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grace lee

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CW W5

Oct 7-11, 2019

Mon, 10-7

DO NOW!!!!!! #7 (10-7-19)

Storytelling (Fiction) Overview

The What

&

The WHYYYYYY

Think about one of your favorite characters. They can be from a book, movie, comic, or any other genre you can think of.

  • Why do you like that character?
  • What makes that character unique?
  • What does this character look like?
  • Act like?
  • What does this character want? What obstacles keep this character from getting the thing they want?

Week Overview

Group Stories #whatfun

Monday

  • Fiction Unit Overview
  • TED Talk: Clues to a Great Story

Tuesday

  • Creative Writing Exercise #hopefullyfuntimes

Wednesday (LEE OUT)

  • Creative Writing Exercise (Twilight Zone) #hopefullyfuntimes

Thursday

  • Creative Writing Exercise #hopefullyfuntimes

Friday

  • Class Meeting

Tues, 10-8

DO NOW #8!!!!!!! (10-8-19)

We all love stories. We're born for them. Stories affirm who we are. We all want affirmations that our lives have meaning. And nothing does a greater affirmation than when we connect through stories. It can cross the barriers of time, past, present and future, and allow us to experience the similarities between ourselves and through others, real and imagined.

If every color is associated with a particular emotion/mood, what color are you today? Why?

SHORT version of DO NOW!!!!!!!

(won't be sharing these with classmates)

Prompt:

Yesterday, on the way home from school I saw the strangest creature. It had...

  • 5 people in a group

Step 1: Writing

  • Each person starts with a piece of paper
  • Write for 2 minutes
  • ROTATE to the right
  • Read what previous student wrote and ADD to their story (2 minutes)
  • 4 Rotations
  • Have some fun with this! Be Creative! Think outside the box!!! Be your naturally weird, quirky selves
  • BUT BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE
  • At the last rotation, make sure you conclude the story

Step 2: Reading

  • Return the story to the original start person human thing
  • Read your new story out loud

Step 3: Choosing

  • Choose ONE story (but we can read more if we have time)

Step 4: Sharing! #sharingiscaring

  • Read your group's story to the class
  • Turn in a copy of your group's story to meeeeeeeee

The What

&

The WHYYYYYYYYYYY

TED Talk: The Clues to a Great Story by Andrew Stanton

Thurs, 10-10

The What

&

The WHYYYYYYYYY

What do you call a wolf that has things figured out?

DO NOW #10!!! (10-10-19)

DON'T START YET

Instructions:

  • Each table group will be paired with its neighboring group
  • Each paired group will be assigned random cards from Superfight the Game
  • Write for 5 minutes why YOUR monster will win the fight
  • Present your arguments to the class
  • Class votes who will win

Dixit: Group Story with a Twist

Instructions

  • 6 groups
  • Each group will randomly be given Story Cards
  • Talk with your group & create a story using the cards
  • Write your story out (you'll turn in your group's story)

Expectations:

  • Yes, you must use ALL the cards
  • Be...(wait for it)............CREATIVE #muchwow
  • You can add "filler" stuff, but your story must incorporate ALL OF YOUR STORY CARDS
  • Be ready to share your story and Story Cards with the class

Aware wolf