Week 4: Creative Writing Ms. Moran. Monday, September 28, 2015 0 Welcome to class! 0 Today our desks...

Week 4: Creative Writing

Ms. Moran

Monday, September 28, 2015

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

(NEW groups of 4). YOU MUST SIT WITH NEW PEOPLE- divide your current group in half and you and one partner move to a new table

Do Now

0We have now finished our introductory unit and you are a writer! What are three things you learned that you will take with you into our next unit?

0Walk and talk…

What’s up this week?0Homework: By Thursday finish the

rough draft of your story // For Friday, finish your story final draft. 0Monday: River of your life0Tuesday: River of your life0Wednesday: 10 years, 2 pages0Thursday: Proofreading and Rewriting0Friday: Poems

What’s up today?0Create a “river” of your life, noting

important events0Unit Overview0Free Write0Vocabulary0Rivers of Life0Ticket to Leave

Unit Overview: Memoir

0 “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”- George Bernard Shaw

05 weeks0Focus on writing about ourselves- can become your

personal statement for college0Focus on reading personal accounts by other people

Free Write

0 “What would you do if you could travel into the past?

Today’s Vocabulary:connotation

0 the idea and/or feeling associated with a particular word

Rivers

0Look at Ms. Moran’s river

0Create a river of your life… think about highs/lows0Think about important events, people, things that

have happened. 0These are public! Share what you can.

0 Include at least 10 events in your life

Ticket to Leave

0Find a friend and swap rivers. Silently read. 0When done, say “thank you” and shake hands.

Please move the desks back to rows

Tuesday, September 29, 2015


(groups of 4)

Do Now

0 Imagine you are at a job interview. The interviewer asks about a moment in your life that challenged you and how you overcame that challenge. What do you say?

What’s up this week?0Homework: By Thursday finish the


What’s up today?0Finish the river of your life to include

an explanation of important events

0Free Write0Vocabulary0Remembering vs. reflecting0Ticket to Leave

Unit Overview: Memoir

0 “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”- George Bernard Shaw

05 weeks0Focus on writing about ourselves- can become your

personal statement for college0Focus on reading personal accounts by other people

Free Write

0Respond to this picture.

Today’s Vocabulary:contrast

0 the state of being extremely different than something else, especially when being compared or viewed side by side or next to one another

Reflecting

0Reflecting is the process of looking back on an event and analyzing it

0For today, we will focus on how this event was important in your life especially how it changed you in some way

0For example: Ms. Moran moved to Boston to go to college. Reflection This event caused me to live on my own in a big city where I was very uncomfortable. It forced me to make new friends, take responsibility for myself and my education, and do it without my family.

Ticket to Leave

0Find a friend and swap rivers. Silently read their reflections.

0When done, say “thank you” and shake hands.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015


(groups of 4)

Do Now

0 If you could write one tweet about your life or yourself what would it be. 140 characters only.

What’s up this week?0Homework: By tomorrow finish the


What’s up today?0Write a story about the past 10 years of

your life using only 3 word sentences

0Free Write0Vocabulary03 word sentence examples0Writing 3 word sentence story0Ticket to Leave

Free Write

0 Is diversity important?

Today’s Vocabulary:credible

0able to be believed, believable, able to be trusted

Examples: 3 word sentence

0 I knew it. 0You start Monday.0This is big.0No more internet.0He’s not joking.0 I freaked out!0 Is it you?

Ticket to Leave

0Write out your best sentence on an index card.

0Stand in a circle.

0Read our new story!

Thursday, October 1, 2015


(groups of 4)

Do Now

0Correct the following sentences by adding commas. 0 I need to buy milk cheese eggs and pepper at the store.

0 However it was really rude to say that to your mom.

0 I wanted to go to the dance but it was raining out or at least I thought it was.

0 Yesterday when it was raining I didn’t come to school.

What’s up this week?0Homework: For Friday, finish your story

final draft. 0Monday: River of your life0Tuesday: River of your life0Wednesday: 10 years, 2 pages0Thursday: Proofreading and Rewriting0Friday: Poems

What’s up today?0Revise and rewrite your story to be a

polished final draft

0Free Write0Vocabulary0Writing and Writing Conferences0Ticket to Leave

Free Write

0Write about something that is beautiful.

Today’s Vocabulary:cursory

0not detailed or well-thought out, done in too quickly a manner

Writing and Rewriting

0Complete self-evaluation

0Sign up for a conference with Ms. Moran!

0Begin your second or third draft.

0FINAL DRAFT DUE TOMORROW

Ticket to Leave

0What do you have to finish tonight?

Friday, October 2, 2015


(groups of 4)

Do Now

0Vocabulary Quiz: Use each word in a sentence

0Approximate0Antiquated0Contrast0Cursory

What’s up this week?0Homework: Happy weekend

0Monday: River of your life0Tuesday: River of your life0Wednesday: 10 years, 2 pages0Thursday: Proofreading and Rewriting0Friday: Poems

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

line

0Poem writing0Poem Reading0Ticket to Leave

Poem Writing

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

“The neighbors dog will not stop barking”

Reading

0Another Reason I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House by Billy Collins

Ticket to Leave

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