If you were absent today, be sure to do all three lessons below. We wrote for ten minutes on each prompt. I collected the what / so what charts on the Hamlet passage you chose. See yesterday's blog if you've been away.
Thanks, Yvonne Blomer. Amazing exercises. We really appreciate your time.
Yvonne's emphasis today was clear. When you write, make it personal but use enough detail that allows your reader to experience it too. Metaphors work really well to make the piece more resonant. Appealing to the five senses really brings the piece to life.
The first prompt was to write about a place. Yvonne read her piece called Four Seasons in Japan and it really made us feel what it was like to be a Canadian living in Japan.
The second piece was to write a personal piece about an object. Yvonne had a bag of objects from a rock to a jar of basil to a wooden spoon to a bottle of Advil. We wrote and shared our pieces.
The final piece used repetition to create interesting scenarios.
Write about a first bicycle to get you started. After 4 minutes, write a new scenario but use the last line of the first paragraph to start the second paragraph. The second para. is about a different bike or cycling experience.
I hope these scenarios and Yvonne's experience will encourage you to do well on your memoir project. We will talk about due dates tomorrow.
Be sure to finish reading your October book by Thursday.
Tomorrow: Quiz on Act 4 and on the first 30 vocabulary words and then we will write a paragraph on the scene that you chose. It will be a busy class tomorrow so arrive well rested and ready to work.
Thursday: Ms. Moyes will be here to do exam prep.
Friday: I am away at a conference so Ms. Moyes will continue working with you.
