Mr. Voigt's Classroom Webpage

Bonus Point Opportunity:

Go to Wave Books website: http://www.wavepoetry.com/ and click on "erasures" on the bottom left of the page. Choose a source text and follow the sites instructions to make an erasure poem. Then print or e-mail the poem to Mr. Voigt.

Getting at Metaphor a three step exercise (ppt)

Show Don't Tell (powerpoint)

Perspective Paragraph

Forced Write (powerpoint)

Writing Process (powerpoint)

1st Writing Assingment: Perspective Paragraph

Editing Techniques

• Read it out loud
• Have someone read it out loud to you as you follow along on your own copy.
• Read it backwards. (Read the last sentence, then read the second to last sentence, etc.)
• Cut and paste single sentences into a spaced out column to view the sentences on their own.

Writing a Scene (powerpoint)

Poems To Read as Models

Word Choice

Childhood Is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies by
Edna St. Vincent Millay

Stories to Read as Models

Character Development

The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway

Perspective Paragraph

Using all four steps of the writing process discussed in class (if you forget or were gone see my power point presentation) write a one paragraph perspective piece where you choose and inanamate object in the room and write from that particular objects perspective. You may choose the fire alarm, the window, a pen, a computer, it is up to you.

Your paragraph should feature the voice of the object, but the object needs to be describing you. The description should tell the reader something about who you are as well as keeping the personality of the object in place.

As stated above, I expect you to use all stages of the writing process on this piece. I am evaluating you on how you use this process, as well as a way to get to know you.