Yesterday- Part 2

Spend today's reading class reading the Twitter Fiction of both your classmates and the authors sponsored by Twitter. At the end of the class, come back to this post and add a comment below: -Who did you read? What did you like about their writing? -Who would you reccomend to your classmates to read? W...

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Exploring the #Twitterfiction of Others

Today we will be taking some time to explore the Twitter Fiction of others.  First, I would like you take a look at the Twitter Fiction that your classmates have posted.  Find their Twitter feed, follow tham and Tweet them your questions, comments, observations by using  @___________ at the beginning of your tweet. Second I would like you to explore the authors selected by Twitter to be part of the festival.  Select...

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#TwitterFiction- Due Today!

Good Morning! Today is the first day of our #TwitterFiction festival! Here's our to do list: - Self assess a paper copy of your Twitter Fiction, and hand in with self assessment sheet. - Ensure that your Twitter account profile contains (1) a quick description of the fact that you are writing Twitter Fiction, (2) as well as the hashtags #twitterfiction #vss #twister, (3) and a link to your blog - Post your entire #twitterficiton story (with...

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Twitter Fiction Timeline

Twitter Timeline: Today's class- type up your Twitter Fiction.  Print a paper copy of your story(ies) by the end of class.  By the end of class you also need to come back to this post, and in the comments, leave your Twitter handle  eg. @cre8tivehavoc Tomorrow-  In tomorrow's class you will have an opportunity to create the visuals that you will be attaching to your Twitter Fiction Friday-...

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Writing Reflection #9- Twitter Fiction Check- In

In today's class I would like you to focus in on your Twitter Fiction.  (1) First thirty minutes, I would like you to spend the class typing up your Twitter Fiction in a Word document. You do not need to post it yet, but I think the process of typing your first draft will help with the proofreading of the story. Feel free to break your story into chapters, with chapter titles, if this works for you. Remember to keep each Tweet as a stand alone paragraph.  If you are unsure about the formatting, look to"Russet" as an example. (2)...

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Choose Your Own Adventure Day!

I thought I'd give you today's class to wander around the blogosphere!  Here are some options for today's adventure: (1) Update your blog with personal additions!  Look at the links listed under the Cre8tive Havoc title, at the the top of the blog.  They might provide some inspiration. (2) Visit your classmates blogs, nosey around, add some comments. Find some cre*tivity. (3) Open a Word Document and start typing your Twitter...

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Twitter Fiction: To Do List

Despite the fact that we are writing different types of twitter Fiction, with different plot lines, we can ensure that we have some basic writing element in common: - You must have at least 20 Tweets worth of story - You can write a VSS or a multi-Tweet story, or a combination thereof - *One example visual, and auditory and kinesthetic, and smell and taste imagery. - *Three Tweets worth of Character Development - *Two Tweets worth of Dialogue - *One Tweet with a clear "So What" - *Five original Twitter pics to accompany your fiction The...

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Reading and Writing Reflection #8

This week's Reading Reflection is just as you would expect it to be: Reading Reflection (250 Words) Remember to start your post with: Reading Reflection #8 Book: Lone Wolf Author: Jodi Picoult Pages Read: 74-130 And fill your reflection with the usual questions, comments, predictions, connections, etc . . . Also, we haven't had a chance to debrief about Newpspaper Blackout Poetry so your Writing Reflection will focus on this and be about 250 words in length this week: Topics to discuss: - Discuss the process of writing Newpaper Blackout...

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Our Next Project . . .Twitter Fiction

In honor of Twitter's upcoming "Twitter Fiction Festival" our next writing project as a class is going to be Twitter Fiction. There are two common types of Twitter Fiction: (1) THE VSSAS- The "Very Short Stand Alone Story", is one story in 140 characters or less. Beginning, middle, end, all in one tweet. examples here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/oct/15/twitter-fiction-your-stories (2) The Extended Story- One...

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Characteristics of Twitter Fiction

Rough draft of Jennifer Eagan's Twitter Fiction Story "Black Box"  Characteristics of Twitter Fiction ·      A story told via a twitter tweet/feed ·      140 characters or less (including spaces) ·      May contain complete or fragmented sentences ·      Contains imagery, language the appeals to the senses ·     ...

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