Presentations- Day 4

John- http://johnshavoc.blogspot.ca Roan/Ali- http://roanve.blogspot.ca Tom- ? Ryan- ? Xavier- ? Anyone else- ...

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Day Three- Buried Life Presentations

Our Reading Buddies- http://kidblog.org/MsBettess/category/bucket-list/ Megan S.- http://meaganovildasawyercw.blogspot.ca/2014/06/the-buried-life.html Ben- http://bencanwrite.blogspot.ca Veronica- http://veronicakibalnik.blogspot.ca Maslen- http://individualmaslen.blogspot.ca Jenni/Karli- http://jennisblog16.blogspot.ca Roan/Ali- http://roanve.blogspot...

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Day 2- Buried Life Presentations

Mark- http://markadamtaylor.blogspot.ca/2014/06/mark-taylors-buried-life-project.html Ian- http://ianprestonwritesstuff.blogspot.ca/ Kayla- http://kaylaiscreative.blogspot.ca/ Ryan- http://ryanjobcw.blogspot.ca/2014/06/my-buried-life.html Micayla- http://micaylamcnaughtan.blogspot.ca/2014/06/my-buried-life-authors-note.htm...

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Today's "Buried Life" Presenters

 (1A) Alysha http://alyshacho.blogspot.ca/ (1B) Bruna http://maybecreatingmaybewriting.blogspot.ca/2014/06/bucket-list-project.html (2) Megan P. http://megpelissier.blogspot.ca (3) Megan L. http://meganlufff.blogspot.ca (4) Mark http://markadamtaylor.blogspot.ca/2014/06/mark-taylors-buried-life-project.html (5) Jasmine http://jasminescreativeblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/jasmines-bucket-list.ht...

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Buried Life Project- Student Exemplars

Videos:  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLydvk5QqmR3h7c4MtMUC1pXjU6NlVMUr1 Animoto: http://animoto.com/play/jFe5PVsLKX1DVU44tGcJ3Q http://animoto.com/play/48kWO09QeoO2QXsea8K1UQ http://animoto.com/play/LP0DESKOvB1vN5yTgSd03...

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Virtual Book Chat

Use this link to share the questions, comments, predictions and text connections you have while reading "The Buried Life". https://todaysmeet.com/cre8t...

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Social Fiction "Hand In"

At long last it is here-  today is the day your Social Fiction Project is due!  You will be publishing your SF project in two places- on your blog, and here in the comments section. Use the comments section below to post the link to your blog where you've posted your Social Fiction. See my comment below for an example of how to post your lin...

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Creating Dialogue

#engchat Remember those visual writing prompts I had you find last week? Today we are going to be using them to create a dialogue.  Your purpose for this dialogue is to highlight character/personality of the people in the visual. Things to note: · There must be at least two people participating in this dialogue. ·  Each person must speak at least five times. ·  Descriptive tags should be utilized to describe...

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Formatting Dialogue

Formatting Dialogue- Using Quotation Marks Punctuation is always inside the quotation marks “                                  ,” “                                  .” Never use two periods in...

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Field Trip!

The best way to learn about how to write dialogue effectively, is to go out and observe dialogue in it's natural habitat! Your mission is to go out into the school and eavesdrop in on a conversation. Listen to the conversation for about 10 minutes, record the content and your observations.  Make your notes as specific as possible as we will be debriefing as a class upon your return. Happy Creeping! Discuss the dialogue that you overhead: 1. Talk about the process of eavesdropping: ...

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May 13- Solitary Confinement

(1) What did you do/write/create today? (2) What did you learn (About yourself, your story, your writing, et...

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May 12- Solitary Confinement

(1) What did you do/write/create today? (2) What did you learn (About yourself, your story, your writing, et...

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Solitary Confinement

  For today's class you will be working on your writing project.  If you have selected to do Newspaper Blackout Poetry, you should be "shopping for images" to help you create your trio of poems.  If you have selected to do Social Fiction, then you should be looking for a story seed (consider your story molecules, or the IO9 visual prompts we explored in class yesterday).  at the end of class you will be coming back to the room...

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Visual Writing Prompts

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Personal Addition of the Day

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Choose Your Own Project Adventure: Option B- Social Fiction

Social Fiction is a form of writing that combines a traditional short story with the modern narrative of Social Media.  You will be creating a Social Fiction story. You may work alone, or with a partner.  Fiction - Short story based on a visual prompt - 500-1000 words in length (feel free to exceed this word count) - Includes examples of: imagery, dialogue, and non-verbal body language, “so what” and any other writing techniques discussed in class. Social - You will create an actual social media profile for plot- or character(s)...

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Choose Your Own Project Adventure: Option A- Newspaper Blackout Poetry

#newspaperblackoutpoetry #austinkleon #engchat #mbedu Our next writing project involves "Creativity through Subtraction" Here's two videos to give some background: A sample of Austin Kleon's Blackout Poetry: Creative Writing 101- By Austin Kleon http://www.austinkleon.com/ Some links to explore: http://www.austinkleon.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathtogutenberg/sets/72157594575556771/ So here we go! You are...

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Quickwrite #2

Describe the smell and taste of the best/worst meal ever....

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Quickwrite #3

http://designthroughstorytelling.net/periodic/ Use this "periodic table" of storytelling to brainstorm three short story ideas. Post your ideas on your blog. Add a link to your completed post in the comments section belo...

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Quickwrite #1

Once you are done your Quickwrite, post the link in the comments section below....

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Procedural Writing- Share it Here!

Please share your link to your procedural writing in the comments section below. Format your post as follows- Student A and Student B Present . . . "How to ________________" http://studentablog.blogspot.ca/howto http://studentbblog.blogspot.ca/howto Also on today's agenda, take another visit to http://kidblog.org/MsBettess/ and check out what's going on in Thomps...

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Mid Semester Reflection

Believe it or not, we are at the half way point for the semester!  This means that it is time for you to reflect back on your progress so far. Please reflect on each of the following topics, in a paragraph length response (100 words).  For each topic, also give yourself an "overall" grade of A, B, C, or INComplete. Post your reflection and "grade" on your blog: Topics (1) Six Word Memoirs - What went well? - What needed "work"? - What did you learn about yourself as a reading, writer, thinker, creator? (2) IGNITE presentations -...

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Presentation Order!

Roan https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0USwOa3vdjddzl1XzBBemxlXzg/edit?usp=sharing Bruna https://www.haikudeck.com/p/zzUvPEXJlv/ignite-presentation Megan P. Alysha https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0USwOa3vdjdTWIwWkJoREdtS1E/edit?usp=sharing Xavier Mark https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0USwOa3vdjdRTI4a2Z6T3UxMDQ/edit?usp=sharing Micayla https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0USwOa3vdjdTFJmamg1SFo0Ymc/edit?usp=sharing Jenni Meagan S. Karli W. Megan L. https://www.haikudeck.com/p/Z2yxLXaq6q/ignite---the-best-things-in-life-arent-things Ben...

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Ignite Presentations- Finding Images

#ignite #mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat All images utilized in your Ignite presentation must be either: (1) Orginals- Created/captured by yourself, a member of your family or a friend. or (2) Found in the Creative Commons-http://search.creativecommons.org So this means that NO- YOU CAN'T JUST CUT AND PASTE FROM A GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH!!  Also, all images in your Ignite presentation (both original and those found in CC) must have...

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Ignite Presentations!!

#ignite #mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat  Ignite Examples:   Ignite How To: http://scottberkun.com/2009/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/ Browse: http://igniteshow.com/browse/popular Answer the following questions: (1) Leave a link for an Ignite video that you found to be entertaining/inspiring/insightful.  Discuss why you decided to share this video (2) What topic/theme are you...

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An E-Mail from Ms. Bettess

Hello, This email is for the amazing students in Ms. McLauchlan's Creative Writing class.  I just wanted to let you know how much I loved reading your reflections on your Skype lesson last week. Last night, I commented on all that been posted. I knew going into this connection with you and your teacher that my students would love it but, I didn't know how much you would enjoy it. It made my day to see how much you love interacting...

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Quick writes - Doodle Style

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat Today we are going to be completing a series of quick writes. However, instead on composing the Quickwrite in sentences and paragraphs- we're going to switch things up and "doodle" our answers. Once each Quickwrite is complete, you will take a photo of it, and post it on your blog. Each Quickwrite will be posted separately, with a corresponding title. Good Luck, and happy doodling! Quickwrite- Teenager's Brain Quickwrite-...

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Skype Reflection

Last week, we once again Skyped with our grade three reading buddies.  Each of you worked in a group to compose a Six Word Stories "mini lesson". For today's class I would like to you reflect on that process. Answer the following questions, in complete paragraphs and post your answer both here in the comments section, and on your blog. (1) What topics did you present?  How did you go about making in "stick" with your audience? (2)...

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Six Word Memoirs: Photo Editing

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat Select your best SIX  "6 Word Memoirs" and create visuals (photos, drawings/doodles, collages) to accompany them. It is very likely that some of your visuals will be the ones that you captured on your Photo Scavenger Hunt. All visuals accompanying your Six Word Memoirs must by originals, created by you (can include friends and family). NO YOU CANNOT JUST GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH!!! In addition, each photo must...

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Publishing Your Six Word Memoirs!

#engchat #sixwordmemoirs #mbedu- 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 have 6 of your "Six Word Memoirs" for publishing. (2) E-mail each of your finished 8 "Six Word Memoirs" to the class Flickr account: not48effect@photos.flickr.com (3) Each of these...

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Reading Assignment #4

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat  Create 15 Tweets from the perspective of a main character in the novel you are reading.  Be sure to use the voice, language, and tone of the character you have selected.  Remember that you are not simply re-telling plot- but rather showing the characters thoughts/emotions/opinions, and as they relate to the plot and the world of the novel. Use some of the hashtags listed below to help inspire...

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I'm Away!

Hey Everyone, I am unexpectedly away this afternoon.  Please use today's class to edit and compile your photos from yesterday's scavenger hunt.  Use an app such as Pic Stitch to combine your visuals- and then post them on your blog.  Remember that underneath each of your visuals should be a key that discusses which themes are being photographed.  If you get that done and you have time to spare, scroll down to the next post, read it, and get a head start writing your "Six Word Memoirs".   I am also away tomorrow- don't...

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First Writing Project: Six Word Memoirs

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat #sixwordmemoirs The first writing style we will be focussing on is a microform called six word memoirs. For those of you who haven't heard of this writing phenomenon, here's a short video to explain: http://youtu.be/mBnP0DoGjRI http://flic.kr/s/aHsjymZhgf Your writing assignment: -Write 8 different six word memoirs. One for each of the eight categories: love, hate, growing up, my past, my future, me,...

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Photo Scavenger Hunt

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat  Use your device to capture photos that creatively and insightful represent the following topics or themes. Once you have taken all of the photos, use the app Pic Stitch (or another similar app) to combine and frame the photos. Upload the finished product to your blog, and add detailed descriptions that explain the themes present in the various photos/frames.  Love Hate Friendship Symbolism Black...

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Reading Assignment #3

This week, I would like you to share the text connections you found while reading during Friday's class.  Share any two text connections that you found.  This week we are not using "Twitter" format, and as such you should be explaining your connections in a paragraph length response. Post your text connections in the comments section below- and be sure to take a moment to respond to another student's connection. Here are some example...

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Blogging Fieldtrip

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat Well ladies and gentlemen, you've all been working hard to establish your own little piece of the blogosphere. In today's class we will be taking a cyber field trip. First stop, http://kidblog.org/MsBettess/ where we will be meeting with our new friends in Thompson! We'll be spending time with these lovely fellows bloggers at several points throughout the semester- starting next week when we appear as...

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Digital Quickwrite- Which Door?

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat http://writingprompts.tumblr....

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This Week's Reading Strategy- Text Connections

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat #readingstrategies Research shows that effective readers all possess similar characteristics of “reading greatness”. Two such characteristics are: They activate their background--they reflect on what they know before reading and  . . . They connect that knowledge to the during and after stages of their reading experience. Below are three different types of connections: Text to Self                              (t-s) Connect...

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Reading Assignment #2- Reading Tweets

#engchat #mbedu #readingtweet This week's Reading Tweet is slightly different from last week.  Once again you will be composing 5 tweets about your reading on Friday, but this week you must include at least three of the following hashtags in your tweets, in a meaningful way: #dystopian #bigidea #favquote #johngreen #writingstyle #conflict #foreshadowing #timetravel #scifi #romance #title #lifelesson #bookormovie Your first tweet should once again introduce your book and current page of reading: Where'd U Go Bernadette (123) My #favquote...

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Personal Additions

#mbedchatblog #mbedu #engchat  Your blog should be an extension of you and reflect your personality in a professional manner. The best way to accomplish is through personal additions! Personal additions are your chance to include items you find inspiring, interesting, and/or worth commenting on into your blog and WRN. Items that could be considered personal additions include (but are not limited to): ·Poems/Song Lyrics ·A list of confession ·A...

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