Review of elements of descriptive writing
Blocks C& D:
Descriptive Writing Activity: Sense of Sight
Reviewed the importance of using specific words to qualify or describe a color.
Broke into groups to brainstorm different shades of each of the assigned 9 colors (each color had its own bristol board). Exchanged after 3 minutes until each group had an opportunity to think of specific shades for each color.
Group with most shades will win a "candy" prize on Monday:)
Block D: Assigned "Senses Poem" -- passed out criteria sheet and rubric. (due next Wednesday)
Block C: Will assign "Senses Poem" tomorrow!
Homework: Be sure to have your grammar sheets completed for tomorrow.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Wed, Feb. 10
Blocks C&D:
Silent Reading -- 20 minutes
Notes on Description (see below)
Homework: Finish descriptive paragraph and grammar sheets from Monday!
Sense of Sight Activity
Shoe
Leaf
Bread
Sidewalk
These are all things that you might see everyday.
Please choose one of the above objects .
Close your eyes.
Visualize a specific picture in your minds.
Now write several sentences, using the sense of sight to create a picture which will be seen by the reader.
Example: A gold bar of DIAL, oval and cracked. The letters look like an old tombstone and inscription. It has fallen from the sink and rests in the cobwebs and sand behind the waste basket.
Please use original detail . For example, the description of the bar of soap is so particular that it could have existed only in that exact moment in that very place.
Notes: (cut and paste and print!)
Descriptive Writing
When writing descriptively, an important rule of thumb is Ashow, don=t tell@.
Writing that tells merely summarizes an event or impression, whereas writing that shows actually paints a picture of that impression or event in the reader's mind. Writing that shows makes the experience come alive, and makes it real for the reader.
Writing that Ashows@:
uses the active rather than the passive voice
lets the character=s words, appearance, and actions speak for themselves
is economical (uses specific nouns and verbs rather than relying on modifiers)
includes reactions (thoughts and feelings) of the people involved wherever possible.
includes dialogue rather than summarized talk
includes details of time and place
makes use of comparisons and contrasts
is filled with figurative language
Examples:
Writing that tells: Sara was a bit of a dreamer, but she had a certain something that drew my attention right away. When I first saw her, she was sweeping.
Writing that shows: The first time I saw Sara she was holding a large broom, sweeping, her body twisting around the object as if she were dancing with it.
How to Write a Description
When writing an informative description, use clear, specific sensory details. To identify the details to include, you might ask yourself these questions about your subject.
What is its size? Shape? Weight?
What color is it?
Of what material is it made?
What is its texture?
For what is it used?
How is it made?
How does it taste? Smell?
What does it sound like if it is hit?
When writing imaginative description:
$ use figurative language and imaginative comparisons to evoke an image in the reader=s mind and create an emotional response.
$ concentrate on creating an overall mood or atmosphere and choose images that will contribute to it.
$ Organize your description to help your reader navigate through it.
Use chronological order when the sequence in which things happened is most important (e.g. when you are describing an even or process).
Use spatial order when the position of things is most important (e.g. when you are describing a place).
Use order of importance when a certain aspect deserves the most attention (e.g., when you are describing a series of steps, but one step has to occur or the others won=t matter).
Silent Reading -- 20 minutes
Notes on Description (see below)
Homework: Finish descriptive paragraph and grammar sheets from Monday!
Sense of Sight Activity
Shoe
Leaf
Bread
Sidewalk
These are all things that you might see everyday.
Please choose one of the above objects .
Close your eyes.
Visualize a specific picture in your minds.
Now write several sentences, using the sense of sight to create a picture which will be seen by the reader.
Example: A gold bar of DIAL, oval and cracked. The letters look like an old tombstone and inscription. It has fallen from the sink and rests in the cobwebs and sand behind the waste basket.
Please use original detail . For example, the description of the bar of soap is so particular that it could have existed only in that exact moment in that very place.
Notes: (cut and paste and print!)
Descriptive Writing
When writing descriptively, an important rule of thumb is Ashow, don=t tell@.
Writing that tells merely summarizes an event or impression, whereas writing that shows actually paints a picture of that impression or event in the reader's mind. Writing that shows makes the experience come alive, and makes it real for the reader.
Writing that Ashows@:
uses the active rather than the passive voice
lets the character=s words, appearance, and actions speak for themselves
is economical (uses specific nouns and verbs rather than relying on modifiers)
includes reactions (thoughts and feelings) of the people involved wherever possible.
includes dialogue rather than summarized talk
includes details of time and place
makes use of comparisons and contrasts
is filled with figurative language
Examples:
Writing that tells: Sara was a bit of a dreamer, but she had a certain something that drew my attention right away. When I first saw her, she was sweeping.
Writing that shows: The first time I saw Sara she was holding a large broom, sweeping, her body twisting around the object as if she were dancing with it.
How to Write a Description
When writing an informative description, use clear, specific sensory details. To identify the details to include, you might ask yourself these questions about your subject.
What is its size? Shape? Weight?
What color is it?
Of what material is it made?
What is its texture?
For what is it used?
How is it made?
How does it taste? Smell?
What does it sound like if it is hit?
When writing imaginative description:
$ use figurative language and imaginative comparisons to evoke an image in the reader=s mind and create an emotional response.
$ concentrate on creating an overall mood or atmosphere and choose images that will contribute to it.
$ Organize your description to help your reader navigate through it.
Use chronological order when the sequence in which things happened is most important (e.g. when you are describing an even or process).
Use spatial order when the position of things is most important (e.g. when you are describing a place).
Use order of importance when a certain aspect deserves the most attention (e.g., when you are describing a series of steps, but one step has to occur or the others won=t matter).
Monday, February 8, 2010
Monday, Feb.8
Blocks D & C:
Silent Reading (Independent novel)
Notes on Parts of Speech (reviewed on overhead -- did not copy)
Passed out 2 double-sided grammar sheets to be completed for homework.
Silent Reading (Independent novel)
Notes on Parts of Speech (reviewed on overhead -- did not copy)
Passed out 2 double-sided grammar sheets to be completed for homework.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Friday, Feb. 5
Silent Reading 20 minutes
Went over Reading Response criteria
Passed out Writing Logs (to be kept in writing portfolios)
Copied notes on the different genres of writing (went over notes)
Went over Reading Response criteria
Passed out Writing Logs (to be kept in writing portfolios)
Copied notes on the different genres of writing (went over notes)
Thursday, Feb.4
C & D Blocks:
Went to library to select independant novels (read novels and completed our first Reading Response)
Passed out Reading Response criteria sheets (to be put in writing portfolios)
Went to library to select independant novels (read novels and completed our first Reading Response)
Passed out Reading Response criteria sheets (to be put in writing portfolios)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Wed. Feb. 3, 2010
Block C&D:
Passed out student info. sheets
Passed out course syllabus (reviewed with class)
Course Expectations
Adjective Name game
Passed out student info. sheets
Passed out course syllabus (reviewed with class)
Course Expectations
Adjective Name game
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Phys. Ed 621 Web Assignment
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