Reminder - Christmas lunch
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noon Thursday 10 December 2015 –
The Lodge Sanctuary Point
The writers
Terry, Juan,
Wendy,
Diane, Cath, Helene,
Pauline, Leonie
Diane, Cath, Helene,
Pauline, Leonie
Words of the day
Karma = future
fate
Vexation =
annoyance
Scourge = plague,
affliction
Veritable = true,
real or actual
Simple = easily
understood, humble
Assiduous =
diligent, perseverance
Retribution = personal
vengeance for evil deeds
Devious =
insincere and dishonest, indirect
Writing from words of the day
The writers used
the words of the day to assemble a range of stories on -Sleeping pills, Annexing
properties, Enjoying the Tapestry, Tell the truth, In the dock, Mayoral or
electric chair, Climate change and It comes easily to my family.
Five dedicated
writers read out homework on the topics - Guess what I found, Rat ruined a good
pair of boots, Not on my lawn, Foot wanting eyes and Outside the Op shop.
Discussion on trial of DVDs as a training aid
It was agreed we
would trial on 11 November the use of DVDs for exercises for writing. Yuan will supply the
DVDs.
Exercises
1. We used the
word Encyclopaedia to start each sentence to write stories and poems for the
amazing stories - Entwined daily, Too much information, Enjoying a day at the
beach, Imagine I’m a butcher, No way I can read it, Brocchili recipe and Every
morning.
2. We started progressive
writes with the sentence “The sacred cows have come home to roost”. The writers
created stories and poems with a focus on - Eggs, milk and manure, Scrambled
eggs, An extension to the chicken pen, I know the feeling, No mate and Tweezers
in the roosting cage.
Homework
Interaction with a
famous person or celebrity – make it fact or fiction
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| Jennifer Anniston |
