January 20th

Course question the book:

"The Settlers": #3

"The Green Morning": #2,

"The Locusts":  #1, 3

Lo-Cust
(noun)
1. A large grasshopper with strong powers of flight. It is usually solitary, but from time to time there is a population explosion, and it migrates in vast swarms that cause extensive damage to crops.


Literary term: Indirect presentation: When the author presents information
                                                          (about a character,   usually) without directly                                                                  stating that information. EG: Cindy's lunch grew cold as                                                              she rolled the squeeze-toy octopus absent-mindedly in                                                               her hands. 

Notes on creative writing: CREATIVE WRITING TIPS!

1. Indirect presentation.
2. Provide detail.
3. Avoid cliché. (Love=flowers, chocolate....)
4. Show, don't tell.
5. Setting description.

Try on your own: -Choose romantic partner (couple, family, to pet...)
                             -Who's showing it?
                             -What is the situation? (Death? Gross?) How will you show it?
                             - Detail- Choice to show it, in this situation.
                             -Ignore passionate words- just action.

Now Write:

                             Love- "He held her hair back while she puked".
                           
Hand it in! Please, but add:
Take sentence and turn into haiku- Three line poem: 5 syllables, 7, 5.
Title- One word. Cannot be love.

EG:

"Octopus"
Cindy's lunch grew cold,
As she rolled the dog's squeeze-toy
In her heavy hands.


"Adoration"
As she vomited
And heaved into the toilet,
He held her hair back.


Make another haiku: Valentines day haiku: Indirect presentation (like one just did).. New: Do what you want, just no where can you say "love" or "heart", but about love. Circle on paper, you are submitting for the contest.

Please submit Friday!