Age of Miracles/Magical Realism/Book of Qualities

AGENDA:

New Semester begins.

Read Ch. 1 Age of Miracles

http://www.theageofmiraclesbook.com/excerpt/


2.New Writing Project:

The Qualities

Create two "quality" personifications similar to the ones that Ruth Gendler has written.
Select an emotion and give it the qualities of a human being--personification!  How does this emotion act, "feel", live?  Who are friends of this emotion?  What does this emotion look like physically (if he or she were a person)?  Use vivid DESCRIPTION to PERSONIFY this emotion.

Those of you who would like to can also draw a picture of your "character" and we will try to publish a class book of "The Qualities" at the end of the marking period

Homework: Read to Ch. 6 in Age of Miracles

PORTFOLIO AND REFLECTION/JOURNAL

AGENDA:

Continue to work on your portfolio and reflection.

SOKOL ENTRIES

Please read:

NO INAUGURAL POEM

Please read:


http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/01/19/why_it_matters_that_donald_trump_has_no_inaugural_poet.html

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/opinions/inauguration-poem-dove-carr-opinion/index.html

http://poetry.about.com/od/poems/a/Presidential-Inauguration-Poems.htm

Links to poems:
https://www.teachervision.com/poetry/inaugural-poetry

The enchanted/ Magical Realism Story/ SOKOL and GANNON

AGENDA:

The Enchanted: Post answers to questions 9-14 on blog for credit.

Work on magical realism story.

Work on entries for Sokol and Gannon.

End of marking period next week!

HAIKU:

http://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-write-a-haiku.html

The Enchanted/Magical Realism short story

AGENDA:

Answer Questions 5-8 and post on blog.

Begin working on a magical realism story.

More about magical realism:

Please read Bruce Holland Rogers' article on writing magical realism:

http://www.writing-world.com/sf/realism.shtml

and his story  "The Dead Boy at Your Window"

www.flashfictiononline.com/f20081104-dead-boy-at-your-window-bruce-holland-rogers.html 

Watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfkiASdFa5I 

Also read:

http://www.rachellegardner.com/2011/09/why-i-write-magical-realism/


So, are you ready to write some magical realism?

REMINDER:  Gannon entries
Lelia Tupper!!!!!!!

The Enchanted/Magical Realism

Read and discuss Bruce Holland Rogers' essay on magical realism.

http://www.writing-world.com/sf/realism.shtml 
EQ: What are the elements of magical realism in The Enchanted?

 Answer questions 1-4 of the Readers Guide in the post below.  Brainstorm or begin to work on a magical realism short story.

Read "The Dead Boy at your Window"

Work on Sokol, Gannon entries.
SOKOL:      http://www3.libraryweb.org/ffrpl/programs.aspx?id=494591

GANNON:  http://www.gannon.edu/Academic-Offerings/Humanities-Education-and-Social-Sciences/Undergraduate/English/Poetry-Contest/

MLK Jr. Essay Contest:

http://www.rcsdk12.org/cms/lib04/NY01001156/Centricity/domain/1/bulletin%20board/MLK%20ESSAY%20CONTEST.pdf

The Enchanted Discussion Groups/Welcome back, 2017!

AGENDA:

In small groups, use your discussion guides to focus on a discussion about the novel.  Have someone be the group's recorder and write up a one pager (single-spaced) report for the  group of at least 5 questions from the guide.  Be sure to include all group members names.

Work on Sokol, Gannon entries.
SOKOL:      http://www3.libraryweb.org/ffrpl/programs.aspx?id=494591

GANNON:  http://www.gannon.edu/Academic-Offerings/Humanities-Education-and-Social-Sciences/Undergraduate/English/Poetry-Contest/

MLK Jr. Essay Contest:


http://www.rcsdk12.org/cms/lib04/NY01001156/Centricity/domain/1/bulletin%20board/MLK%20ESSAY%20CONTEST.pdf