Fascinating Fiction Stories

You are all writing your own realistic fiction stories. You know that in stories the main character really wants something and that problems arise that get in the way of the character getting all that he or she wants. The  problem gets worse and worse and then more problems occur that the character has to deal with.These problems or struggles the character has and how he or she deals with them is what keeps your reader hooked and want to continue reading.

You have mapped out your stories on a story mountain. Please briefly share with us the main points on your story mountain. What does your character want? What gets in the way of your character getting what he or she wants. What other problems does your character have? How does he or she struggle to solve the problems?

And finally, how will the problem/s be resolved?

Be sure and write your response in a word document first so that you may revise and use the spell check, then copy and paste it into our blog.

Poetry Favorites

Poetry can take you places, create scenes in your mind, lead you to look at, and think about things in new ways. It can make you laugh or make you cry.

You have all been writing wonderful poems in your classes. Choose your favorite original poem and write it in this blog post. Then write a reflection on why it is your favorite poem. How did you come up with your idea? Was the poem easy or difficult to write?

Please write about the literary devices that you used in your poem. Did you use similes, metaphors, personification, figurative language, onomatopoeia, repetition or any other of the literary devices that poets use? If you have two favorite poems, then share them both with us and your reflections on them too!