PLWP+Writing+Camp


 * PLWP MWSU Writing Camp!**

** Wednesday May 29, 2013: Writing Small (From Writing Fix) **

Step by Step Teaching Instructions:

 * Read __The Summer My Father Was Ten__, by Pat Brisson. Discuss the father’s actions and the consequences that followed.
 * In small groups, have students make and share text-to-self connections times of when they were caught up in the moment and acted impulsively.
 * Use chapter three of __A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You__ to illustrate what “writing small” means. Find places in Brisson's text where the author has written small and discuss them with students.
 * Students should choose one time from their memories when they got caught up in the moment and acted impulsively. Introduce this narrative prompt:
 * **Prompt:** All of us have had times when we’ve done something that we later regretted. Write about a time when you got caught up in a moment, and did something without thinking about the consequences. //Write small// and //show, don’t tell// as you descirbe how you were feeling throughout the action. In what way(s) did you learn from the experience? ||
 * Have students create a **"[|Caught Up In The Moment]”** page in their writer's notebooks.
 * Click on the link above and scroll down to see student samples.

Monday June 3, 2013: Seed Ideas (From Writing Fix)

Breakout Sessions:

May 28-May 31

**__Write About Existing Artwork: Today is Non-objective__** **__ Scroll down until you see this heading:) __**