BETTER NAME What animals should be called ODE

BETTER NAME What animals should be called

ODE TO HOSH

RAZOR CLAW FLUFFCUDDLER

YOUR TURN v. Create at least 5 better named animals v. If you choose to put this in your portfolio, include pictures

EXTENDED FABLE v. List your 3 favorite animals and jot down all of the characteristics you can think of for each animal v. Write a message you would like everyone to know v. Brainstorm how each of your animals could make this message clear

YOUR EXTENDED FABLE v FABLE: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. v. You will write an original fable v. The fable animals should generally be consistent with the nature of the creature in the fable. For instance, ants don't have 'mom and dad' families.

YOUR EXTENDED FABLE v. No humans should be involved. The animals can speak. v. Your fable should be limited to 3/4 to one page in length and will be shared in class.

WHAT TO WORK ON v Fractured Fairy Tale – get someone to fill out critique paper and discuss it v A Distant Land – have someone read and critique your 3 90 word mini-stories + discuss them (then you can work on turning one into a short story - typed) v Better Name – work on creating new names for 5 different animals v Extended Fable – create a story with animals that teaches a message

MONDAY 9/18 v Daily Writing v Vignette assignment – brainstorm and writing in class • Take time with your drawing, events, details, and descriptions • Write or type vignette v With the rest of your time, you will work on anything you didn’t finish today – Fractured Fairy Tale, A Distant Land, Better Names, Extended Animal Fable – Rough Drafts due Wednesday 9/20