Friday, October 7, 2011

Week Ending Oct 7, 2011

Students should have the following assignments handed in for marking:
  • self as character (10)
  • earthquake poem (10)
  • observation assignment (15)
  • brainstorm 5 experiences (5)
The following is a list of which has been introduced and students should currently be working on

  • Personal Experience Story (due Tues in class) (20)
  • Setting: In this assignment students are to focus on the elements of setting ( time, place, description)  using the senses and the concept of show not tell. Students should begin a fictional story that might describe a favourite place, or a place they know well. (10)
  • Dialogue: In this assignment, students should focus on one of two things when writing dialogue. It should function to move plot or enhance character. (10)
  • Conflict: In this assignment, students should introduce a problem and try to resolve it within the story. Remember conflict can take many forms: Internal conflict: person vs. self, person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. machine/technology. (10)

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