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Creative Writing
Parent Handout
HW Information
https://teachers.io/tmaye / Book(s)
Literature Series / Writing Skills / Creative Writing
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences.
Week One and Two / Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man / Read, Write and Evaluate Leads
Characters: Descriptions, Dialogue, Types and Motivations / Logline Due
Rough Draft Plotline Due
Week Three and Four / Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man / Conflict and Theme / Week Three: Rough Draft One Due
Week Four: Rough Draft Two Due
Week Five and Six / A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L’Engle / Juxtaposition
Irony
Symbolism
Point of View
Mood and Tone
Self/Peer Evaluations
Editing Strategies / Week Five: Rough Draft Three Due
Self Evaluations Due Throughout
Peer Evaluations Due Throughout
Week Six: Final Copy Due
Week Seven / A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L’Engle
Graphic Novel / Graphic Novel Format / Pick a scene form your own piece and adapt in screenplay or graphic novel format.
Week Eight and Nine / Evaluation of Scripts and Script Formatting / Screenwriting Techniques, Format and Evaluation / Pick a scene form your own piece and adapt in screenplay or graphic novel format.
Daily Schedule: Mini-Lesson on writing skill topic 2. Read examples of topic and analyze 3. Silent Writing Time 4. If time: Wtg. Conferences
Students will be using turnitin.com daily. (Goal: Only homework if student does not finish in class work)
Narrative Requirements: 1,000 to 1,500 words G or PG content Graded on 6 Traits of Writing
Other grades from daily lessons, evaluations, rough drafts and daily writing participation
Tracey Maye541-6342
Creative Writing
Curriculum Map / Book(s)
Literature Series / Writing Skills / Creative Writing/
Due Dates / Daily Lessons
Week One and Two / Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man
Twilight Zone: It’s a Good Life
(Characterization)
Daily Skills Video
Disney Greatest Characters YouTube Video / Read, Write and Evaluate Leads
Characters: Descriptions, Dialogue, Types and Motivations / Logline Due
Rough Draft Plotline Due / 1. Time Clock. (Off a favorite movie, etc.) PACING LESSON, Get to know you, Computers
2. Brainstorm topics. Spinning real and other web brainstorming wheel.
3. What is a logline?, Turnitin.com
4. Leads: Types, Practice, Evaluate Others, Famous Leads
5. Building a Scene… Snapshot, etc.
6. Compliment Sandwich/Conferencing/There is no done. Evaluation Sheets
7. Record Keeping of Changes during conferences. Create Document.
8. Character through contrast TZ Episode
9. Figurative Language Descriptions: Paper Switch with character names… Add Flaw, Using your Senses, Outsider’s Lead
10. Authentic Dialogue/New Speaker New Paragraph, Convention of Dialogue.
http://writerlylife.com/home/2010/09/how-to-use-dialogue-correctly/
10. TZ Episode
Week Three and Four / Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man
Twilight Zone: To Serve Man
(Theme)
Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
(Conflict)
Daily Skills Video
Disney’s Greatest Battles / Conflict and Theme / Week Three: Rough Draft One Due
Week Four: Rough Draft Two Due / 1. Compare layers of conflict in short stories.
2. http://thewritepractice.com/creating-conflict/ Conflicting Values
3. http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/shortstory/#tension
4. Character vs. Character fight using kid’s story
5. Send pictures around the room. What conflict does this person have?
6. TZ Episode
7. Give kids themes; write the other elements
8. http://www.practicalcreativewriting.com/what-is-a-theme/examples-of-themes/ list of themes
9. http://www.creativewritingsoftware101.com/articles/how-to-create-story-themes.php Each group take a theme and present it or form for kids to fill out with 20 ?’s guess. (examples, info)
10. TZ Episode
Week Five and Six / A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L’Engle
Graphic Novel
Twilight Zone: The After Hours (P of V)
Daily Skills Video / Juxtaposition
Irony
Symbolism
Point of View
Mood/Tone
Building Tension / Week Five: Rough Draft Three Due
Self/Peer Evaluations
Editing Strategies
FINAL COPY DUE / 1. http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/07/5-important-ways-use-symbolism-story/ Symbolism
2. Editing Teams or Partners look for week 5,6
3. http://writeonsisters.com/writing-craft/juxtaposition/ Juxtaposiition #3,4
4. http://www.slideshare.net/greepie/short-story-starters-incongruent-juxtaposition-photos
5. Point of View in Fairy Tales
6. TZ Episode: POV, Building Tension
7. MOOD:TONE: Give each group a card with one of the following tone words written on it: sadness, courage, tension, sympathy, love, happiness, pride, sarcastic, excitement, hate, fear, anxiety. Same Scenario the same use a different tone.
8. Irony in Writing http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/01/24/five-ways-to-use-dramatic-irony-in-your-writing/
9. 7x7x7 Find the 7th book from your bookshelf. Open it up to page 7. Look at the 7th sentence on the page.
10. http://www.languageisavirus.com/creative-writing-exercises.html#.V28vx1enV8d
11. Writing DVD
12. Share Writing on Blackboard. Critique.
Week Seven / .
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L’Engle
Graphic Novel
Daily Skills Video / Graphic Novel Formatting / Self Evaluation Due
Peer Evaluation Due / 1. Examine Graphic Novel
2. Teach Format.
http://www.antonyjohnston.com/resources/samplescripts.php
3. http://www.fuelyourwriting.com/ka-pow-the-basics-of-writing-for-graphic-novels/
4. http://www.comicbookscriptarchive.com/archive/panel-1/how-to-format-a-comic-script/
Week Eight and Nine / Variety of Screenplays
Wreck it Ralph
Daily Skills Video / Screenwriting Techniques, Format and Evaluation / Pick a scene form your own piece and adapt in screenplay format / 1. Power Point
2. Saving the cat
3. Format
4. Scenes and practice
Daily Schedule
1. Mini-Lesson on writing skill topic
2. Read examples of topic and analyze
3. Silent Writing Time
4. If time: share piece through writing conferences
Students will be using turnitin.com daily. (Goal: Only homework if student does not finish in class work)
Narrative Requirements: 1,000 to 1,500 words, G or PG content Graded on 6 Traits of Writing
Other grades from daily lessons, evaluations, rough drafts and participation
Tracey Maye541-6342
Intervention Class / Book(s)
Literature Series / Writing Skills
Vocabulary Skills / Daily Lesson Plans
Week One and Two / Holes
By Louis Sachar
Non Fiction Articles on Juvenile Justice / Vocabulary A Book
http://www.readtheory.org
https://www.quill.org
https://www.vocabtest.com
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/e-reading-worksheets/all-reading-worksheets-list/ / 1. Get to Know You… Multiple Intelligence Test
2. http://www.literacynet.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
3. Non Fiction Articles on Juvenile Justice Claim vs.Claim
http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/all/article/159743/Juvenile-Delinquent-Paper/
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/04/318801651/burning-down-the-house-makes-the-case-against-juvenile-incarceration
3.
http://www.bcsoh.org/cms/lib3/OH01001261/Centricity/Domain/554/Article%201_Qtr%202_high.pdf http://www.bcsoh.org/cms/lib3/OH01001261/Centricity/Domain/554/Article%201_Qtr.%202_ave.pdf
4. Holes Packet Circle Guide
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=literature+study+guide+holes+singer&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
5. Holes Games Scholastic. …
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=holes+games+sachar&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
6. Story Board Holes
http://www.storyboardthat.com/teacher-guide/holes-by-louis-sachar
7. http://www.resourceroom.net/Comprehension/literature/holes/holescomp.html
Collection of Activity
8. Holes Multiple Choice test
Week Three and Four / Holes
By Louis Sachar
Non Fiction Articles on Juvenile Justice / Vocabulary A Book
http://www.readtheory.org
https://www.quill.org
https://www.vocabtest.com
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/e-reading-worksheets/all-reading-worksheets-list/
Week Five and Six / Rumble Fish
SE Hinton / Vocabulary A Book
http://www.readtheory.org
https://www.quill.org
https://www.vocabtest
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/e-reading-worksheets/all-reading-worksheets-list/ / 1. Research Gangs in the 1970’s.
2. http://www.allthetests.com/quiz25/quiz/1202767514/What-Character-Are-You-From-Rumble-Fish
What Rumble Fish character are you?
3. https://jeopardylabs.com/play/rumble-fish-test-review
Rumble Fish Jeopardy
4. Rumble Fish Packet and Graphic Organizer
5. Quotes from Rumble Fish… Respond
6. Rumble Fish Packet (2)
Week Seven / Rumble Fish
SE Hinton / Vocabulary A Book
http://www.readtheory.org
https://www.quill.org
https://www.vocabtest
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/e-reading-worksheets/all-reading-worksheets-list/ /
Rumble Fish Movie Clips
Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh8bCLDKKYY
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7voEoWRKbAE
Week Eight and Nine / Evaluation of Scripts and Script Formatting
Or Play Reading / Vocabulary A Book
http://www.readtheory.org
https://www.quill.org
https://www.vocabtest
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/e-reading-worksheets/all-reading-worksheets-list/ / Holes Movie….