Showing posts with label Fictional Fridays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fictional Fridays. Show all posts
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Science Fictional Friday
Note: I know it's only Thursday, but I may not be able to post tomorrow from Texas. Enjoy this challenge, and, of course, be respectful of your substitute. I will see you Tuesday. Reminder: Parent letters are due back on Tuesday.
Fictional Friday is back. I hope you are all ready to once again be creative. I realize that for your free reading you will be concentrating on nonfiction and planning your "talk show" interviews for the end of the marking period. That does not mean you should completely forget about fiction and creativity. We will be starting a very bizarre novel shortly and I want to ease you into it.
Our new novel will have a touch of science fiction so be ready for anything and everything, as they say. To get you started and thinking along the lines of the weird and the seemingly impossible, I am posting some pictures that may or may not have something to do with our new novel. I would like you to preview the pictures and see if you can develop your own story line fitting each picture somewhere into the plot. You have my permission to be as weird as you like. Remember, this book will be science fiction.
Spoiler alert>>> Anyone who has already read our new book or has been told anything about the plot from an older sister/brother make sure you do not ruin the surprise or shock value of the novel for the rest of the classes. Thanks
Okay, enjoy the pictures and let your imaginations fly.....
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Fictional Friday
Let's create a character.
Friday leads us into the weekend. What better time to post narrative prompts than on a Friday. I hope your "down time" on the weekend will lend itself to creativity and imagination. Last week I asked you to create mystery stories using a setting prompt. This week I would like you to take a look at the pictures I have posted dealing with character. Let's make these people come alive. Choose a person. Give that person a name, a personality, a life. Where does this person live? Who are this person's friends? Family? What does this person do in his/her spare time? What does this person value? What problems could this person encounter?
Take a look at the pictures below. Choose one and make this person come alive. Describe the person and create a possible story line. What would the setting be? What conflict may arise? How will your character handle this problem? Be realistic and use your imagination. Have fun.
I look forward to reading about your characters.
Friday leads us into the weekend. What better time to post narrative prompts than on a Friday. I hope your "down time" on the weekend will lend itself to creativity and imagination. Last week I asked you to create mystery stories using a setting prompt. This week I would like you to take a look at the pictures I have posted dealing with character. Let's make these people come alive. Choose a person. Give that person a name, a personality, a life. Where does this person live? Who are this person's friends? Family? What does this person do in his/her spare time? What does this person value? What problems could this person encounter?
Take a look at the pictures below. Choose one and make this person come alive. Describe the person and create a possible story line. What would the setting be? What conflict may arise? How will your character handle this problem? Be realistic and use your imagination. Have fun.
I look forward to reading about your characters.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Fictional Friday
Fictional Friday is back. Our lessons are deep into fiction with your free reading novels and your original short stories. It's time to get back to the blog and post some of your favorite fictional books. Write a short review of a book you think others will enjoy reading. If you think one of your nonfiction selections was noteworthy from last marking period, by all means, write a review so others will know.
If you have questions on your literary analysis, you can post them here. Other students may also give an alternate perspective on your issue. Let's help each other and let's talk about books. I was happy to see that some students challenged themselves with classic writers such as H.G. Wells, Agatha Christie, Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Jane Austen, Jack London, Jules Verne, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Contempory writers like Gary Paulsen, Lois Lowry, Robert Cormier, S. E. Hinton, Walter Dean Myers, Jerry Spinelli, and J. K. Rowling continue to be middle school favorites. The newest author to entice middle school students such as yourselves is Suzanne Collins. I look forward to reading all the literery analysis papers, especially those written on The Hunger Games. I know Suzanne Collins' books are rich on thematic ideas.
If you have questions on your literary analysis, you can post them here. Other students may also give an alternate perspective on your issue. Let's help each other and let's talk about books. I was happy to see that some students challenged themselves with classic writers such as H.G. Wells, Agatha Christie, Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Jane Austen, Jack London, Jules Verne, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Contempory writers like Gary Paulsen, Lois Lowry, Robert Cormier, S. E. Hinton, Walter Dean Myers, Jerry Spinelli, and J. K. Rowling continue to be middle school favorites. The newest author to entice middle school students such as yourselves is Suzanne Collins. I look forward to reading all the literery analysis papers, especially those written on The Hunger Games. I know Suzanne Collins' books are rich on thematic ideas.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Fictional Friday
Fictional Friday is back. I hope you are all ready to once again be creative. As you work on your memoir project, I want you to consider some other possibilities for expressing your imagination. I realize that for your free reading you will be concentrating on nonfiction and planning your "talk show" interviews for the end of the marking period. That does not mean you should completely forget about fiction and creativity. We will be starting a very bizarre novel shortly and I want to ease you into it.
Our new novel will have a touch of science fiction so be ready for anything and everything, as they say. To get you started and thinking along the lines of the weird and the seemingly impossible, I am posting some pictures that may or may not have something to do with our new novel. I would like you to preview the pictures and see if you can develop your own story line fitting each picture somewhere into the plot. You have my permission to be as weird as you like. Remember, this book will be science fiction.
Spoiler alert>>> Anyone who has already read our new book or has been told anything about the plot from an older sister/brother (Allan) make sure you do not ruin the surprise or shock value of the novel for the rest of the classes. Thanks
Okay, enjoy the pictures and let your imaginations fly.....
Our new novel will have a touch of science fiction so be ready for anything and everything, as they say. To get you started and thinking along the lines of the weird and the seemingly impossible, I am posting some pictures that may or may not have something to do with our new novel. I would like you to preview the pictures and see if you can develop your own story line fitting each picture somewhere into the plot. You have my permission to be as weird as you like. Remember, this book will be science fiction.
Spoiler alert>>> Anyone who has already read our new book or has been told anything about the plot from an older sister/brother (Allan) make sure you do not ruin the surprise or shock value of the novel for the rest of the classes. Thanks
Okay, enjoy the pictures and let your imaginations fly.....
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Fictional Friday
It's time to start talking about your free reading books on the blog. Part of your January project will include artwork that depicts the setting of your book. Let's talk about the setting here on the blog.
Below are some pictures to get you thinking about setting.
Enchanted Forest
In the country or on the farm
In the mountains
On a baseball or soccer field
OUTER SPACE
Historical fiction books have a variety of locations.
In a school
Comment above was written by a student. By the way, this is a classroom in a Japanese high school.
Maybe your story takes place in a home, a park, a mall or .....There are so many options.
Name your title and author and describe the setting so far in your book. Discuss the best way to "show" the class your setting on project day. You can use any medium. Original artwork, computerized illustrations, or 3-D structures are all acceptable. Think about effort when you make your decision.
Below are some pictures to get you thinking about setting.
Enchanted Forest
In the country or on the farm
In the mountains
On a baseball or soccer field
OUTER SPACE
Historical fiction books have a variety of locations.
In a school
This isn't my classroom. There's too much natural light.
Maybe your story takes place in a home, a park, a mall or .....There are so many options.
Name your title and author and describe the setting so far in your book. Discuss the best way to "show" the class your setting on project day. You can use any medium. Original artwork, computerized illustrations, or 3-D structures are all acceptable. Think about effort when you make your decision.
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