The Electronic Pencil http://epencil.edublogs.org The Sixth Grade Writing Workshop Weblog Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Traveling your Imaginary Lands http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/12/02/traveling-your-imaginary-lands/ http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/12/02/traveling-your-imaginary-lands/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:36:28 +0000 norristeacher http://epencil.edublogs.org/?p=206 A little look at some of the Imaginary Land Travel Brochures:

]]> http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/12/02/traveling-your-imaginary-lands/feed/ 0 Our Exquisite Corpse Storythread http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/11/30/our-exquisite-corpse-storythread/ http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/11/30/our-exquisite-corpse-storythread/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:44:20 +0000 norristeacher http://epencil.edublogs.org/?p=204 This is an example of an ongoing story project called The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, in which a new author is writing a new chapter to a strange story every two weeks for an entire year. We’ve been using the story for writing inspiration and this week, we used a site called Voicethread to podcast some of the stories that follow the end of Episode Five.

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Happy Halloween!!
- Mr H

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]]> http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/30/monster-exchange-2009/feed/ 0 The Dark and Stormy Night Comic Book http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/23/the-dark-and-stormy-night-comic-book/ http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/23/the-dark-and-stormy-night-comic-book/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:01:47 +0000 norristeacher http://epencil.edublogs.org/?p=196 Today, we’re going to be using our Tiger Webcomic Site to create a comic version of your Dark and Stormy Night stories. Try to use the visual elements of the site to add a spooky quality to your writing. Be descriptive! And scary!
Here is mine:

Go to http://tiger.toondoospaces.com/ to get started.
– Mr. H

]]> http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/23/the-dark-and-stormy-night-comic-book/feed/ 0 National Day on Writing http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/23/national-day-on-writing/ http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/23/national-day-on-writing/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:59:38 +0000 norristeacher http://epencil.edublogs.org/?p=194 Here is a video I made from the giant Comic for National Day on Writing:

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Our Webcomic site is a closed site, open only to the sixth grade. To get there, follow this link: http://tiger.toondoospaces.com/Home.toon (or click on the comic above — the little blue alien will take you there)

Mr H. will them explain how you can log in, change your password and get started making comics.

Here is one Mr. H did as a sample:

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Students took lines from their Biopoem Projects and created a collaborative class Biopoem Podcast. We created the podcast using an online site called Myna, which is part of a suite of applications from Aviary.
Take a listen:

First period writing class Biopoem

Second period writing class Biopoem

Third period writing class Biopoem

Fourth period writing class Biopoem

]]> http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/06/collective-class-biopoems/feed/ 0 The Zoar Outdoor Photos http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/04/the-zoar-outdoor-photos/ http://epencil.edublogs.org/2009/10/04/the-zoar-outdoor-photos/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:51:56 +0000 norristeacher http://epencil.edublogs.org/?p=184 brian on raft

Remember the photographer on the rocks as we hit the Zoar Gap? He has pictures for sale, if you are interested.

You can view our school pictures here

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