Creative Writing with Mrs. PerryWelcome to Perry's Creative Writing Class! This semester we will engage in poetry, children's books, small image pieces, short stories, parodies, one act plays, and so on. A tentative outline of the semester follows below. We will focus on diction, characterization, effective conflict, organization styles, descriptive writing, and much more in every unit. You will determine your subject, styles, format, and objective for each piece. I encourage you to reach beyond your comfort zone and use this class to experiment with subjects you haven't necessarily written about before. You will need a journal and a notebook for the semester and your goal is to fill them with thoughts and ideas, successes and failures, and attempts at both new and old pieces. Use your imagination and grow your mind!!
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Introduction to the Course:
Unit 1: Poetry
Believe that what you have to say is worthwhile and you're halfway there!
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Week 3:
Sources for Poetry Found Poems Imagery Poems Concrete Poems Acrostic Poems Headline Poems Week 4: Rhyme and Rhythm Limerick Replacement Poetry Sonnet Pantoum and Sestinas Ballad |
Week 5: Free Style Poetry and Creating Collections Personification Poetry Ambiguous Subject Perspective Poetry List Poems Two Voice Poems Peer Evaluation for Poetry Book Rubric for Poetry Book |
Unit 2: Children's Books |
Unit 3: Small Image Piece
Terms Important to this Unit:
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Week 1-2:
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Unit 4: Short Story Unit
Week 1:
Narrative Starters Character Webs Plot Charts Theme Development Avoiding Cliches |
Week 2:
Revising and Editing |
Ways to Overcome Writer's Block:
Search the internet for starter ideas
Begin a new adventure for an old favorite hero or villain
Begin with the last line of a famous person/character
End with a nursery rhyme that captures your theme
Read other published stories and look for aspects you admire
Use a magazine or online picture to begin a dialogue or conflict
Search the internet for starter ideas
Begin a new adventure for an old favorite hero or villain
Begin with the last line of a famous person/character
End with a nursery rhyme that captures your theme
Read other published stories and look for aspects you admire
Use a magazine or online picture to begin a dialogue or conflict