Each month I eagerly await the efforts from the class. I make sure I carve out the time to read the contributions ready to provide helpful feedback during the class. This month was no different.
Hints:
We discussed two point this month. One was around some hints for editing our work. These included printing a hard copy, reading it in a different location from where it was written, reading the work aloud, and not expecting the first draft to be perfect.
The second point was around the use of different words to describe colours. While this can add to the richness of the text, it is a good idea to use words that people will understand without heading to the dictionary.
Our challenge:
The challenge for July was quite simple. Close your eyes for 15 seconds. When you open them, write 1-2 sentences about the first THING you see.
Our stories:
For our written work to share with the class there were three prompts:
An interesting group of stories this month gave us a lot to talk about. All prompts were used along the way, some humorous, other much more serious and challenging.
But what was really interesting was that we had three poetry contributions. It is intriguing how we often have similar themes to our stories without any collaboration. All three poems were around the caravan, one involving a runaway 10-year-old, the other two provided stories about old vans.
The topics for our 8 August class are:
And we are always ready to welcome new storytellers to the class.
Joy
Hints:
We discussed two point this month. One was around some hints for editing our work. These included printing a hard copy, reading it in a different location from where it was written, reading the work aloud, and not expecting the first draft to be perfect.
The second point was around the use of different words to describe colours. While this can add to the richness of the text, it is a good idea to use words that people will understand without heading to the dictionary.
Our challenge:
The challenge for July was quite simple. Close your eyes for 15 seconds. When you open them, write 1-2 sentences about the first THING you see.
Our stories:
For our written work to share with the class there were three prompts:
- The caravan slowed to a cumbersome stop
- She sat on the tram, unable to make eye contact
- I ran away from home when I was ten
An interesting group of stories this month gave us a lot to talk about. All prompts were used along the way, some humorous, other much more serious and challenging.
But what was really interesting was that we had three poetry contributions. It is intriguing how we often have similar themes to our stories without any collaboration. All three poems were around the caravan, one involving a runaway 10-year-old, the other two provided stories about old vans.
The topics for our 8 August class are:
- The accommodation was booked and the departure day set
- “What are you doing?”
- {Emma} liked to cook when she had time
And we are always ready to welcome new storytellers to the class.
Joy
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