November+Creative+Writing

- Finish looking at student characterization sketches - Share life philosophy statements
 * November 1 Monday**


 * HW for the week:**
 * - Three journal entries. One must discuss your thoughts on politics or the voting process. How interested are you in this election (if at all)? How much does it matter to you? JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE THE LAST JOURNAL SUBMISSION ON THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD. TOTAL ENTRIES: 10.**

- Read "Hills Like White Elephants." Analyze the use of dialogue and examine how the dialogue establishes the characters, relationship, and plot.
 * November 3 Wednesday**

- Students will work in partners to create a dialogue between a man and a woman. They are married and the man has forgotten their anniversary. Try to capture the couple's attitudes, characteristics, social class, etc. with your dialogue.
 * November 4 Thursday**

- Finish dialogue exercises in groups - Share some student examples - Look at purpose and execution of effective dialogue
 * November 5 Friday**

- Share a few more student examples - Introduce Dialogue assignment: Elephant in the Room This assignment will be due on Friday (11/12). Create a situation between two people where there is something __unsaid__ being communicated through the dialogue. Assignment should be between one and two pages (double spaced)
 * November 9 Tuesday**

"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion." - Abraham Lincoln Respond to this quote. What are your thoughts about this philosophy? What are the positives? Problems? How would it affect things on a large scale?
 * November 10 Wednesday**
 * -** Free Write:

- Continue yesterday's discussion. - Introduce Dialogue exercise: Talking by Design.
 * November 11 Thursday**

HW: Complete the assignment "Talking by Design" and post it on the discussion board. Instructions: go to the Creative Writing homepage and click "Discussion." On this link you will find the forum to post the assignment.

- Read and critique student posts for "Talking by Design"
 * November 12 Friday**


 * HW: Complete dialogue assignment (if you haven't done so already) and bring to class on Monday. You can use the "Talking by Design" model or not. . .it's up to you. We will have one more day of peer reviews before the final draft is due on Tuesday**

- Dialogue exercises: Create a break up scene between two people (dialogue) using less than ten lines (only switching speakers five times)
 * November 15 Monday**


 * HW: Final draft of Dialogue assignment due tomorrow**

- Discuss setting and details and how they contribute to a story - Begin reading "A Temporary Matter" and complete worksheet
 * November 16 Tuesday**
 * -** Discuss Portfolio check and Reflection activity

**HW: Portfolio check, journals, and reflection all due next week before Thanksgiving**
- Check and go over worksheet for "A Temporary Matter"
 * November 17 Wednesday**

- Setting worksheet -- look at how setting is used in stories and how it develops mood
 * November 18 Thursday**

- Setting exercise: Develop mood
 * November 19**
 * -** Finish looking at setting worksheet

- Share setting exercises - Look at examples of good atmosphere writing
 * November 22 Monday**

- Collect portfolios and November reflections - Work on writing and posting atmosphere piece
 * November 23 Tuesday**


 * November 29 Monday**
 * -** Point of View exercise -- finish for tomorrow