Blogging Fieldtrip

#engchat #blogging I would like you to visit 3 classmates blogs, and leave meaningful and significant comments that encourage a discussion. When you leave a comment, I want you to cut and copy the page specific blog address/URL and post it in your blog as a post.  As part of your post, explain what and why you commented on. You should end up with something that looks like this: Comment #1 http://jeninesbookloversblog.blogspot.ca/2012/10/my-6-word-memoir-5.html?showComment=1350915352053#c8167084679061721461 The first comment I posted...

Read More

Twitter Fiction To Do:

#engchat #twitterfiction 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, Fiction based on Fiction, or a combination thereof - *One example of; visual, auditory, kinesthetic, 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...

Read More

Our Next Writing Project: Twitter Fiction

#engchat #twitterfiction #mbedu Our next writing project as a class is going to be Twitter Fiction! As we've seen there are three basic 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 story, told through a series of tweets, but still limited to 140 characters per tweet. example here: http://russet-one-wing.blogspot.ca/ (3)The...

Read More

Daily Cre8te

#engchat #writingprompts  Writing Prompt Courtesy of: http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/17477297690/my-28-most-tried-and-true-writing-prompts &nb...

Read More

Twiter Fiction on Blogs

http://katelynscreativewriting.blogspot.ca/2012/11/twitter-fiction.html http://jdcreativewriting.blogspot.ca/ http://roussak.blogspot.ca/2012/12/twitterfiction.h...

Read More

Further Exploration into Twitter Fiction

  #engchat #edchat #mbedu #twitterficton    Last week we read two different types of Twitter Fiction. First there was the VSS (or very short story) and then there was the extended story "Russett: One Wing". Instead of Monday's usual Weekly Reflection, you will be doing some further exploration into Twitter Fiction. (1) I want you to sign up for/create a "Professional" Twitter account. (2) Follow Cre8tiveHavoc on Twitter (3) Follow...

Read More

Daily Cre8te

#engchat #mbedu #writingprompts Writing prompts courtesy of http://writingprompts.tumblr.com...

Read More

Characteristics of Twitter Fiction

#engchat #twitterfiction #mbedu 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 · Acts as a “stand alone” idea, meaning it makes sense by itself, BUT · Might...

Read More

Daily Cre8te

#engchat #edchat #mbedu     Writing prompts courtesy of http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/  ...

Read More

Weekly Reflection #5

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...

Read More

Sharing Our Six Word Memoirs!

Would you like to add a photostream featuring our Six Word Memoirs on your blog? Add the following badge code as an HTML gadget on your blog! <!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><style type="text/css">#flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;}#flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;}#flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;}.flickr_badge_image {text-align:center !important;}.flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px...

Read More