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

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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 going to create a trio of Newspaper Blackout Poetry.
• All poems in the trio must relate to one another through a common theme.
• Each poem must have a title.

Ready, set, blackout!

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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 below.

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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 Thompson.

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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
- What went well?
- What needed "work"?
- What did you learn about yourself as a reading, writer, thinker, creator?

(3) Blogging
- Posting assignments to your blog in a timely manner
- posting personal additions on your blog on a regular basis
- visiting classmates blogs and commenting

(4) Connecting & Engaging
- participating in class and online discussions (commenting. etc.)
- attending on a regular basis

(5) Set three course related goals to complete by the end of the semester.

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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 S.

Ben M.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0USwOa3vdjdNlk1WEsyYWFocXc/edit?usp=sharing

Kira

Ryan J.
https://www.haikudeck.com/how-and-why-to-learn-a-language-uncategorized-presentation-C9HdhuioPi

Ian
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0USwOa3vdjdb01Ga3E1alVSd3c/edit?usp=sharing

Kayla

Jasmine
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0USwOa3vdjdSm9mWFpoQkstcms/edit?usp=sharing

Maslen
https://www.haikudeck.com/p/m86xN5DoLT/my-camp-experience

John
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FTJhqojNFHa-ZvafcNfekNXo_O-i3KaFQ0e_XYImC98/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000#slide=id.p13

Please use the comments section of this post to leave feedback for each of the speakers.  Begin your comment with @speakername to help keep things organized. Speakers- please check your feedback and respond to each comment in a timely manner.

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