1. List in Writer’s Notebook Brainstorm pairs of contrasting images. Can you find two as strikingly different as kitties and guns? Flowers and rocks?
2. Quick write (WNB) Pick your favorite pair. Develop each image with specific details, arranging the two images in alternating lines or sentences in a poem/paragraph.
6. Show & Tell – Step 1- Braindump On paper, describe your object and be ready to share. Answer these questions in writing: What does it look like? What does it feel like in your hands? How long have you had this object? Who gave it to you? Who made it? Where did it come from? If you lose it, can you buy another? Does the object have a special meaning for you? Please explain.
7. Show & Tell – Step 2 – Peer feedback Each of us will present our objects to the group (and pass them around) while we tell our “stories” regarding these objects. Everyone will take notes on each object in our Writers Notebooks. Get inspired by what your peers describe. How can you use this in your own writing? What does it remind you of?
8. Show & Tell – Step 3 - Drafting Write a piece that tells the story of your object. This is your chance to experiment with imagery. I’ll be paying extra special attention to your use of this tool in your piece. Note: It’s due next class. Please type it.
