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CREATIVE WRITING – SPRING 2010
Monday, March 29 Dear Class, I am home sick today. We will be starting our work with CHARACTER writing this week. My past students have really enjoyed this unit of "creating" another person! I think you will too! IMPORTANT: Do NOT use a real person as your character. You are to INVENT a new person. You will, of course, draw on your own experiences with people to develop your character's personality.

GET STARTED: Please log onto quia to work on the CHARACTER JOURNALS. There are three journals. Finish #1 and #2 today (or tonight). If you have time, you may start on #3. If you don't finish a journal, you may hit "submit" and then start with the next question when you log on next time. Use good integrity, and keep the room quiet. Thanks for being good kids. You may email me (308berryhill@gmail.com) if you have questions. Have an INSPIRED day! Hugs, MsB

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THE WEEK AHEAD:
MONDAY - COMPLETE QUIA "WARM-UP FEB 19-BERRYHILL GONE" IF YOU DIDN'T DO THIS ON FRIDAY! WORK ON DIGITAL STORIES --WORK SHOP FOR THOSE NEEDING EXTRA HELP--

TUESDAY WORK ON DIGITAL STORIES --WORK SHOP FOR THOSE NEEDING EXTRA HELP--

WEDNESDAY WORK ON DIGITAL STORIES --WORK SHOP FOR THOSE NEEDING EXTRA HELP--

THURSDAY-FRIDAY WORK ON DIGITAL STORIES

**--DUE TO POST AND SHARE ON MONDAY, MARCH 1--**

//Digital Stories//

MONDAY - Feb. 8 Digital Stories (drafting)

TUESDAY - Feb. 9 Digital Stories (drafts due)

WEDNESDAY - Feb. 10 Digital Stories (Revise and Record)

THURSDAY - Feb. 11 Digital Stories (RECORDING DUE! Plan to stay after school to record if you're not done on Thursday.)

FRIDAY - No School - HOMEWORK: Gather pictures, take pictures, take video, collect artifacts...

//Finish Universal/Candy Heart stories/Digital Stories//

MONDAY 2/1/10: Finish "Girl on a Tractor" poems; finish Universal essays

TUESDAY 2/2/10: Candy Heart Stories

WEDNESDAY 2/3/10: Introduce Digital Stories Past Classes' Digital Stories Last Year's Digital Stories

THURSDAY 2/4/10: Draft Digital Stories

FRIDAY 2/5/10: Draft Digital Stories (drafts due Monday, Feb. 8)

//Show, don't tell; creating images;// //individual vs. universal//

__MONDAY 1/25/10__ - short class - Read "What I Want Is" poems

__TUESDAY 1/26/10__ Review from Friday's Playdough: Writing takes time. Writing demands an eye for detail. Writing improves with revision. Write what you know. Warm-up #6 Images: Show; don't tell.

__WEDNESDAY 1/27/10__ Warm-up #7 Individual/Universal Assignment: Individual Experience=Universal Message (Due Friday)

__THURSDAY 1/28/10__ Warm-up #8 Work on "Individual" writings

__FRIDAY 1/29/10__ Peer edit/respond Polish Turn in "Individual" writings (post) Warm-up #9 (could be homework)

//Specific vs. general; individual vs. universal; creating images// __MONDAY 1/17/10__ - no school

__TUESDAY 1/18/10__ Categories! (specific vs. general) Warm-ups Share poems Discuss "Why I Write" Share "Important Things" (group work) Assign: Universal...Individual (stories)

__WEDNESDAY 1/19/10__ Warm-ups Work on Universal...Individual Stories (Due by class time on Thursday)

__THURSDAY 1/20/10__ Warm-ups Creating Images -

__FRIDAY 1/21/10__

//Intro to Creativity; Specific vs. General// __MONDAY 1/11/10__ ASSIGN "Ten Important Things" (Due by Wednesday, 1/13) ASSIGN "Creativity Circles" (Due by Friday 1/15) POST "What I Want Is" poems

__TUESDAY 1/12/10__ Warm-ups! Assign "Important Things" (Due by Friday 1/15)

__WEDNESDAY 1/13/10__ - BERRYHILL GONE Read Berryhill's comments to the Quia activities you've completed so far. (NEW PURPLE LINK at the top of this page!) Today's Warm-up #2 Post your "What I Want Is" poem to the WIKI if you haven't done so already. (Due NOW) Work on "Important Things" (Due Friday) Work on Creativity Circles (due Friday) Finish 50 yellow things (if you didn't finish yesterday)

If you finish with the above work, you may do one of these two things: 1) Click here: [|FREE RICE] for a great vocabulary game! 2) "Add a page" to this WIKI and title it with your name. Post pictures, quotes, or samples of your writing that you'd like to share with this class.

__THURSDAY 1/14/10__ - BERRYHILL GONE Warm-up! (Warm-up #2 on Quia) READING ASSIGNMENT ("A Way of Writing") with QUIA activity. Please work alone. Remember to check what is due tomorrow! Be good for Mrs. Beaman :-).

__FRIDAY 1/15/10__ DAY OF SHARING Creativity circles due Important Things due What I Want Poems posted
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I. Intro to Class A. Varied reasons for taking the class (write it/share it) 1. Each of you is a writer. 2. Learn ways to tell your stories. 3. Learn to appreciate others’ stories. B. What is Creative Writing? 1. Writing slows your thinking. 2. Writing lets you hold onto one thought while you explore another. 3. Writing should FEEL like figuring a hard math problem...playing an intense video game... 4. Writing should be fun. 5. Writing should be enlightening. II. Course Expectations A. Materials 1. 3-ring binder for all work 2. Computer or flashdrive 3. Pencil B. Behaviors 1. Active class participation 2. Honor an atmosphere of concentration and creation 3. Full use of class time 4. Community support 5. Brave, happy attitudes required III. Evaluations A. 3-pt warm-ups B. Assignment grades C. Project grades D. Quizzes E. Late work a. First deadline (no docked grade) b. Second deadline (no credit) IV. Getting our feet wet (opening the writing veins) A. Getting braver B. Building trust for a classroom of sharing C. Accepting "Writer-ish" D. Experiencing language E. Experiencing life

Course Content
Week 1 – Intro to Creativity Week 2 – Specific vs. general; individual vs. universal Week 3 – Creating images Week 4 – Show, don’t tell Week 5 – Digital Story Week 6 – Digital Story Week 7 – Poetry Week 8 – Poetry Week 9 – Personal narrative Week 10 – Personal narrative Week 11 – Character Week 12 – Structure of a story Week 13 – Children’s book Week 14 – Children’s book Week 15 – Drama for fun and learning Week 16 – Drama for fun and learning Week 17 – Sonnets Week 18 – Finals