Classroom expectations

1) Treat others as you would like to be treated.  RESPECT ALL NOUNS (People, objects, ideas)

2) Respect other people and their property (e.g., no hitting, no stealing).

3) Laugh with anyone, but laugh at no one.

4) Be responsible for your own learning.

5) Come to class and hand in assignments on time.

6) Do not disturb people who are working.

In addition:
No food or drink in classroom or computer lab.

No cell phones.

 

Where I'm From Poem

Where I'm From

AGENDA:

• Review GENRES---Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, drama
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• Show "Where I'm From" video and explain assignment
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• Go to computer lab to work on Where I'm From poem
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www.georgeellalyon.com/where.html

The WHERE I'M FROM Template

1. I am from _______ (specific ordinary item), from _______ (product name) and _______.
2. I am from the _______ (home description... adjective, adjective, sensory detail).
3. I am from the _______ (plant, flower, natural item), the _______ (plant, flower, natural detail)
4. I am from _______ (family tradition) and _______ (family trait), from _______ (name of family member) and _______ (another family name) and _______ (family name).
5. I am from the _______ (description of family tendency) and _______ (another one).
6. From _______ (something you were told as a child) and _______ (another).
7. I am from (representation of religion, or lack of it). Further description.
8. I'm from _______ (place of birth and family ancestry), _______ (two food items representing your family).
9. From the _______ (specific family story about a specific person and detail), the _______ (another detail, and the _______ (another detail about another family member).
10. I am from _______ (location of family pictures, mementos, archives and several more lines indicating their worth).

 EXAMPLES:


“I’m From the Woods....”      by Nick
I’m from the woods and the creek behind my fenceFrom the gray wooden backyard deck.
I’m from the honeysuckles,
The pear trees by the neighbor’s garden
From the creek when I swing over it.
I’m from the yellow walls of Grandma’s kitchen
From the Yorkshire pup, the coolest thing in my family.
I’m from macaroni pictures of the Ark
From “I just can’t snap my fingers and make it happen” and from David the Gnome in summers long ago.
I’m from my mom’s side of the family,
From roasting turkeys for each holiday,
From when Papaw yelled at his boss and got fired
From the family pictures in the big wooden cabinet and
From the family gathering when we drag them out.
I am from those moments.
A root that no one sees, but walks all over
An important part of the tree.”

Where I’m From....               by Lauren
I'm from baths in the kitchen sink,
From Downy and Mom’s perfume
I am from flowers by the fence  (yellow and springy
they tasted like crayons).
I am from the ivy crawling up the house,
The baby tree whose sturdy trunk shot from the ground
A mirror image of my planted feet.
I’m from sprinkles and plastic table donut shops
From Bert and Ernie
I’m from stupid heads and dot dot I got my cootie shot
From don’t touch this and don’t touch that.
I’m from Hymn No. 96 and why is this piece of bread so small?
And bible crafts made from neon pipe cleaners.
I’m from Bill and Darlene’s branch
From hot soup and freshly baked corn bread
From the Well, when I was little’s and the snowy games
Told to me by Green Bay Packer season ticket holders
In the storage room are boxes
Overflowing with shiny, color-coated memories
Bundles of dreams kept alive
To ask my mother about.
I am from those moments
A leaf changing color with the weather
Time only strengthens the branch that holds me.

Welcome CW 8 Marking period 6

Welcome Creative Writing 8 CW8

Welcome CW 8

Introduction to the course

  Tell us about yourself:

2 Truths and a Lie

A lie (also called prevarication, falsehood) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others. Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. Pablo Picasso Happy Birthday, Picasso! (Picture of the Day) Michael Ray - October 25, 2011 Pablo Picasso. Credit: Rene Burri/Magnum Photos Today marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Pablo Picasso, the co-creator of Cubism and one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Picasso’s career was remarkable for both its length (he held his first exhibition when he was just 13 years old) and its breadth (he explored a wide range of arts, including painting, sculpting, printmaking, ceramics, and stage design). From his “Blue Period” to his development (with Georges Braque) of Cubism, from his flirtation with Surrealism to his global post-World War II fame, the name “Picasso” has come to be virtually synonymous with artistic achievement, in much the same way “Einstein” or “Shakespeare” connote mastery in science or literature. The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso. Credit: Courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago Still Life with Chair Caning by Pablo Picasso. Credit: © S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris, 1972 Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso. Credit: Philadelphia Museum of Art Seated Harlequin by Pablo Picasso. Credit: Courtesy of the Public Art Museum, Basel, Switz. Guernica by Pablo Picasso. Credit: DeA Picture Library Pablo Picasso (right) with one of his pottery designs. Credit: EB Inc.     The Lying Game Instructions 1 Provide each person with a slip of paper and pen or pencil. Instruct everyone to write down three statements about themselves. Two of the statements should be true and one of them should be a lie. Allow everyone about 5 minutes to come up with three good statements. 2 Select a person to go first. That person should read aloud her three statements. Then, conduct voting by having the person read her statements again, asking for a show of hands among the group as to which statement they think is a lie. 3 Ask the person to reveal the correct answer. The people who guessed correctly should mark a tally on their sheets for a correct guess. 4 Continue around the room, having each person read his statement and then conducting a vote. Participants should continue marking down each time they make a correct guess. 5 Ask everyone how many correct guesses they had once everyone has read their statements. The person with the most correct guesses at the end has won the game.