Writing group 9 April 2014

Words of the day

Waffle = rubbish

Mimic = imitate, impersonate, copy

Inimitable = impossible to copy, unique

Derelict = abandoned or ruined

Floe = moving ice

Dulcet = harmonious, sweet or melodious

Eccentric = different from usual, odd, unusual

Pimping shed = open shed for storing firewood including faggots – small kindling

Tantamount = the most important, equal, equivalent

Meld = blend

Loquacious = talkative

 

Writing from words of the day

We used the words of the day to create amazing stories.  Jo - My idea of perfection. Adele – the trip over the tundra. Margaret - Not another like it. Leonie – an eccentric old man. David C – she told amazing stories. Elizabeth – gathering faggots. Geoff – Clive Palmer. David R – Micky was a mimic. Helene – melding metals. Wendy – nothing to say. Terry – unique styles.

 

Reading of homework

Leonie – we need dictionaries and diaries. Margaret – I’m not wild about adverbs. Jo – letter to Ace Pet supply. Terry – early language, a great poem. Wendy – I think I’ve become an Aussie. Helene – women wild with words. David R – in the jungle. Geoff – a growing language. Elizabeth told a story how her grandson said Australians speak funny French. Mary - the wonderful world of make believe. Garry – a royal story.

 

Discussions

We discussed the use of adverbs and adjectives and of the meaning of anticipate and expect.

 

Competitions

Jo provided details of the following competitions

2014 Ipswich Poetry Feast – opens 6 April and closing 1 August at 5 pm see www.ipswichpoetryfeast.com.au

Joyce Parkes Writers Prize for Women and the Joe Sullivan Writers Prize closing 30 June 2014 see www.irishheritage.net

 

Lunch 17 April and Trivia night

Helene will send an email asking for names for lunch on 17 April and nominations for the Trivia night on Friday 30 May 2014 and other Wild about words events.

 

Progressive write starting with I anticipate

We each started a story with the words I anticipate and passed it around the table for a progressive write. We had fun reading stories about - A long walk and dance, Tony Abbott, rainbow spots, Clive Palmer, bull dog clip, fish, Easter eggs, tadpoles, inspiration, frog enclosures, soccer balls, chocolate fountain, Noah, the moving house, bullocks, lunch, prawns and the nudist colony.

 

Homework

Use each word of the sentence below to start the sentences of your story or poem.

After leaving her husband she never could sleep in a double bed again.