Creative Writing Thursday, October 13, 2011

TODAY’S TARGETS Creating story setting

Word of the Day (dictionary.com) flaxen \FLAK-suhn\, adjective: 1. Of the pale yellowish color of dressed flax or linen. 2. Resembling flax. 3. Pertaining to flax. 4. Made of flax. The man with the flaxen beard rushed across to tell him and then hurried out by the archway. -- H.G. Wells, When the Sleeper Wakes From it there descended two men - one flaxen haired and tall, and the other dark haired and of slighter build. -- Nikolai Gogol, Dead Souls

TODAY’S TASKS 1.Journal write 2.2 truths and a lie 3.Developing dialogue small group task 4.Dialogue assessment 5.Creating great story setting – Spilling Ink reading – Writing practice task (HOMEWORK)

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Developing Dialogue Recap and Feedback Activity

Dialogue format reminders What do you need to put around dialogue? What do you need to do when you switch speakers? Do you always need to include “______ said?” If you do use “_____ said,” what do you need to put before between the quote and the “_____ said” part?

Developing Dialogue Practice Pick one of the “I Dare You” practice activities on page 128 to do. Criteria: Correct dialogue conventions use develops sense of character and plot event dialogue is not just a normal conversation with dull filler dialogue accurately and effectively represents the voice of the characters speaking

Writing Groups for Feedback In groups of 3-4 (split gender groups) Have two people read the dialogue as if two characters. Writer needs to listen for how the dialogue sounds. Purpose of having other people read: Sometimes writers don't hear their own work, so they don't know whether or not it actually sounds good. Even if the writer reads it aloud, they sometimes self-correct and don't catch awkward phrasing or structure.