poetry and literature in- spire original and creative thought. Learn skills to create suspense, compose the perfect sentence, bring characters to life, and develop your written voice. Create poetry houses, direct your own sitcom or spoof, and play with words. You will leave this session with a wealth of writing tools, fresh ideas, and a portfolio overflowing with original poems, stories, and thoughts Unit Theme: Creative Writing Conceptual Lens: Power Major Generalization: The pen is mightier than the sword Essential Questions: How can words empower you? How does expression create power? What do writers use to give power to a piece of writing? Essential Understandings: Words are sometimes more powerful than actions. The written expression releases emotions that are powerful. Writers use many tools to make their pieces powerful. Writing Tools/Academic Focus Diction: connotation, denotation, verbs vs. adj/adv. Syntax Pacing: loose/periodic sentences, polysyndeton, asyndeton, repetition, anaphora, epiphora Figurative Language: idioms, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, understatement Sounds: alliteration, assonance, consonance, euphony, cacophony, onomatopoeia Revision Techniques: Sentence variety graphs, sentence starts, dead word removal, sentence combinations, phrases, clauses Plot diagrams Character development Brainstorming Technique Diction, Details and Imagery: Type 1’s Discuss connotation /denotation and provide numerous examples or the affect of word choice Post examples of resumes each with different word choice and ask the students to observe the differences
poetry and literature in- spire original and creative thought. Learn skills to create suspense, compose the perfect sentence, bring characters to life, and develop your written voice. Create poetry houses, direct your own sitcom or spoof, and play with words. You will leave this session with a wealth of writing tools, fresh ideas, and a portfolio overflowing with original poems, stories, and thoughts Unit Theme: Creative Writing Conceptual Lens: Power Major Generalization: The pen is mightier than the sword Essential Questions: How can words empower you? How does expression create power? What do writers use to give power to a piece of writing? Essential Understandings: Words are sometimes more powerful than actions. The written expression releases emotions that are powerful. Writers use many tools to make their pieces powerful. Writing Tools/Academic Focus Diction: connotation, denotation, verbs vs. adj/adv. Syntax Pacing: loose/periodic sentences, polysyndeton, asyndeton, repetition, anaphora, epiphora Figurative Language: idioms, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, understatement Sounds: alliteration, assonance, consonance, euphony, cacophony, onomatopoeia Revision Techniques: Sentence variety graphs, sentence starts, dead word removal, sentence combinations, phrases, clauses Plot diagrams Character development Brainstorming Technique Diction, Details and Imagery: Type 1’s Discuss connotation /denotation and provide numerous examples or the affect of word choice Post examples of resumes each with different word choice and ask the students to observe the differences