time:  Hannah S.
On the 20th:  Chloe E.


2. Some Love That Dog -- See poems below.
To page 10.  The students wrote poems that were "Inspired By" Blake's "Tyger."




3. Computer Lab to work on your child's book:  Lab 223 today.

Next time and Monday we will to lab 211.
Plan to finish up on Monday and have your book ready to send down the office to be printed in color.


______________________________

Poems for Love That Dog:

The Disruptive Students
by Ms. Dorsey (Inspired by William Blake)

Students, students
talking on
Even though the bell has rung
Who can hear you? Everyone! 
So teacher will cut short your fun.

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

More Love That Dog and poetry

1. The Red Wheelbarrow
2. Stopping By Woods (1 Stanza)
3. The Tiger (2 or more lines) 
4. Read both The Tiger and The Lamb
5. Dog by Valerie Worth 
6. The Pasture by Robert Frost 
7. Street Music by Arnolf Adoff   

   “Street Music” by Arnold Adoff - GallagherLanguageArts

   8.  The Apple   Page back to see more visual poetry. 

   
   
   9.   Love That Boy

All of the poems may be here:  http://www.clccharter.org/andrea/reading/dog_poems.html

More Poetry:  http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/article/246328

Friday, April 3, 2015

Don't forget that Ms. John is sponsoring a writing contest with duct tape as an object or character in your story or essay.

Also, NomenGlobal is sponsoring a writing, photography, video contest with cash prizes.

If you are interested, go to http://www.nomenglobal.com/contest/

1. Scribble:  Describe a jelly belly -- thoroughly!   http://www.jellybelly.com/flavor-guides

2. Lab 223 -- Work on your children's books.