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CW W8 (Oct 21-23, 2019)
Tues, 10-22
C. Setting (PLACE)
D. Setting (TIME)
1. sunrise
2. New Year’s Eve/Day
3. a thunderstorm (before, during and/or after)
4. the last day of exams
5. in the middle of the night
6. the night of high school graduation
7. after a big dinner
8. sometime in December
9. first day of school
10. during a concert
Week Overview
1. a farmhouse
2. a concert
3. an office
4. a family reunion
5. a camping trip
6. an expensive restaurant
7. a desert
8. the top of a mountain
9. a classroom
10. a wedding reception
11. a shopping mall
12. a city park
13. a college library
The What
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The WHYYYYYYY
E. Conflict (Situation/Challenge)
Most of the story should take place ONLY in this location. Why? You won't have enough space or time to create multiple settings/locations.
1. someone finds a magic lamp
2. something embarrassing has happened in a large group of people
3. a death has occurred
4. an important decision needs to be made
5. a child is born
6. a cat has fallen into a well
7. the car won’t start
8. a secret needs to be confessed to someone else
9. someone's pride has been injured
10. someone has found or lost something
11. someone has accused someone else of doing something wrong
12. reminiscing on how things have changed
13. someone feels like giving up
14. someone has just reached an important goal
15. someone has been fired from his/her job
A. Protagonist/Character
Monday
- Extended DO NOW #14
- Notes: Setting & Conflict
- Practice: Jumbled Story
Tuesday
- Notes: (review) plot line
- Practice: Jumbled Story (work time)
Wednesday
- Jumbled Story (work time)
- Start sharing stories
- HW: Finish Jumbled Story by tonight @ 11:30pm on Canvas
Please grab yo laptop
1. a scientist
2. the oldest woman in the village
3. an extra-terrestrial visitor to earth
4. the mayor of a magical city
5. a time traveler
6. an A-List actor
7. a traveler in a foreign country
8. a new mother
9. a pop music star
10. an alien from outer space
11. a 4th year college student
12. a superhero
Note time!
B. Setting (Social Setting)
Please add notes to yo comp books!
1. Today’s social setting
2. A zombie apocalypse
3. 1920
4. World War 3
5. 2300
DO NOW! #16 (10-22-19)
Mon, 10-21
Jumbled Story
Let's try something different...
For 5-7 minutes...
Draw me your favorite things/things that make you happy. ANYTHING & EVERYTHING
For example
- Your family & friends
- Pets
- Activities & hobbies
- Places
- Etc
Extended DO NOW #14
Purpose:
- to practice how to add the different layers of storytelling
- to BE INSPIRED
In your Comp Books, you'll write down a series of numbers...
- A. Choose a number from 1-12
- B. Choose a number from 1-5
- C. Choose a number from 1-13
- D. Choose a number from 1-10
- E. Choose a number from 1-15
Step 1: Write the thing
Step 2: Show-and-Tell
- Taco bout your character & then taco bout your DO NOW!?
- Round 1: Partners
- Round 2: New Partners
- Round 3: Group of 4 with all different people
Step 3: Share with the class
Let's go over the assignment expectations
CANVAS
DO NOW!? #15
Using the character you created for the Character Sketch assignment, write as though they are in this photograph.
- Create context for the picture
- Where is this? When is this?
- How did they get there?
- How do they feel about being in this setting?
- What will your character do?
- What will they discover?
- Expand on these ideas! Pretend your character is dropped into the setting of this picture
Wed, 10-23
Extended writing time!
Thurs, 10-17
The What
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The WHYYYYYY
Jumbled Story Pointers
- PLOT LINE
- Don't forget to CAREFULLY read the assignment's expectations (on Canvas)
- REVISE, REVISE, REVISE
The What
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The WHYYYYYYYYY
NOT A "DO NOW", BUT A "PLEASE WRITE THIS"
HW: Jumbled Story due on Canvas @ 11:30pm
Temperature Check!
On a separate sheet of paper, respond to the following...
- Please write down yo name
- ***How are you doing? How's life What's going well so far this school year? What's not going so well?
- Anything I should know that might affect your progress in class?
- How is this class going? Anything you want to try?
- Our next unit is either PROFESSIONAL WRITING or (mini) POETRY. Which one is more meaningful or interesting (or less painful)? Why?
- DO NOW music genre requests
The What
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The WHYYYYYYYYYY
Thesis stuff
4 sources due @ the end of the period
CONGRATULATIONS!!!