Tonight: Type up / re-work the creative piece you worked on in class today. The one with the prompt: MY FATHER IS TAKING DANCING LESSONS, TAP OR BALLROOM, I'M NOT SURE. LAST NIGHT . . .
Use this scene for prompt number 9 on your sheet: Knowing who you are takes courage.
You may need to change some of the details in order to make your writing reflect this prompt. NEVER USE THE PROMPT IN YOUR COMPOSITION. Why?
You don't want imitate the thousand other BC English 10 students who did not learn how to write well.
Criteria: LOOK ON THE HANDOUT.
- Originality
- No cliches or Hollywoodish plots
- Maturity (keep your audience in mind--English teachers)
- Individuality (think chicken coop with Grandma McPhee, not my trip to Disneyland)
- Effective diction (Use verbs from the Flip dictionary: swipes, swerves, nudges, prods, picks, plucks, sucks, dips, glides) Use the vocabulary from our list.
- Shows but does not tell the reader what to think. (Use action, dialogue, setting, verbs, character development effectively).
- Voice and tone engage the reader. Start in the middle of the action. Read and re-read the samples we studied during class.
- Structure is key. (Use at least three paragraphs or as many as you need)
- Proofread. Do not let errors distract the reader.
- Write neatly.
