Posted on March 13, 2008 by simone
prompt:
-construct a piece using only dialogue
-make it creative non-fiction
“I think I should put you in bed, Sophie.”
“But Simone! You can’t go to sleep in the middle of a tea party, you just can’t. And also I think you forgot, but my name isn’t Sophie it’s Prince Fred and besides, you can’t leave the [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2008 by bgblogging
I’ve added the reading for Thursday, Tuesday and next Wednesday to the unit overview. Make sure you consult the unit plan itself for details.
Also, I will be giving you a fun assignment over break having to do with stranger studies spun into 200-word flash fictions, and some reading. I’ll post the fiction syllabus [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by bgblogging
I’ve just added a new PAGE– see the new tab above. I will post the audio files from your presentations a day or so after you present. Enjoy listening to yourselves!
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Posted on March 5, 2008 by bgblogging
Here are the rules:
1. Use a second-person narrator
2. Use 150 words
3. Use the following words: bones, glint, forge, salt
4. Title it “On Storms”
5. Make it creative nonfiction
6. Go…
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Posted on February 29, 2008 by kylemh
I love the feeling of a stethoscope pressed against my chest, breathing in, breathing out. When I was younger I wondered what the doctor could be listening for inside the hollows and nooks of my body. I’m not sure I dared to imagine. Even in a doctor’s office, I found it soothing: the gentle pressing [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2008 by bgblogging
Take a look at UNIT TWO and be ready to ask questions on Thursday.
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