Writers Workshop III

ACTION:

1. Now that you've brainstormed why we write, start making a list of what people write. Think genres and forms and products. Look around your world and write down the places that you see the written word. (I possess a list of 200+ different items. I have a prize for anyone who comes up with an idea that's not on the list!)

2. Listen to and Read the words to the following song written by Carole King ~ You've Got a Friend



When you're down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

Chorus:
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there

You've got a friend

If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door

(Chorus)

Ain't it good to know you've got a friend
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them

(Chorus)

After listening & reading...create one of the following...

a. A list of Friendship character qualities & how each quality looks

b. An essay on Friendship

c. A scene of a play displaying Friendship

d. A Friendship greeting card

e. List a few book characters you'd like to have for Friends & why

Writers Workshop II

ACTION:

1. Print a copy of the Writing/Literary/Publishing Terms (attachment via email) and place them in your WW binder under Tab #3 (Style, Terms & Techniques).

2. Under Tab #4 (Forms of Writing), start making a list titled "Why We Write" ~ bullet format is fine. You may expound on each reason, if you like. Think about all the reasons you write throughout the day, month, year and write them down. Why do others write? Why is writing important to us personally, our families, our community and our world? Take a couple days and think of all the reasons you can on your own first and then ask your parents, siblings, friends (not in B&W Club), and others.

Bless your day!

Writers Workshop I

ACTION:

1. Please prepare a 3-ring binder that you will bring to the Writing Workshop each month.

2. Your binder should start out with 8 tabs and we may add more as we go along. Place about 5 sheets of lined notebook paper after tabs 1-6.

Tab labels should read:
1. Grammar & Mechanics
2. Vocabulary & Word Choice
3. Style, Terms & Techniques
4. Forms of Writing
5. Tools of Learning
6. Checklists
7. Drafts
8. Final Exhibits

3. Place a paper in front of the first tab. Write down topic ideas that come to you and other AHAs about writing on this paper, so you don't forget them.

4. Subscribe to the Grammar Newsletter (link found in the email that was sent to you today). This is a weekly newsletter, I believe. The "TIP of the Week" is always at the very top of the newsletter. Please make sure you understand each tip and write it on a paper that is filed under your Grammar & Mechanics tab. You may read the rest of the newsletter if you'd like, but it is not required.

Writers Workshop Beginning This Fall

Well, we took a year off writing in 2007-2008 and many of you missed it! We have some incredible writers in this group...poems, songs, short stories, and several of you are working on novels.

In the fall of 2008, a Writers Workshop will be conducted after the regular Book Colloquium & Social time. Watch for more details on this Blog and in your Email Inbox.

Have a wonderful summer!