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 =Welcome to the SGHS Creative Writing Class!=

====We will use this space to read selected passages and prompts, and to respond to each other's writings and ideas. Please remember that only members of our class my view this wiki and have editing privileges, so you may write with this in mind.====

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Choose a picture or object in the room surrounding you. Write a story from the perspective of the picture or object about what is happening in the room today or an any given day.

As a warm up activity each day, please click on the following website link, select a prompt and write for five minutes about that prompt. Copy/ paste your work onto this wiki. You may read and respond to other students' writings as well.

[|Creative Writing Prompts 1]

Creative Writing Prompts 2

__Pictures for short stories__ - Select a picture from the Norman Rockwell paintings gallery. Create an original short story which describes what is happening before, during or after this picture.

__American Dialects Audio Link__ - Create a story with two characters having a conversation. The dialog of the characters in your story should be written in a specific DIALECT from listening to the audio dialects from the link.

Formal/Business Writing Resource Link Write a formal business letter to the principal of your school requesting information about their 1:1 laptop computer program, funding, how teachers have integrated the technology into their classroom instruction and assessment data since the 1:1 rollout in March 2010. In your first paragraph, explain that you are a student researching laptop use in classrooms by high school students across the state of North Carolina. Post your completed formal/business letters to the WikiPage under Projects - Business Letter

Technical Writing Exercise - Federalist Papers

IRS Forms with Instructions Download Form 1040 Sch A and Download (Instructions)

Poetry Webpage Link -> Select 4 poems from different poets on this website, and describe the poem title and author, the meter, the rhyme scheme and the theme/meaning. Post your responses onto the Project page under Poetry Meter and Rhyme Activity.

--> Poetry Assignment Due Thursday, October 20:

1 (4) Quatrain Poem of any theme - (See Poetry Webpage Link above for rhyme scheme of a quattrain); Meter = 10 beats per line 4 Limericks - Two must be about South Granville High School theme (See Poetry Link for Ryme Scheme and Meter) 4 Cinquains - Two must be about you or your family theme (See Poetry Link for Rhyme Scheme and Meter) 1 (20) Couplet poem - Theme must be about a current event; Rhyme Scheme = ab ab cd cd ef ef....... Meter = 8 beats per line 1 Free Verse poem - you choose the theme/meaning - minimum 10 lines


 * Post your work on the Projects page under: Creative Poetry Assignment

Song Writing and Lyrics Links:

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Song Format:

Verse 1 (4 lines)(rhyme 1 & 3 or 2 & 4)

Chorus (2 or 4 lines repeated)

Verse 2 (4 lines)(rhyme 1 & 3 or 2 & 4)

Chorus (2 or 4 lines repeated)

Verse 3 (4 lines)(rhyme 1 & 3 or 2 & 4)

Chorus (2 or 4 lines repeated)

Verse 4 (4 lines)(rhyme 1 & 3 or 2 & 4) --- [|Speech Writing Activity/Famous Speeches Link]

[|Audio Speech Link]

Evaluate Famous Speech Activity: - Who gave this speech? - What was the intended audience and time period and location? - What is the speech about?

- Was the speech successful?
[|Speech Topics for Activity 1:]

Assignment:

Pick a Persuasive Speech topic with your partner (1-92). Write a pro persuasive speech and a con persuasive speech for each topic. Each speech should be at least one page in length. You must cite your two sources on a bibliography (at least one print/book source). Each team will present their persuasive speeches to the class as well as post these to the wiki projects page under Persuasive Speech Activity. Team 1: Team 2: Team 3: Team 4: Team 5: Team 6: Team 7:

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Write three short Narrative Stories (same story repeated three times) using three different points of view. You can use the point of view of a narrator, a character in the story, or yourself, or three different characters in the story. Each story should be one page double spaced. Post your three short narratives to the Narrative Point of View Projects page.


 * //Short Story Tips for Creative Writers://**

1. **Have a clear theme**. What is the story about? That doesn't mean what is the plot line, the sequence of events or the character's actions, it means what is the underlying message or statement behind the words. Get this right and your story will have more resonance in the minds of your readers.  2. **An effective short story covers a very short time span**. It may be one single event that proves pivotal in the life of the character, and that event will illustrate the theme.  3. **Don't have too many characters**. Each new character will bring a new dimension to the story, and for an effective short story too many diverse dimensions (or directions) will dilute the theme. Have only enough characters to effectively illustrate the theme.  4. **Make every word count**. There is no room for unnecessary expansion in a short story. If each word is not working towards putting across the theme, delete it.  5. **Focus**. The best stories are the ones that follow a narrow subject line. What is the point of your story? Its point is its theme. It's tempting to digress, but in a 'short' you have to follow the straight and narrow otherwise you end up with either a novel beginning or a hodgepodge of ideas that add up to nothing.

Short Story Collection 1 Link

 Short Story Collection 2 Link


 * Your assignment:

After reading several short stories during class, you and your group will write your own short story as a team, and post it on your Wiki Team Page. Good luck, and good writing!

[|Narrative Essay Topics]

Select a narrative topic 1-50. Write a narrative essay in first person point-of-view. Include descriptive details of events or action (setting, plot, characters, climax and ending). Your assignment should be posted to the project page under Narrative Essay.

After you have posted your Narrative Essay, Click on all the other teams for Narrative Essay and read each student's Narrative and rate them 1 - 4 (with 1 being ok and 4 being outstanding). Post your name and rating at the bottom of each essay. Each essay should have 13 ratings. You will be graded for your Narrative essay and for reading and rating the other essays.

College Essay Topics Post your 7 College Essays to the Projects page under your name (not your team name) by Wednesday November 23.

Writing Fiction [|Writing Fiction Link]

In preparation for writing your multi-chapter fiction story, please look over the Writing Fiction Link website above.

You will write a 6 chapter fiction story. Chapters should be 1 page (single spaced) typed each, minimum. Elements to be included are:

Style: Choose your own writing style depending on your genre choice Genre: adventure, mystery, science fiction, romance, historical fiction, tragedy, fantasy, humor, thriller, saga

Final Product Grading Rubric: 5 characters minimum (3 primary, 2 secondary) [20%] Setting in North Carolina (except Granville County) [20%] Plot (multi-plot - 2 plots interwoven throughout the story) [20%] Dialog between characters [20%] Six Chapters Edited and Posted [20%] TOTAL: 100%
 * Inclusion of each of these elements will earn full credit

Post each chapter as you finish to the wiki project page under the Fiction chapter number and your name. I will give you the due dates for posting each chapter as we move through the unit. Final copies with all chapters will be printed out and turned in by Friday December 9.

Drama/Theater Script Writing Assignment:

You will be divided into groups of three students each. Choose an issue/topic that relates to teenagers and write a creative script to address that issue. The script should include dialog as well as acting between the characters. The script should be timed and be should be a minimum of five (5) minutes. Your group may present your script live in front of the class, or your group may film the script with a video camera and present it to the class with a laptop and data projector. The script must be printed out and handed in to the teacher with all three group members names' on the final copy. =This project will be presented on:=