March 11, 2015 - Wednesday

Class Work

1. You need a PAPER COPY of your essay for a peer editing activity.

• Find the two others in the room who share your letter. Letters are on the upper right corner of the Peer Editing sheet.
• Listen to the instructions...
• For Reader #3, you may select any partner in the room. Sit by that person and swap papers.

2. Return to your seats. Read the comments from your editors. Now, use the back of the peer editing sheet to write a note to yourself explaining what you will do to revise the essay so that it is perfect for the final draft.

3. Homework:  Revise your essay. Post in CANVAS by Monday, March 23, 2015.

And now, for a little fun with writing. Put on your creativity hats. Loosen up. You will be participating in some writing activities designed to help you free your creative brain.

A.  Go outside and find something in nature that you can bring into the room via sketch. Borrow paper if you need it. (7 minutes to find and sketch and return.)
B. Use all of your senses to describe the object.

• What do you see? Include color, shape, and size.)
• What do you hear?
• What do you feel? (touch)
• What do you smell?
• What tastes does it remind you of?

C. Now, what memories come to mind? Talk first.
For example, if I found a yellow flower, it would remind me daffodils. I had hundreds blooming in March in my yard in Virginia.

Now, write a description, poem, or song lyric about that memory.
Share . . .
Print a paper copy to submit. Hand Written items are fine. Loosen up and have fun.
D.  Giving instruction - you will be given a "puzzle."

• Your task is to take it apart and put it back together.
• Once you have done that, do it again and write the steps to take to put it back together.
• Swap your puzzle and instructions with another in the room.
• See if you can follow the directions and put the puzzle together again.

Happy Spring!