12 October 2016

Record of meeting 12 October 2016


The writers

Wendy, Terry, Cath, David C, Juan, Helene and Diane

Words of the day

Implore – to plead, beg

Idiosyncrasy – peculiarity
Icon – image, emblem, logo, idol
Incult- uncultivated, common, unrefined
Ignoramus – ignorant or stupid person
Insouciant – casual lack of concern, relaxed


Writing from words of the day

The writers grabbed the words of the day and wrote: David - I was so relieved, Cath – In the cabinet, Helene – I want to be immersed in water, Wendy – Eating your food, Terry – Poor old Donald and Juan – Sitting on the couch with the cat.

Reading of homework

Only one diligent writer read out homework Helene – Ivana Trump – a unique story of alliances associated with the US Presidential Election.

Exercise – write a paragraph without using the letter e

The writers thought deeply and slowly and wrote efficiently without using the letter e creating a range of interesting stories: Helene – A Kangaroo and a Koala, Wendy – Insipid imp, Terry – Tommy was silly, Juan – A lap top, Diane – Mad woman, David – Not a word, Cath – All I could do.

Exercise 2 - The story of Cinderella from her point of view


The writers told the Cinderella story from her point of view with some twisted facts; Wendy – A poor like girl, Helene – no cleaning today, Cath – One day my time will come, David – Why do I have to?, Diane – In a boarding school, Yuan – Too big to clean and Terry – Nothing to wear.

Homework

Write the Snow White story as a comedy. Bring a word of the day starting with the letter “O”.




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