The writers - Helene,
Trevor, Terry, Jenny, Pauline, Jo. Welcome Sandy
Apologies – Garry,
Pat, Fran, Gail
The words of the day
Milieu – surroundings
Futility – waste of time
Attachment – strong belief
Prodigal – recklessly extravagant
Onomatopoeia – a word from a sound
Reconnaissance – explore, survey, investigate
Beglamoured – to impress or deceive with glamour
Writing from words of
the day
The writers attached themselves to the words of the day and
wrote about - The Opera House, In the jungle, Another of those situations, The
gentle murmur, Don’t do it in bed, The oldies and Trump can boom or tweet.
Reading of homework
Four writers read out stories - Rather clean the yard, Something
strange, Hungry beast, Rocket man & Trump and A progressive write.
Exercise using an
action, person, item, texture, emotion and colour
The seven writers observed their immediate environment and
wrote about - Ice on the golf club, A Coca Cola sign, The mouldy leather bag,
Like the clear water in the bottle, A lonely glass of water on a tray, White
drapes and Silver stars.
Exercise – a
progressive write
The six writers each started a story and others completed
the story on the topics - Chippies, The paper was folded, Huskisson has plenty
of food, In the cave, A holiday cruise and Culture in the street.
Homework
What a co-incidence
