Writing (Week 4, Imaginative Arts)

 Writing, Imaginative Arts Week

1.  Finish Reading or Listening to Eragon!

2. Write this paragraph in your best handwriting in your CP book.

Saphira’s Wisdom

Saphira took a long time to answer, but her words were gentle when they came. A hatchling, that is what you are... A hatchling struggling into the world. I may be younger than you in years, but I am ancient in my thoughts. Do not worry about these things. Find peace in where and what you are. People often know what must be done. All you need to do is show them the way—that is wisdom. As for feats, no army could have given the blessing you did.

(Bless the Child, Argetlam, 429)

3.  Write 3 questions about the book that we can discuss in our book discussion.  They can be questions you have about the book, topics you want to discuss from the book, or quiz like questions for people to answer.  We will discuss these in our book discussion. Write or type your questions on strips of paper, we will put them in a hat and draw questions to discuss.  

4. You should be all finished with your cover letter and resume'. I hope you had fun with that.  Save it for future use, it will come in handy one day to already have it started.

Next Month we will start learning about how to write a narrative.  We are going to get a jump start on that. Please don't worry about writing anything this week.  This is just to get you thinking about what kind of story you want to write.

Narrative writing is writing that has a story, characters, conflict, and other essential parts of a story. Narrative writing is often synonymous with a story. And this differs greatly compared to other forms of writing, like in textbooks and certain nonfiction books. However, if you’re writing a story of some kind, that is narrative writing, where a narrator is telling the story.

I want you to start thinking about a narrative (a story) that you would like to write about.  It can be in any genre you choose.  Genres are different types of stories like; fantasy, science fiction, romance, dystopian, mystery, etc..

We will learn more about it next week.  Just start thinking about it.

5. Study your spelling words!  Remember, the spelling bee is really about remembering something on the spot, under pressure.  But really, there is no pressure.  Do your best!  It's ok if you get out on your first word, we are all going to cheer you on!  You will be able to spell your word out loud, or write it down, and then spell it.  It's going to be fun!

6.  Do 2 more pages of writing in your handwriting books. You should now have at least 8 pages neatly completed. Bring them to class.