Writing Story Inspired by OZ: DON"T NEGLECT YOUR PROJECT

This week we are drafting a story that gets its inspiration from The Wizard of OZ.
I am currently working on the story of the Ambivalent Witch of the NW--might turn out well?
Drafts of stories due on Thursday, May 2nd at the end of class.
Here is the rest of the assignment in case you missed it:
How Story Works

Project Progress Reports are due Monday, May 6th

Story elements

Monday-- we turned in a properly written dialogue--see "Creepy" assignment in last post.
Tuesday: we explored story elements and the variety of heroes and quests we find in story.  Focusing on one story we know well-- (Harry Potter? Cinderella? Mulan? Star Wars? Lion King? Lord of the Rings? The Hobbit? Hunger Games?) Just about any great movie or book?) we completed the following worksheet:
Story as Journey Archetype

Wed-Friday: we will view the classic film, The Wizard of Oz.  and use it as a great model of this archetype-leading to our writing the final big story of the semester:
Wizard of Oz tasks/Assignments:

Poems Galore and More

Monday we finished presenting song lyrics as poetry
Tuesday we talked about how to write a song-- and started drafting one!
Wednesday we turned in the Song we Wrote!
Thursday was "Poem in your Pocket Day:
Here is the assignment:
We started thinking about and writing GREAT dialogue-- writing in fragments of sentences and thoughts, just the way real people do.  Here is that Assignment: Creepy Dialogue

Project Dates

Semester Project Deadlines


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U7m4GEZI50Em0xO6KdzHsF3nWXnVScA3WJLqSfZT6Q4/edit#

Back at Work!

WE are in the home stretch of the school year and looking forward to creating our own, published works.
Tuesday: We went to the library to type up our "Dark and Stormy Night" stories.  We will get ONE MORE DAY to finish those--hopefully this week.
Wednesday:  Introduced the Willamette Store's Poetry Contest. Here is a link to the rules
ASSIGNMENTS: 
1- Enter the Contest: cc (send a copy) of your entry to me:
eddy_christina@salkeiz.k12.or.us before the due date (April 13th) Here is a link to the rules
2- Write a Quatrain about an ordinary object   (See Directions Below)
3- Complete a proposal for your semester project      Proposal worksheet and example

Quatrain

 

To view what's around you as if for the first time, it can be necessary to wander away from your everyday life, to get lost on purpose, to lose track of time, leave home for a while so you can return with fresh eyes and a refocused imagination. Wander around and just look at things. Open doors, peer into closets, check out bookshelves and cupboards.

Go on your own snoop or pick something from the list that follows. Anything that you can reach out and touch is up for grabs. The idea is to write four lines (or a quatrain) about one object and describe it in an entirely different light.

On the first line: write the name of your object.

On the second line: compare it with something or rename it in a way that makes sense to you.

On the third line: add a dash of detail about what you wrote on line two.

On the fourth line: reassure it, ask it a question, say what it's doing, or what it's like.

Optional objects: pencil, bench, storm, candle, thumb, toothpick, soup spoon, key, sock, book, shadow, cat, quarter, moon.

Example:

Thumb

odd, friendless boy

raised by four aunts,

don't worry, you're not alone.

-Philip Dacey