Friday September 5, 2014

Today we're generating a list of horrid sentences and then making them stronger. We talked about sensory detail and the importance of it in creative writing.

The "bad" sentences we generated are as follows:

1. The boy smelled bad.
2. The cat wanted a treat.
3. I went to the store.
4. The night was cold.
5. They walked in.
6. The apple is gross.
7. The man looked sad.
8. She laughed very hard.
9. The garden was nice.
10. The man grabbed the flowers.
11. It was raining.
12. The house is white.
13. The kid was scared.
14. The band was loud.
15. Running is hard.

You selected eight of the fifteen and made them descriptive. We then shared them in class.

We made a list of places we had strong feelings toward. The list is as follows:

Homework: Strong writers tend to be strong readers. Find a piece (paragraph, poem, whatever) that describes place. Bring it to class to share with your peers.