In the following exercise, I’m going to ask you a series of questions and make several suggestions of ideas for writing. Often, in response to these guidelines, people write in lines rather than sentences and paragraphs, a poem rather than a narrative. As we go through this process, in response to each set of directions or questions, you might want to write only a phrase or a single word on a line.
I will read the following guidelines for composing (Perl):
I found a {poem/story/essay/photograph/animation/song/video…} in Space #3 by {Name of Creator+link to blog}.
I {past tense verb showing emotion} “{Exact Title+link from Space},” because…
One {sentence/part} that stands out for me is: “{Quote from the work.}” I think this is {adjective} because… {add 1 or 2 sentences}
Another {sentence/part} that I {past tense verb} was: “{Quote from the work}.” This stood out for me because…
I look forward to seeing what {Name of Creator} makes next, because… {add 2 or 3 sentences explaining what will bring you back to see more about this person’s thoughts}.
Group A: Adam, Andrea, Brandon, Christian, , Anthony Ro
Group B: Aaron, Hermis, Damien, Winston, Victoria, Miriam
Group C: Anthony Ru., Cecilio, Dairous
Group D: Elizabeth, Flordalis, Rebecca, Rhonda, Sam, Veronica
Enduring Understanding: Valuable online conversations begin with creating around real, questions you about things you care about.
Brainstarter: Pick the three questions you think would make for the best online conversation.
A. Open a New Document in http://docs.eastbronxacademy.net
In title box, write a good question.
B. Freewrite for 10 - 15 minutes
Write a focused sentence, then freewrite again for 10 - 15 minutes.
C. Use http://CreativeCommons.org SEARCH to find an image for your writing.
Insert the image then freewritie about your question a third time.
Please be sure to SHARE and SEND your writing to paulallison@eastbronxacademy.net
D. Correct your work using Microsoft Word with spell and grammar check, then post it in your Tumblr. (Be sure to get the text to wrap around the image.)
E. Write one more focused sentence, and this time post it on http://youthtwitter.com to invite people to come read your tumblr post. Choose a word or phrase and put a link under it that takes your reader to your tumblr post.
F. In YouthTwitter.com:
Be sure to put the person’s name in square brackets, then follow this with the number of the post in parentheses. Like this “I agree with you [Paul](/2337) Youth Twitter is fun.”
G. Homework: Check out these Sentence Starters.
Group A: Adam, Andrea, Brandon, Christian, Miriam, Anthony Ro
Group B: Aaron, Hermis, Damien, Winston, Victoria
Group C: Anthony Ru., Cecilio, Dairous (not committed questions)
Group D: Elizabeth, Flordalis, Rebecca, Rhonda, Sam, Veronica
Brainstarter: Which of these questions do you like the best? Which will lead to good conversations?
Something that I have been interested in learning more about has been {something specific}. I remember {someone you know} talking about it {when?}, but {explain why you didn’t learn more at that time}. Lately, the issue has caught my eye again. I know that many people feel that {what do some people say about this issue?}. From what I have heard, {what do you know about this issue?} For example, I heard that {be specific with one expample of what you have heard.} Now that’s just what I’ve heard, it may or may not be true.
One thing that I know for sure about {your subject} is that {be specific}. Now I’ve studied my share of {Put a subject here, for example: U.S.History, Biology, Environmental Science, Religion, Philosophy, Music, Sports…}, and {make a claim about your topic. What do you believe?} Personally, it’s funny to me how {explain how what you are studying is a pattern that you’ve noticed before.}
{Your Subject} {was / was not} {explain what was important about this topic in the past.} {In two or three more sentences, explain everything you know about this topic.}
Being that I didn’t have a lot of background information on {your subject.}, I chose to do some research on the topic. As I searched for blogs and news articles on Google, I came across this one article: {Title and link to the article.} This article provided a lot of information and opinions on {your subject}. Some people felt that {your subject} were {summarize some facts from your article.} {Insert a quote from the article.} This {statement/statistic} didn’t really surprise me all that much, but it did make me feel {emotion}. {Write 2 or 3 more sentences, expaining why you feel the way you do.}
In another article, {Title and link to another article.} there was this one statement that made me {nod my head in agreement / shake my head in disagreement} with the writer. It was: {Insert a second quote from the article.} This is so {true / untrue}, because {expalin why you think and why in 3 or 4 more sentences.}
All of this makes me think that {write 3 or 4 more sentence summarizing what you learned from reading these articles.}
Group A
AntRos25
Adam
Cecilio
Miriam
Christian
Start with a Freeewrite:
Or Choose one of these to freewrite about:
- one of your 10 Self / 10 World Questions. (On your tumblr, look for your questions in your Archive.)
- What is hip hop?
- Is “fan art” art?
- Is “fan fiction” literature?
- Why do we go to school?
- How do I use the Internet to connect with friends and others?
Group B
Andre
Anthony R.
Brandon
Darious
Damien
Sam
2. After freewriting for 10 minutes, write one short, perfect, strong sentence that summarizes your writing so far. Then use this “Focused Sentence” as the beginning of another freewrite in Tumblr.
Group C
Hermis
Flordalise
Rhonda
Victoria
Aaron
3. After you finish your post on tumblr, link to your post on Youth Twitter.
Responding to others:
Group D
Veronica
Winston
Elizabeth
In YouthTwitter.com:
Be sure to put the person’s name in square brackets, then follow this with the number of the post in parentheses. Like this “I agree with you [Paul](/2337) Youth Twitter is fun.”
ALSO: Check out these Sentence Starters.
Your Goal today:
General Understanding:
Successfful creators/writers also need to also respond to/read others on the “read/write web.”
Group A: antRos25, Rhonda, Cecilio, Miriam, Damien, Hermis,
Group B: Darious, Christian, Anthony R., Adam, Victoria
Group C: Winston, Sam, Andrea,
Group D: Aaron, Rebecca, Veronica, Flordalis, Elizabeth
Start with a Freeewrite:
Or Choose one of these to freewrite about:
- one of your 10 Self / 10 World Questions. (On your tumblr, look for your questions in your Archive.)
- What is hip hop?
- Is “fan art” art?
- Is “fan fiction” literature?
- Why do we go to school?
- How do I use the Internet to connect with friends and others?
2. After freewriting for 10 minutes, write one short, perfect, strong sentence that summarizes your writing so far. Then use this “Focused Sentence” as the beginning of another freewrite.
3. After you finish your post on tumblr, link to your post on Youth Twitter.
Responding to others:
Your Goal today:
General Understanding:
Successfful creators/writers also need to also respond to/read others on the “read/write web.”
Here are some questions I hear as I read your work. I’d love to hear what you think about any of these:
Group A: antRos25, Rhonda, Cecilio, Miriam, Damien, Hermis,
Group B: Darious, Christian, Anthony R., Adam, Victoria
Group C: Winston, Sam, Andrea,
Group D: Aaron, Rebecca, Veronica, Flordalis, Elizabeth
Brainstarter
Practice:
Your Goal today:
General Understanding:
Successfful creators/writers also need to also respond to/read others on the “read/write web.”