"The Moment" Draft #2

Your project for today's class is to re-draft your Moment.  Keeping in mind yesterday's mini lesson on "Show Don't Tell" and "VAKS-ing", you are going to be word processing your Moment, and adding one section that illustrates "Show Don't Tell" writing.  Remember that "Show Don't Tell" usually includes some VAKS'ing in order to paint the picture for your readers.  Moment Format: - Start with setting the scene...

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Reading and Writing Reflection #4

It's that time of the week again!  For the sake of organising your blogs, I just want to implement some style changes for this week's Reading Reflection (250 words). Please title your posting with "Reading Reflection #4" and then use the first three lines of your blog to give info about the name of the book, author, and pages you've read this week in class. So for example your Reading Reflection Posting should look something like this: Reading Reflection #4 Book: Lone Wolf Author: Jodi Picoult Pages Read: 35-74 Also,when it comes to...

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Blog Checklist

So, it's  coming to that point in the semester were things are starting to blur together, and you are probably wondering, "what exactly am I supposed to have on my blog?"  Lucky for you, I have created a list to act as a reminder, and inspire you to get your blog up to date. Soooo, here it goes, in the general in which things were assigned: (1) Intro post- a few sentences about who you are, and what you hope to gain out of this...

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Kony and Freedom of Speech

Continuing the Kony debate . . . A recent effort to create a Kony 2012 group here at the school has met with some resistance.  Over thirty posters were either torn down or graffiti-ed on.  The posters were placed in various places in the school last Friday morning, and very few are still left. Opinions? Post them below in the comments section. ...

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Poking the puddle

The whole Kony 2012 campaign reminds me of Spring.  It's that time of year the grass starts to poke through the melting snow, and everything seems fresh and new and growing.  But the other thing about Spring is that the melting snow causes puddles.  And they're the type of puddles you can't really see.  Is it a shallow puddle, that just barely touches the sole of your shoe? Or is one of those super deep puddles, with a ...

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The Video that Started it All

And, on the topic of using your digital footprint to change the world . . . The Video: What did you like about the video? What problems might there be with capturing Kony? (Read some of the criticisms online about Kony 2012.) Now What? What can you do? What do you want to do? How will you do it? Can it reach beyond the boundaries of our school? SD? Community? City? Province? Country? (The answers to each of these questions poses problems ... how will you solve them?) How will you capture or record your actions? (pictures, videos, writing,...

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Six Word Memoirs are DUE TODAY!!

I just want to start today's post by commenting on how fantastic it is to see everyone posting their six word memoirs.  I am a bit alarmed however, that you all tend to be at your blogging busiest between 10pm and midnight! Why exactly is that? Is that when most of you get a moment of quiet in your busy lives?  I just think that is funny that you all are busy blogging when I am usually tucked into bed for the night. . . Yes, the super-exciting life...

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Next Writing Project: "The Moment"

Welcome to “The Moment,” stories of how a single moment changed your life in a profound way. What’s a Moment? It can be almost anything, as long as it’s true, personal, and changed your life in some way. Text Moments, as few as 50 and as many as 1,200 words. Most of the text moments will be short essays, but they can also be Twitter feeds, Facebook status updates, IMs, or text messages sent or received. A postcard or letter, sent or received—or...

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Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt Courtesy of http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/18249099822/...

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Six Word Memoir #1- Can't believe I took this photo

Writer's Note: I took this photo when I was in Cuba over Christmas.  Cuba is such a beautiful country.  The light creates such powerful pictures that it is nearly impossible not to take amazing shots.  This particular photo was taken in Havana, and I had no idea it would turn out to be so beautiful.  The six word memoir I selected for this photo "Can't believe I took this picture", shows my amazement and disbelief that I visited...

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Wrapping Up 6 Word Memoirs

It seems we are coming to the end of our work with "6 Word Memoirs", and that means that we need to finish polishing and editing, and publish them for the world to see!  Exciting right?  Ok here's what you need to know: (1) You must select 4 of your "Six Word Memoirs" for publishing. (2) Each of these 4 "Six Word Memoir" must be posted as seperate entry, on your blog by Monday, March 5th. (3) A "published" photo MUST HAVE a photgraphy credit either on the picture or as a caption underneath the photo.  Even if you've take the...

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