Hi fellas-
Answer the prompt:
Imagery is an incredibly important element in literature. Which image from your "I am From" piece is the most memorable? Can you visualize it? Tell me about it using sensory details (sight, touch, sound, taste) and build upon your original image.
For example:
My original image was "eating dinner with my family".
The improved image is "all of us sitting around the heavy oak table like hungry birds on a wire. The voices of all in the family blended into a dull roar and I was unable to distinguish one Southern accent from another. Holli rounds the corner, a ruffled apron tied around her waist, carrying a steaming pot. The newsprint on the table was smooth to the touch and grew wet when she poured the Frogmore onto the table. Bright yellow sweet corn, red potatoes and blood-red crawfish filled the table from one end to the other and everyone grew quiet, their mouths filled with the bayou treat."
Choose any image from your "I am From" piece and flesh it out into something more! Plan to spend about 15 minutes on this exercise. I want to be able to hear it, feel it, see it and taste it when you're done describing your image to me.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Blog Prompt 19 August 2009
Oooh! An unannounced quiz! Sweet! I love these! Comment back to this post with your answers.
Keep your answers to yourself. If you are caught sharing answers, all parties involved will receive a zero! That means no talking. When you're done, log off and return to the tables ready to go.
First, compare the directions for peer editing (Bless, Press and Address).
Second, compile a summary based on your knowledge thus far of MLA Style. In short, tell me everything you know about MLA.
Now, tell me three things you need to do to be successful in my class and tell me three things I can do to help you be successful.
Keep your answers to yourself. If you are caught sharing answers, all parties involved will receive a zero! That means no talking. When you're done, log off and return to the tables ready to go.
First, compare the directions for peer editing (Bless, Press and Address).
Second, compile a summary based on your knowledge thus far of MLA Style. In short, tell me everything you know about MLA.
Now, tell me three things you need to do to be successful in my class and tell me three things I can do to help you be successful.
Online Agreement
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This will be your daily stop in my class to blog, receive assignments, request assistance and submit assignments. In short, don't lose your password.
There are a few rules we play by here. First, no negativity. Second, nothing inappropriate. If I find that you have posted something that violates these rules you will surrender your blogging rights for a time specified by me. In that time, you will not be allowed access to the blog, thereby not receiving your daily points. It will not likely end well for you so play nice.
Your first assignment is to respond to this blog and indicate (and you can copy and paste this and then electronically sign it and post it.) that you "understand that there is to be no posting of material or comments that are inappropriate or negative and doing so will result in a loss of blog privileges and the points associated with any assignments originating from the blog in that time period."
Again, I welcome you to the Pen and wish you the best of luck for a great year.
This will be your daily stop in my class to blog, receive assignments, request assistance and submit assignments. In short, don't lose your password.
There are a few rules we play by here. First, no negativity. Second, nothing inappropriate. If I find that you have posted something that violates these rules you will surrender your blogging rights for a time specified by me. In that time, you will not be allowed access to the blog, thereby not receiving your daily points. It will not likely end well for you so play nice.
Your first assignment is to respond to this blog and indicate (and you can copy and paste this and then electronically sign it and post it.) that you "understand that there is to be no posting of material or comments that are inappropriate or negative and doing so will result in a loss of blog privileges and the points associated with any assignments originating from the blog in that time period."
Again, I welcome you to the Pen and wish you the best of luck for a great year.
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