Monday 30 May 2016

Home Learning This Week....

Slam Poem Students: 
- prep the first ½ of your slam poem to share next week.


Others: 
- in your current writing, use comments to show evidence of working towards your current goal.
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Sunday 22 May 2016

Home Learning This Week

  • Everyone else - enjoy your personal writing.

Friday 20 May 2016

This week's plan

Here is the link to this week's EW meeting...
see you Monday!

Tuesday 17 May 2016

Home Learning This Week

We have been learning about Character Arcs 
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- about the different types and the relationship between your story arc and character arc.  
This doc summarises our discussions at Learning Clinics.

Home Learning this week involves deciding what Character Arc you are planning to use for your current personal writing.  

Saturday 14 May 2016

Plan for Next Week

Ext(reme) Writing: TERM 2 WEEK 3 link here


WHEN
WHY
WHO
1.10pm...
Authors Circles
To share your home learning (to read the beginning of your slam poem to the group)

LI to present the slam poem using effective body language (gestures, eye contact, facial expressions) and voice (pausing, tone, pace, clarity, volume, emphasis)

  1. Freya, Anna ,Hal, Stella
  2. Sofia, Tarek ,Chris, Niamh
  3. Holly O, Sophie M, Holly I, Tesca
  4. JJ, Stirling,Katie, Annika, Amanda
  5. Peta  Bex, Felicity, Emma
  6. Louise, Ruby, Stanley, Carly
Join an authors’ circle to give feedback
Stephanie, Pia, Megan, Max, Hana, Kendra
1.30pm - 2.45pm
YOUR choice (Slam Poem & Personal Writing)  and TEACHING CLINICS
1.30pm
TEACHING CLINIC
To know the purpose and types of character arcs, and to plan one for my current writing
Holly O, Sophie M, Holly I, Tesca
Peta,  Bex, Hana,  Annika, Amanda
1.50pm
TEACHING CLINIC
To know the purpose and types of character arcs, and to plan one for my current writing
Felicity, Emma, Louise, Ruby, Stephanie, Pia, Megan, Stanley, Carly, Stirling, Max, Kendra
2.10pm
TEACHING CLINIC
To know the purpose and types of character arcs, and to plan one for my current writing
Freya, Anna ,Hal, Stella, Sofia, Tarek, Chris, Niamh, Katie, JJ
2.30pm
CONFERENCES
Add a comment if you would like a 1-1 conference with me

Home Learning before Monday

Prepare the beginning of your Slam Poem to share with your Author's Circle members.

OR 
...if you are not writing a slam poem, include one of the "Figures of Speech" (from the 26 April post) in your current writing.
Have fun

Friday 6 May 2016

Term 2 Week 2 Plan



WHEN
WHY
WHO
1.10 -1.20pm
Video - “Come to a Poetry Slam”
Tesca, Stirling, Stanley, Sophie, Ruby, Rebecca, Peta, Louise , Katie, JJ, Holly O, Holly I, Felicity, Emma, Carly, Annika, Amanda
Tarek, Stella, Sofi, Niamh, Hal, Freya, Chris, Anna
TEACHING CLINIC
  • Author Circle - identify teaching clinics, conferences etc
Stephanie, Pia, Megan, Max, Hana
1.20pm - 2.30pm
YOUR choice (Slam Poem & Personal Writing)  and TEACHING CLINICS
1.20 0R 1.35pm
You choose the time
TEACHING CLINIC
  • Practical Session: to prepare your Slam Poem for performance
Tesca, Stirling, Stanley, Sophie, Ruby, Rebecca, Peta, Louise , Katie, JJ, Holly O, Holly I, Felicity, Emma, Carly, Annika, Amanda  
You choose the time
1.35 - 2.15pm
CONFERENCES
Anyone who would like a 1-1 conference with me
2.15pm
TEACHING CLINIC
  • Follow up from last week’s Clinic on planning.
  • Come to the clinic with your planning for a current writing project
Chris, Emma, JJ, Peta, Pia, Sofia, Sophie M, Stirling, Tesca, Bex
You choose the time
INDEPENDENT TEACHING CLINIC
What is imagery and how to use it in your writing
Amanda, Emma

+any others who wish to learn about this
2.30pm
Authors Circles
A chance to share, ask for feedback, etc
  1. Stephanie, Pia, Megan, Max, Hana
  2. Freya, Anna ,Hal, Stella
  3. Sofia, Tarek ,Chris, Niamh
  4. Holly O, Sophie M, Holly I, Tesca
  5. JJ, Stirling,Katie, Annika, Amanda
  6. Peta  Bex, Felicity, Emma
  7. Louise, Ruby, Stanley, Carly