Eastern Virginia Writing Project '11 Presentation

Thanks, EVWP, for inviting me back to teach.   Below is a list of resources that I used today.   Several items have corresponding Blog entries for added information.   Most of these products can be found on Amazon.com.   Laura Robb's publisher is Scholastic if you need to seek out another source.

Thanks also for your patience.   I know I didn't schedule enough time for us to complete all of the writing activities, but hopefully you got a feel for where we were going with the assignments and found something that you can use in your classroom.   Best wishes!

Mad Libs 



Hormone Jungle (Brod Bagert)



by Nancie Atwell

For another activity from this book, see May 31.

What It Is (Lynda Barry)

See June 15.

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (Chris Von Allsburg)

See June 18.

Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems &

Technically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete Poems (John Grandits)

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make A Difference (Lynn Truss)

50 Fabulous Discussion-Prompt Cards for Reading Groups (Laura Robb)

See May 9.

Brighten Up Boring Beginnings and Other Quick Writing Lessons (Laura Robb)

See May 9.

Haikubes

Scattergories Die for Headlines. See June 14.

For directions on the Exquisite Corpse activity, see June 26.

For Paint Chip Poetry, see June 19.

An activity that I saw presented at EVWP and used in my classroom can be found in the June 11 entry.