Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Final Exam Articles: Read for Class on May 7th
The following are the articles the final exam will be based on. Make sure you read them carefully and are prepared to discuss them with your fellow students on May 7th.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Sample Creative Projects
CREATIVE NONFICTION
Click here to read the creative nonfiction essay "You Can't Kill the Rooster" by David Sedaris.
Click here to hear author David Sedaris read his creative nonfiction essay, "You Can't Kill the Rooster."
***Warning: There is adult language in this creative nonfiction essay.***
POEMS
Click here to see a series of poems by other LASC students from the anthology Say the Word.
PLAY SCRIPT
Videos for Journal 7, due April 23rd
As we move into our creative Project 3, I want you to start thinking about the power of creative writing/thinking and storytelling.
Watch the following videos and write a They Say/I Say Journal 7 in which you briefly summarize the ideas in each video in the They Say section.
Then, respond to the videos in the I Say section. How do you feel about the ideas in the videos? Do you agree with the points the makers of these videos are making? Disagree? Do you connect with these ideas? How has creative writing (reading others' creations or writing your own) impacted your life? Is thinking (and writing) creatively important for children and adults? Can stories shape the way we see ourselves and spark social change?
In the first video, the speaker argues that schools are killing creativity in children:
If you can't see the video below, click the link here.
The second video is about the power of storytelling and fiction:
If you can't see the video below, click here.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
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