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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Vignette Writing

Your Task:

1. Complete "Two Voices, One Mouth" assignment from Speak packet.
2. Look at your title: Is it common? Can you changei to make it engaging or intreguing for reader? (Ex: Game Night is the title of 10 vignettes!)
3. Dive In Edits! (see below) Write two starter sentences for your vignette:
1)4 WORDS OR LESS on the first; 2) 10 WORDS OR LESS
4. Have stations and RD in class with you tomorrow



Melinda opens up many of her vignettes by “diving right in” to what has happened to her. To do so, she uses very short, very direct sentences

Observe:
Mr. Freeman is a jerk (152).
I’m on a roll (180).
Hairwoman got a buzz cut (172).
The yearbooks have arrived (171).
It is time for a mental health day (162)

Notice how short these sentences are: most are FOUR WORDS. For your own vignette:
Jump Right In: don’t start at the beginning; bring us in where it’s important.
Be Direct: keep it short and in-your-face.
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31 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Michelle Loguidice
    Period 1
    2)Heads held high
    3)-Loosing stinks
    - We lost the most important game of the season

    ReplyDelete
  2. jibsnowboardMarch 16, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    lunch sucks

    I can't believe what happened at lunch the other day

    jason

    ReplyDelete
  3. HayleyMarch 16, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Hayley Kronthal Period 6

    Title: Change for a Dollar!
    1) He rolled in next.
    2) A man rolled in next, he looked about 45 years old;

    ReplyDelete
  4. j defonceMarch 16, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    John DeFonce

    1) its much more than a game

    2) losing sucks

    3)the hard work payed off

    ReplyDelete
  5. kateMarch 16, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    kate faxon, period 1

    title: this is NOT our year
    1) 2010, a new year.
    2) harrison is a tsunami of maroon and white spectators.

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Joanna Gonzalez
    Period 6
    title: Tied up
    1) first day survived.
    2)I waited to be discovered.

    ReplyDelete
  7. SarahMarch 16, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    Sarah Berman

    Rest in Peace Left Knee
    1) I dove towards to goal...
    2) I lay under the lights...

    ReplyDelete
  8. Jake BogartMarch 16, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Jake Bogart p. 6
    1. the day the world changed

    2a. were going to die
    2b. there is no escaping the end

    ReplyDelete
  9. MelanieMarch 16, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Melanie Singer Period 1

    Title: It's Just the Beginning
    -Worrisome
    -Turning out okay

    ReplyDelete
  10. UnknownMarch 16, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Title: An atypical typical day

    -Early Morning Tests
    -An early morning test sums up my high school life

    ReplyDelete
  11. UnknownMarch 16, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Title: An atypical typical day

    -Early Morning Tests
    -An early morning test sums up my high school life

    tyler hart pd 6

    ReplyDelete
  12. Steven JacobsonMarch 16, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Title: A lesson to be learned

    -I have no energy.
    -I got no sleep last night.

    Steven Jacobson Period 6

    ReplyDelete
  13. kilianMarch 16, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Title: Need to step it up

    -i played bad
    -we lost the game

    ReplyDelete
  14. SamanthaMarch 16, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    title: Midterm Madness!

    -Midterms make me relentless.
    -There's not much to tell about a high-school midterm week.
    sam pd 6

    ReplyDelete
  15. Anshul DoshiMarch 16, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Anshul pd 6

    2.) Stupid Anxiety Test
    3.) a.) 1 Day left!
    b.) I just had to believe in myself.

    ReplyDelete
  16. TimMarch 16, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    1) Sleeping in a band

    2A) I force my way through the crowded hallway.
    2B) I walk towards the longest class of the day, band.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Amanda AraujoMarch 17, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    Amanda A. pr1

    Title: Jump start at Sixteen

    -Life is a lesson.
    -Life's a lesson to understand the mysteries of the world.

    ReplyDelete
  18. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    1) High maitence School
    2)The more you bring to the table, the more they want.
    3) Get ready to stress.

    mariana galeano
    Pd. 6

    ReplyDelete
  19. JakeMarch 17, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    Jake Lerner pd 5
    Sweet 16th freedom

    1) Ahh freedom...
    2) The paper glistened like water under the bright sun.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Toni Ann AMarch 17, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Toni Ann Abbatantono Period 1

    Tittle Change: She's Not That Bad

    1.Fights, so many fights!
    2.My sister and I always get into fights

    ReplyDelete
  21. austin PollackMarch 17, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Austin Pollack Pd 6
    Just my Luck

    1. It's spring again
    2. I always get caught

    ReplyDelete
  22. Christina D.March 17, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Christina Della-Rocco period 1

    Title: A Long Night

    1- Coffee, yes!
    2- No other solution

    ReplyDelete
  23. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Will Barnwell 1

    We Are All Liars
    Everyone in school just lied.
    So bad that we lie to ourselves and don't know it.

    ReplyDelete
  24. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Sara Purinton 1

    1.) Running into accomplishment

    2.)
    The hill looked tortuous.
    This was too much, easier to just quit.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Grant WissakMarch 17, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Grant Wissak Period 1

    1. I owe it all to Coon

    2. -Welcome to the jungle that is AP Chemistry.
    - My favorite person in the world is literally Jake Coonin.

    ReplyDelete
  26. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Haya Nesheiwat period 6
    title: Syracuse
    Opening:
    1)Here comes the worry.
    2)Drive up. Feels like a lifetime.
    - I like Kates second one, a simile always brings in readers

    ReplyDelete
  27. marisa santellaMarch 17, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    title- rickety me

    2) i cant stand it anymore

    3) i cant stop feeling this way, its hard to get to of this mindset.

    marisa per 1

    ReplyDelete
  28. Olivia HymowitzMarch 17, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Olivia Hymowitz Period 6

    Title: First Day Fears

    1) My stomach was in a not.
    2)The butterflies in my stomach increased by the second.

    ReplyDelete
  29. Robert WaldmanMarch 17, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Title- 'Cuse

    1) Slap on the head, "Get it done"
    2) wow!

    ReplyDelete
  30. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Grace Tobin Period 6

    Title: The Earthquake

    1) Another rainy wednesday.
    2) The air hung heavy.

    ReplyDelete
  31. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Serena Takada pd. 1

    Different Circumstances:

    I was home sick.
    So I began watching a documentary out of boredom.

    ReplyDelete

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