19 October 2016

Record of meeting 19 October 2016


The writers

Wendy, Cath, Terry, David, Helene and welcome to Trevor


Words of the day

Omnipresent – all around
Ostracise – banish or exclude
Ordinate – regulation, official rule
Opprobrium – scurrilous, harsh criticism
Obtuse – not sharp or pointed, stupid, blunt
Obdurate – stubborn, persistent in wrong dealing

Writing from words of the day

The omnipresent writers operated to organise the words of the day into the following stories and poems: Helene – Ballarat Police Station, Cath – The council, David – You are so stupid, Trevor – A fine man, Terry – In the joint and Wendy – Ostriches.

Reading of homework

Three dedicated writers read out their Snow White homework: David – I did not have relations with those 7 men, Terry – Get Dopey and Helene – Angel and Raven

Christmas lunch

Wendy will check and report back on the availability of the Lodge for the end of November or the first week of December for our Christmas lunch.

Exercise – he had calluses on his hands

Helene - In the construction industry, Wendy – Opening oysters, Terry – from a mine and fighting, Terry – The story behind the callused hands, David – Grabbed the hem of her dress and Cath – From the garden.

Exercise – using unknown words

We used the words cedi, ekpwele, kwacha and oyguya to create stories and poems

Helene – pet rocks, Wendy – I felt seedy, Terry – On the train, Trevor – Customers applauded and David – All his needs.

Exercise – Oops


The writers wrote interesting stories and poems on the topic of Oops

Trevor – My wedding day, Terry – Something missing, Wendy – I didn’t mean it, Helene Chocolate and David – I couldn’t help it.

Homework


Write a comedy based on the character of Pinocchio. Next week bring a word starting with the letter P for word of the day.