Writing October (Eureka Week)

 Writing (Eureka Week)

1. Read Part 2, Miyax, the girl, of Julie of the Wolves.

2. Write these paragraphs in your notebook in your best handwriting.  

“The theater,” she whispered, “and the Golden Gate Bridge.” That night she slept with the letter under her cheek.

In the evening of the following day Miyax hastily put on her clothes and crawled up the frost heave. Like a good puppy she got down on her stomach.

“Amaroq,” she called. “I’m ready to go when you are!”

The wind blew across the wolf den, shattering the heads of the cotton grass and shooting their seedlets south with the birds. No one answered. The wolves

were gone.

(This is on page 70 of part 1)

Dialogue has a special set of punctuation rules that change based on language and country. If you read a mixture of books published in England and the United States, for example, you are used to seeing dialogue punctuation written in different ways.

This passage includes prose alongside dialogue, which affords you practice in opening and closing quotations, as well as indenting to begin a new paragraph or open a new line of dialogue.

When you write the words that someone said, you use quotation marks to show where their words begin and end.  The verb that introduces the spoken words (say, said, ask, whisper and so on) can go first, last, or in the middle.  Here is an example of how the punctuation should be in each case. Question marks and exclamation points have different rules.

1.  If the verb is first: use two capital letters: one at the start of the sentence, and one where the spoken words start.  He said, "They've found the way out."  Use a comma at the end of the introduction, before the quotation marks.  Use a period before the quotation marks.
2. If the verb is last: use one capital letter only. "They've found the way out," he said. Use a comma after the spoken words, before the quotation marks.  Don't put a period until the very end of the sentence
3. If the verb is in the middle: use a comma within the quotation marks. "From what I can see," he said, peering into the binoculars, "they've found the way out." Use a comma before the quotation marks and one period at the end, before the quotation marks.

I hope this is clear, we will talk more about it in class.  I'd love to see some quotes and written dialogue in your stories.

3. Do 2 more pages in your writing book.  You should be to a point where you are writing the fun quotes.  Memorize the quote or trivia and be prepared to share it in class.  If your book doesn't have quotes or trivia, find an inspirational quote to memorize and share with us.  It could be from conference!

4. Work on your narrative!  Bring a full rough draft to class.  This means that you should have your story written and printed.  It does not need to be perfect.  That's why it's called a rough draft.  It should have a beginning, a middle; with setting, plot and characters, and an ending.  

5. Spelling words!

whispered - speak very softly using one's breath without one's vocal cords, especially for the sake of privacy.

hastily - with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.

stomach - the internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the esophagus to the small intestine.

answered - say or write something to deal with or as a reaction to someone or something.

evening - the period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime.

to, too, two - 3 different words, to = a preposition, too = also, or excess, two = a number 2

desert - a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.

dessert - the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.

sandpipers -  wading bird with a long bill and typically long legs, nesting on the ground near water and frequenting coastal areas on migration.

grieving - cause great distress to (someone).

beautiful - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically. of a very high standard; excellent.

occasionally - at infrequent or irregular intervals; now and then.

listening - give one's attention to a sound.

explained - make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.

laughter - the action or sound of laughing.

successful - accomplishing an aim or purpose.

temperatures - the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.

comparison - the act or instance of comparing.

exchange - an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same type or value) in return.

encyclopedia - a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject

whispered  hastily 

stomach answered 

evening

to/too/two 

desert  dessert 

sandpipers grieving

beautiful occasionally 

listening  explained 

laughtersuccessful 

temperaturescomparison 

exchange  encyclopedia