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September 25 th 2013 Creative Writing and Poetry Workshop

September 25 th 2013 Creative Writing and Poetry Workshop. Housekeeping. Next session : October 2 nd - 13 th of November, 7 weeks in total Details: Curso libre : 3,000 colones paid at R egistration in the Administration. BRING ME YOUR RECIEPT!

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September 25 th 2013 Creative Writing and Poetry Workshop

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  1. September 25th 2013 Creative Writing and Poetry Workshop

  2. Housekeeping • Next session: October 2nd- 13th of November, 7 weeks in total • Details: • Cursolibre: 3,000 colones paid at Registration in the Administration. BRING ME YOUR RECIEPT! • You can miss only one class, if you want to get the certification • You do not have to sign up for the cursolibre to participate in the workshop- if you would rather not pay or would rather drop in on classes, that is fine. • Tell your friends to come next week!!

  3. Assonant rhymes: where the rhyme involves similar vowels, but different consonants. Consonant rhymes: where the rhyme involves similar consonants, but different vowels. Identical rhymes (also called repetition): where the same word is repeated. Rhyme glossary website- the link is posted on the blog: http://www.public.asu.edu/~aarios/formsofverse/furtherreading/page2.html

  4. Themes to date: Creative writing and personal expression Personification Shape poems Grammar usage Simile Rhyme schemes Writings to date: Biopoems Magic box poems 5 sense poems 9/11 reflections limericks

  5. Write a list of 5 people: • 1. Someone who you love and care about • 2. Someone who makes you angry • 3. Someone who you admire, but do not know • 4. Someone you want to say sorry to or who you want to forgive • 5. An acquaintance who you don’t know well.

  6. Voice and Perspective

  7. I seem to be… I seem to be (adjective) But really I am (adjective) I seem to be But really I am I seem to be But really I am I seem to be But really I am I seem to be But really I am

  8. My name is… Today my name is . Yesterday my name was . Tomorrow my name will be . The world thinks my name is . My friends think my name is . My enemies think my name is . My teachers think my name is . My parents think my name is . Secretly I know my name is .

  9. Simile (Topic) looks like _______________. It smells like ___________________, And it tastes like ________________. (Topic) sounds like ______________, And feels like _________________. A good day Frustration Expectations

  10. Survey-please be honest and constructive. I want this class to reflect our combined input and vision. What have you liked best? Would you like to do more of? What have you liked least? Which themes would you like to work more on? Are there any specific themes, topics, or activities that we have not done that you would like to try? How about the content of class: do you want to read more poems in class? Write more? Learn more theory? Do more writing outside of class Comments!! Writings to date: Biopoems Magic box poems 5 sense poems 9/11 reflections limericks Themes to date: Creative writing and personal expression Personification Shape poems Grammar usage Simile Rhyme schemes

  11. Reminders: • Sign up for cursolibre and bring Laura the receipt next class. • Encourage your friends to sign up! They can come to class last week, see if they like it and then pay afterward. • Email Laura (or facebook) with any suggestions that come to mind later in the week. • Come to Monday night English/Spanish conversation groups: 4-5:30pm in classroom 306 with USAC students. Next week special guest Costa Rica/US relations.

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