Record of meeting 10 May 2017

The writers

Helene, Cath, Juan, Terry, Elizabeth, Diane

Words of the day

Brazen – bold

Minatory - menacing

Denouement – final of a story

Churlish – rude, surly, mean spirited

Secular – worldly, material, spiritual, non religious

Writing from words of the day

The writers grabbed the words of the day and boldly created the following stories and poems; Helene – House Rules, Cath – Sandra’s behaviour, Juan – The widow, and Terry – On the political stage

Reading of homework

Four writers were brazen in reading their homework; Helene – Hello Elegant Lovely Ladies, Diane – never know your neighbours, Terry – The house near the park (a great poem) and Juan – School camping trip.

Exercise 1 - I thought I had been asking politely

The writers created a character choosing age, eye and hair colour, location, type of accommodation, the setting a prominent physical feature a name and a passion.

Helene – Trixie Bell, Cath – A cat off the roof, Diane – Short fat and hairy, Juan – Gina living in my house, Terry – Just the other day (another great poem) and Elizabeth – Grandad wheeled his motor bike.

Exercise 2 - On my way to the gym

The writers took each letter of the word gymnastics to start each sentence or other methods to write a story or poem

Juan – How are things Paul, Terry – Good old boys, Elizabeth – The tall agile man, Helene – Garry jumped in front of me, Cath – Got your mouth guard and Diane – Spring flowers.

Homework

I remember the hairstyle