{"id":418,"date":"2016-10-27T16:21:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T16:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ivytech-engl206-master\/?post_type=chapter&p=418"},"modified":"2017-01-11T19:41:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T19:41:32","slug":"in-class-writing-activities","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-introliterature\/chapter\/in-class-writing-activities\/","title":{"raw":"In-Class Writing Activities","rendered":"In-Class Writing Activities"},"content":{"raw":"

1. Characterization<\/h2>\r\nList all the things you know about the main character of your book.\r\n

2. Point of View<\/h2>\r\nRewrite a scene in which a secondary character appears, but now tell it from this character\u2019s point of view.\r\n

3. Climax<\/h2>\r\nIdentify the climax in the story. List all the crises that led to this moment.\r\n

4. Symbolism<\/h2>\r\na) Identify a recurring image in the story. Consider what that image represents, and why it was used more than one time.\r\nb) Write a poem, using that image in your first line.\r\n

5. Diction<\/h2>\r\na) Copy your favorite line from the reading.\r\nb) Memorize it.\r\nc) Rewrite it, saying the same thing with entirely different words.\r\n

6. Vocabulary<\/h2>\r\nFind three words from the reading that are new to you. Write the definition of the word and then write a sentence that appropriately uses the word.\r\n

7. Theme<\/h2>\r\nCompare and contrast the ways [name two authors] talk about [name theme] in the stories we read in class.\r\n

8. Reading Response<\/h2>\r\nDiscuss what you see as the most striking, powerful, problematic, or detrimental features of the story. Explain your reaction to the text with specific examples.\r\n

9. Setting<\/h2>\r\nThink about a setting of the story. Write a descriptive paragraph in first person, pretending that you are in that scene. What do you see, hear, smell, feel?\r\n

10. Dialogue<\/h2>\r\nInsert dialogue tags and description into the following conversation:\r\n

\u201cMy mom is coming over.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t need to get upset. She\u2019s just coming for a few nights.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI hate it when you do this. If you just gave her a chance, you\u2019d see that she\u2019s a good person. You might even like her.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhen is she coming?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI told her you\u2019d pick her up at four.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cOk.\u201d<\/p>","rendered":"

1. Characterization<\/h2>\n

List all the things you know about the main character of your book.<\/p>\n

2. Point of View<\/h2>\n

Rewrite a scene in which a secondary character appears, but now tell it from this character\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n

3. Climax<\/h2>\n

Identify the climax in the story. List all the crises that led to this moment.<\/p>\n

4. Symbolism<\/h2>\n

a) Identify a recurring image in the story. Consider what that image represents, and why it was used more than one time.
\nb) Write a poem, using that image in your first line.<\/p>\n

5. Diction<\/h2>\n

a) Copy your favorite line from the reading.
\nb) Memorize it.
\nc) Rewrite it, saying the same thing with entirely different words.<\/p>\n

6. Vocabulary<\/h2>\n

Find three words from the reading that are new to you. Write the definition of the word and then write a sentence that appropriately uses the word.<\/p>\n

7. Theme<\/h2>\n

Compare and contrast the ways [name two authors] talk about [name theme] in the stories we read in class.<\/p>\n

8. Reading Response<\/h2>\n

Discuss what you see as the most striking, powerful, problematic, or detrimental features of the story. Explain your reaction to the text with specific examples.<\/p>\n

9. Setting<\/h2>\n

Think about a setting of the story. Write a descriptive paragraph in first person, pretending that you are in that scene. What do you see, hear, smell, feel?<\/p>\n

10. Dialogue<\/h2>\n

Insert dialogue tags and description into the following conversation:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mom is coming over.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t need to get upset. She\u2019s just coming for a few nights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate it when you do this. If you just gave her a chance, you\u2019d see that she\u2019s a good person. You might even like her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen is she coming?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI told her you\u2019d pick her up at four.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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