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Free write

Free write. Please take the first few minutes of class to write with your non- dominant hand about how you are feeling right now , in this moment . What is on your mind ? How does your body feel ? What are you bringing to class today ?. Free verse poems.

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Free write

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  1. Free write Pleasetakethefirstfew minutes of classtowritewithyour non-dominanthandabouthowyou are feelingrightnow, in thismoment. Whatisonyourmind? Howdoesyourbodyfeel? What are youbringingtoclasstoday?

  2. Free verse poems Letyourcreativesidesrun wild!

  3. You choose the topic: Your poem can tell a story, describe a person, animal, feeling or object. It can serious, sad, funny or educational. It can be a combination of these things or completely differentfromanything I havewritten.

  4. No rules! Elementstoconsider: • Beginning, middle, and end • Word choice • Punctuation: correctorincorrect? Why? • Length of line: complete sentences? Clausesonly? Enjambment? Visual shape of poem. • Sound: musicality, rhyme, alliteration, and again, length of lines.

  5. Show, don’ttell: Instead of ¨Sallywasverysad,¨ describe whatthatsadness looks, feels, soundslike, etc.: ¨Sallydraggedherfeetacross campus, head down, softlysniffling, herarmscrossedtightlyacrossherbody.¨ • Descriptivelanguage, active verbs, simile, metaphor, personification.

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