Author Study Prezi

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Listen to your heart!

Post your two-sentence minimum comment here regarding how your story is progressing. Due 2/6 by midnight- this is for 10 points!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Memoir Assignment

When you finish reading 3 of the excerpts, please post your comment ON MY WEBSITE's BLOG! This is a change from yesterday. This blog isn't functioning properly today.
To post on my website's blog, just click on View Blog, which is at the top of the page beside the title Creative Writing. I will try to be online during the time of the class to start approving comments so that you can see them in order to comment on those TODAY!
Don't forget to post a comment about another student's comment. Also, copy and paste your 4 comments onto a word doc and put it into your folder that you shared with me on Google docs (you can either create your document on Google Docs or you can upload a Word document from your computer). Turn in a copy of the rubric with your name on it. This is due Friday!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Sorry Wrong Number and The Lottery

After reading both one-act plays, you need to comment on the all of the following questions. Answers should be in complete, well-written sentences Comments are due APRIL 25 by midnight!!

What surprised you about the format/structure of the one-act? Explain by providing specific examples.

What do you think will be the biggest obstacle to overcome in writing a one-act play? Explain why.

Name 3 elements that all one-act plays should have in them and provide an example from one play that we read to support your ideas.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Critiquing Poetry

Create your own critique sheet for poetry. Use the following elements of poetry to help you workshop poems:
Form and Structure
Voice and Speaker
Mood/Tone
Message/Theme
Figurative Language/Imagery
Sound Devices
Flow

Robert Frost assignment

Go to the following link to read Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" poem

www.wsu.edu:8001/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/frost_road.html

Use the Critiquing Poetry post to analyze the poem
Make one comment on THIS POST (not critiquing poetry post)regarding your interpretation of poem and explain. Comments due by midnight Thursday 3/24!
Prepare your critique sheet for workshopping and/or discussing on Wednesday 3/23.
This assignment is worth 10 points. (3 points for comment and 7 points for the critique sheet and discussion on Wednesday)