Our writing classes consist of three components:
Our writing challenge this month was to fill in some blanks in a few sentences. For example, the first sentence was:
“_____________ walks to the edge __________________________ and _________________.”
Some great creativity as people came up with different characters, edges (of what) and actions. Next time we have this type of challenge, I think I should collect the work so I can include examples in the newsletter.
The discussion points were around when to use contractions (for example, I’m instead of I am; I’ve instead of I have) in our writing and when to write the word for numbers (five) or use the figures (155).
For our written work to share with the class there were three prompts to choose from:
As usual there were some interesting and varied interpretations from the prompts. With one of the prompts being around wet hair and the current flooding in northern NSW and south-eastern QLD, it was not surprising to have some flood and rain related stories. Although not all related to rain…there were other ways to achieve wet hair. Other stories involved shape changing, identity changing and the devil.
The topics for May are:
I am eager to see what the new topics bring for our next class on 9 May. I have already started on mine!
Joy Shirley
- A quick writing challenge
- Discussion points to improve the quality and readability of our writing
- Discussion/feedback around a story or piece of writing shred with the class.
Our writing challenge this month was to fill in some blanks in a few sentences. For example, the first sentence was:
“_____________ walks to the edge __________________________ and _________________.”
Some great creativity as people came up with different characters, edges (of what) and actions. Next time we have this type of challenge, I think I should collect the work so I can include examples in the newsletter.
The discussion points were around when to use contractions (for example, I’m instead of I am; I’ve instead of I have) in our writing and when to write the word for numbers (five) or use the figures (155).
For our written work to share with the class there were three prompts to choose from:
- She pushed the strands of wet hair from her face.
- He could see the greedy look in {insert name} eyes
- She bolted out the door like a bat out of hell
As usual there were some interesting and varied interpretations from the prompts. With one of the prompts being around wet hair and the current flooding in northern NSW and south-eastern QLD, it was not surprising to have some flood and rain related stories. Although not all related to rain…there were other ways to achieve wet hair. Other stories involved shape changing, identity changing and the devil.
The topics for May are:
- Just then an alpaca stuck its head out of the window
- Don’t go mistaking paradise for that home across the road
- They crouched in the ditch not daring to breathe until the footsteps faded into the distance
I am eager to see what the new topics bring for our next class on 9 May. I have already started on mine!
Joy Shirley
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