Thursday

Class Work

1. Share your description of the tattoo. Show the group your picture after you read your paragraphs.
Group questions/comments:
A. Did the description match the actual picture?
B. What were the best words/phrases/sentences in the paragraph(s)?
C. What imagery was used to help you visualize the actual photo?
D. Other comments . . . .

Descriptive Writing Tips
http://www.montanalife.com/writing/descriptive_writing_techniques.html

Descriptive writing activity - The Rock! (In-class activity only - no handouts)

2. Let's sign into MyCompLab:
11:30 Course ID: Eaton0123122C

1:00 Course ID: Eaton0059892C

For homework, complete the Diagnostic activity. It is due by the beginning of class on Tuesday.
Also, submit your descriptive paragraph - for practice. It, too, is due by the beginning of class on Tuesday.

Also, submit the tattoo description on MyCompLab - this is for practice.

There are many ways to make a memoir come alive. One of the best ways is to add dialogue. Here are the rules:
http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/writingexercises/qt/punctuation.htm

Sample Essay: "An Excerpt from An American Childhood" pp. 124-125 in Write Now

Homework

1. Complete the diagnostic test and submit your tattoo paragraph(s) in MyCompLab.

2. Think about your own experiences with body art. Select one to describe in detail complete with dialogue. Write the draft of your experience and bring it to class on Tuesday.