Link to Poetry Web Site

If you are looking for something to read in class on Wednesday, go here:


http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html

P.S. -- More found poems to come!

Found Poem by Kylie, Elliot, Lucy, and Sappho

Sometimes you gotta give in to win
There was sunshine after the atom bomb
now I'm nothing
I laugh and eat well
talking to myself again
each singing what belongs to her
I'm a kid and I'm not sorry
When the breeze penetrates these southside treees
In front of the toilet, hands and knees
I grow strong
When will you take off your clothes?
Every woman looks better in a sundress
Sunshine sunshine is fine
there was sunshine after the atom bomb

now I am nothing
I would keep this feeling in a plastic jar

In some future time I'll be talking
to myself again.
Sometimes you gotta give in to win.

Rubric for Short Story Final

	1: No evidence	2: Attempted but limited	3: Fair	4: Good	5: Excellent
Attention to plot development  Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution are all present. Logical sequence of events free of major plot holes or points of confusion.
Attention to character development Attempts have been made to make characters realistic and/or compelling. Thought put into dialogue and character interaction
Attention to setting Setting details create sense of place that accentuates the plot
Attention to themeAttempts have been made to convey a theme or main message that is interpretable by the reader.
Attention to style Word choice, sentence construction and variety and occasional use of figurative language all contribute to the dramatic feel of the plot/story.

Summary of Lucy's Story

Exposition: Wallace Greenman is a 24-year-old white male. Living a fairly normal life in Boston MA. Wallace lives on his own in a small apartment. A recent graduate of Boston University, he is an administrative assistant at Brooks & Pyle, a local publishing house.
Inciting incident: When grabbing the morning coffee, Wallace gets a phone call from his father. Since Mr. Saul Greenman left Wallace and his mom, Deidre when Wallace was twelve, this awkward conversation was one that came unexpectedly. As the only child in the Greenman line, Wallace inherited an egregious amount of money, the exact amount unnamed.

Rising Action: Shocked at the sudden appearance of his father back into his life and the tons of money, Wallace is overwhelmed. He considers himself a good guy – raised catholic, even though he doesn’t go to church anymore (it always felt kind of fake), he still gives money to homeless people and picked up trash on the street. Wallace makes a master list of things to do with the money – savings, donations and other things beneficial things to society.

Tempted by the power brought by money, Wallace throws a big party, “just this once…” Eventually, Wallace gets sucked in to the whirlwind of money and the things easily accessible because of it.

Climax: Waking up with a hangover two months later, Wallace can’t stop thinking about his old habit of _______. Finally he drags himself out of his cali-king bed and sends the women home. After checking his email, (or maybe turning on the news on TV) Wallace discovers that while he has been squandering his fortune, his father is millions in debt from embezzlement Wallace makes up his mind to help his father, because Wallace owed his dad for his inheritance.

Resolution: After cleaning up both himself and his penthouse, Wallace checks the account from which he has been constantly using his debit card. He has nothing left.

Denouement: The amount of money that Wallace spent on his four supercars would have been enough to get his dad out of debt.

Punctuating Dialogue

Hi guys,

If you are using dialogue in your story, you might want some tips on how to punctuate it correctly. Here is a link that should help:

http://www.be-a-better-writer.com/punctuate-dialogue.html

Ms. Mason