October
5
Quickwrite – Choose one of the three options and complete before 1 pm
Today you are going to choose one of the 3 options below and complete a silent quickwrite. This exercise should take you about 30 minutes. There are two stages to this quickwrite. First you will organize your thoughts using one of 2 forms of graphic organization: either a mind web or point form notes. See the examples below.
Mindmap:
Point-form notes:
- Thanks for the garlic-glavoured chewing gum
- It tasted terrible
- It was gross
- I was expecting something totally different
- I would rather eat a rubber band
- At least then I would know what to expect
- At least then I wouldn’t have garlic breathe after
- I’ll have to get you back for that
- You’ll never know when it is coming
- It’ll have to be gross because the garlic gum was gross
- It will be so sweet to get my revenge
- It tasted terrible
Options to choose from:
- Write a thank you note to a friend who gave you onion and garlic-flavoured chewing gum.
- Write about your favorite childhood toy. journal
- If and when I raise children, I’ll never…
Once you have finished your pre-writing you write the real deal. Reminder: this should take about 30 minutes and fill at least one page.