Anecdotes/Writers' Workshop

Quickwrite:  Literary Term  5 minutes

an·ec·dote

   [an-ik-doht]

noun, plural an·ec·dotes or, for 2, an·ec·do·ta [an-ik-doh-tuh]

1.

a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

2.

a short, obscure historical or biographical account.

Write a short anecdote about a time you lied.  Did you get caught?  Did you get away with it?  Why did you lie?  What was your MOTIVATION? 

Writers Workshop: 15-20 minutes 

Share your anecdote or share your short story. 

Review of week:

What did you learn?

Vocabulary:  Prevaricate,  5 W's and an H , Anecdote

Character, Protagonist, Antagonist, Setting, Plot, Motivation

   

Artist:  Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, modernism, cubism 

"Art is a lie that enables us to realize the truth.

If time permits:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1851908803/