Week 2: Creative Writing

Ms. Moran

Monday, September 14, 2015

0Welcome to class!0Today our desks should look like this

(groups of 4)

Do Now0Find a person in class who is

“newer” to you. Share one interesting fact about yourself.

What’s up this week?0Homework: By tomorrow, bring in one

artifact from your childhood (picture/object) // By Thursday, have revised autobiography ready to share. 0Monday: Name activities0Tuesday: Childhood memories0Wednesday: 7 Minute Autobiography0Thursday: Presentation of Autobiography0Friday: Poems and Vocab Quiz

What’s up today?0Read an account that focuses on the

importance of a name and write about the significance of your name0Free Write0Vocabulary0Name stations0Name generators0Ticket to Leave

Free WritingFREEWRITING RULES0 1. Write without stopping (don’t let inner editor catch up.)0 2. Write for the whole time (after you have written everything you

know, you write what you don’t know).0 3. Don’t worry about spelling or grammar (until the final draft).0 4. Follow the dog. (Follow those odd smells, sounds, images at the

corner of your mind.)

FREEWRITING HINTS (if you are slow getting started) 0 1. Start in the present moment with what you are thinking and feeling0 2. Describe your surroundings using all your senses. Describe how

your body feels.0 3. If you start to feel self-conscious or stiff in your writing, write about

it! 

Today’s Free Write0Write about someone named Ollie Pantoja

7 minutes

Today’s Vocabulary:Ambivalent

0having mixed, contradictory feelings about something or someone

Stations about names0At each of four stations, you will find either a reading

or activity0 At each station, one person reads the poem/story aloud0 What are the names in the story?0 How are those names important?0 Are the names experiences positively or negatively?0 What connections can you make to the author’s feelings

about names?

0 *Use one colored paper per station*

Station 4

0Pet names: http://www.languageisavirus.com/pet-names/index.html#.Ver9gCxVikq

0How many people have your name? http://howmanyofme.com./search/

0Random name generator: http://thenamegenerator.com/

Ticket to Leave

0Share out one thing you learned about the importance of names either for yourself or for others

Game!

0This one time I…

Please move the desks back to rows

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

0Welcome to class!0Today our desks should look like this

(groups of 4)

Do Now

0Find a NEW partner and discuss these two quotes:

“What's in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare

“Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” – J.K. Rowling

What’s up this week?0Homework: By Thursday, have revised

autobiography ready to share.

0Monday: Name activities0Tuesday: Childhood memories0Wednesday: 7 Minute Autobiography0Thursday: Presentation of Autobiography0Friday: Poems and Vocab Quiz

What’s up today?0Present an object from childhood. Use

that object as basis for descriptive writing and revision. 0Free Write0Vocabulary0Sharing artifacts from childhood0Red Bicycles, Blue Seas0Ticket to Leave

Free WritingFREEWRITING RULES0 1. Write without stopping (don’t let inner editor catch up.)0 2. Write for the whole time (after you have written everything you

know, you write what you don’t know).0 3. Don’t worry about spelling or grammar (until the final draft).0 4. Follow the dog. (Follow those odd smells, sounds, images at the

corner of your mind.)

FREEWRITING HINTS (if you are slow getting started) 0 1. Start in the present moment with what you are thinking and feeling0 2. Describe your surroundings using all your senses. Describe how

your body feels.0 3. If you start to feel self-conscious or stiff in your writing, write about

it! 

Free Write

0Write about the object or picture you brought in.

0 10 minutes

Today’s Vocabulary:Analyze

0 to study or examine something carefully in order to gain a deeper understanding

Red Bicycles, Blue Seas

0Choose a color

0Write about a childhood memory associated with that color

015 minutes then pause

Why Description Matters

0We will read together

0As we read, highlight information that resonates, inspires, or calls you to question

Revise and Rewrite

0Read your piece aloud to a partner

0As you listen to the reading, think of one thing the author did well and one description you would like to hear more of

0After both reading and receiving feedback, spend 7 minutes rewriting your piece

Ticket to Leave

0Share your most descriptive sentence

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

0Welcome to class!0Today our desks should look like this

(groups of 4)

Do Now

0Find a partner. Ask them the first word that comes to mind when they think about this class. Discuss what you think that means. 0Some words don’t exist in EnglishFernweh (German): Feeling homesick for a place you’ve never been.

What’s up this week?0Homework: By tomorrow, have revised

autobiography ready to share.

0Monday: Name activities0Tuesday: Childhood memories0Wednesday: 7 Minute Autobiography0Thursday: Presentation of Autobiography0Friday: Poems and Vocab Quiz

What’s up today?0Write a 7 minute autobiography. Revise

to include descriptions. 0Free Write0Vocabulary0Random Autobiography Reading07 Minute Autobiography0Ticket to Leave

Free WritingFREEWRITING RULES0 1. Write without stopping (don’t let inner editor catch up.)0 2. Write for the whole time (after you have written everything you

know, you write what you don’t know).0 3. Don’t worry about spelling or grammar (until the final draft).0 4. Follow the dog. (Follow those odd smells, sounds, images at the

corner of your mind.)

FREEWRITING HINTS (if you are slow getting started) 0 1. Start in the present moment with what you are thinking and feeling0 2. Describe your surroundings using all your senses. Describe how

your body feels.0 3. If you start to feel self-conscious or stiff in your writing, write about

it! 

Free WriteWhat is the best or worst thing that

ever happened to you?

Today’s Vocabulary:Animosity

0 strong feeling of dislike or ill-will towards someone/something

Bonus Words

0Scowl: an angry expression

0Strode: walk with long steps in a specific directions

Random Autobiography

0Read together

0What does the author do to guide the reader through her life?

0What do you like about her style of writing?

0How does she use minimal yet powerful descriptions to engage her reader?

Writing Your Autobiography

0 Ideally, it should take no more than 7 minutes to READ it, but it will take longer to write it

0Due tomorrow- independently revised and rewritten

Ticket to Leave

0Share one descriptive word

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

0Welcome to class!0Today our desks should look like this

(groups of 4!)

Do Now

0Get out your piece of writing. Read it over in your head. Take a few minutes and collect your thoughts.

What’s up this week?0Homework: Late work due tomorrow

0Monday: Name activities0Tuesday: Childhood memories0Wednesday: 7 Minute Autobiography0Thursday: Presentation of Autobiography0Friday: Poems and Vocab Quiz

What’s up today?0Present your autobiography. Give and

receive critical praise and feedback.

0Vocabulary07 Minute Autobiography0Ticket to Leave

Today’s Vocabulary:Approximate

0 close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact

Procedure

0Read Giving Feedback on Writing

0Decide what type of feedback you want

0Decide what you will be listening for before each reading

0Record your feedback on a separate sheet of paper. Hand that in with your autobiography.

Partners

0Brandon and William0Linh and Somelys0Anderson and Kellyn0 Joshua and Joel0Eddie and Gilberto0Poonaty and Cindy

Ticket to Leave

0Praise

0Praise another classmate’s contribution to class. Be specific! What did you like about what they read or said?

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Friday, September 18, 2015

0Welcome to class!0Today our desks should look like this

(groups of 4)

Do Now

0Vocabulary Quiz: Use each word in a sentence

0 Analyze0 Ambivalent0 Alternative0 Animosity0 Approximate

What’s up this week?0Homework: None

0Monday: Name activities0Tuesday: Childhood memories0Wednesday: 7 Minute Autobiography0Thursday: Presentation of Autobiography0Friday: Poems and Vocab Quiz

What’s up today?0Write a poem based on reading the first

line0 Vocabulary Quiz0Bag of Swag!!0Writing poem0Reading Poem0Ticket to Leave

BAG OF SWAG!

Poetry on the T?

0 Interested?

0See me after class.

Poem Writing

0With a partner, you are going to write a poem based on the first line of a famous poem:

“Ink runs from the corners of my mouth. ”

Reading

0Eating Poetry by Mark Strand

Ticket to Leave

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