OM (Opening Move): What is the most important part of the writing process?
Writing was followed by a brief discussion of the importance of organizing your thoughts for writing. Writing genres were introduced:
nonfiction
fiction
mystery
fantasy
science fiction
romance
horror
essay (with emphasis on the persuasive essay)
Students were then given the following words:
Voice
Naughty
Smile
Revealing
Luck
*bonus word: laden
They then wrote, for ten minutes, a story incorporating these words. Afterward they read their piece to a classmate, listening for writing mistakes, which stand out when writing is read aloud. The point being that students should read their work aloud as part of the editing process.
This story may be rewritten and handed in by Monday as an extra credit assignment.
Homework: All three handouts given so far must be in class, and, as usual, read for 15 minutes.
