If you could make a movie, what would it be about? Share the plot and describe the characters.
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Friday Freewrite: What Is It?
Pick an object in your house. Describe what it looks like but don’t say what it is or does! Now see if family members can guess the item from your written description.
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Friday Freewrite: Permission
A family of mice are arguing. The young mice believe they’re ready to leave the nest and scrounge for food but their parent mice disagree and won’t give them permission. Write their mousy conversation and what happens next.
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Friday Freewrite: Anaphora
Anaphora is a literary device or technique where a number of phrases begin with the same word or words, like:
- “Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!” – King John II, William Shakespeare
- “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” – A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
- “Monkey see, monkey do.”
Writers might use anaphora to express a strong feeling, emphasize a point, give rhythm or structure to a list, or make an idea easy to remember.
Now it’s your turn! Create a few phrases using anaphora, and choose some of these words to repeat (or think of your own):
- Welcome to
- Long
- I am
- Truth is
- A candle
- Stinky
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Friday Freewrite: Bird or Fish?
You can only pick one: the ability to fly like a bird or swim like a fish (breathe underwater). Which do you choose and why?
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