1. Journal Describe the color PURPLE. What does it…. sound like?
look like?
feel like?
taste like?
smell like?

2. Why is writing important?
In your groups, list as many reasons as you can think of to answer this question.
Stuck? Think about:
When do you use writing?
How does writing help you in your daily life?
What kinds of things would be impossible without writing?

3. “good” vs. “Bad” writing
In your groups, generate a list of qualities of good vs. bad writing.
Activity: What makes a sentence better?

4. Resources (keep in your folder)
10 Writing Tips… from William Zinsser  Read and annotate today.
Figurative Language Review  Do at the end of class and use as a reference.

5. What can YOU do to make your writing “good”?
By yourself, come up with a few ideas of steps you can take to make your writing better/more interesting.
What can you add?
What should you take away?

6. Figurative Language Review
Work with your group to review the various types of figurative language. Make notes of any that you need help with/don’t remember/need to review.
On the bottom section, please make sure you come up with examples of your own!

7. Exit Slip
What figurative language do you need to review/need more explanation of?