25 September 2013

Record of meeting 25 September 2013

 
Present
 
Cath, Lyn, David C, Jo, Terry, Trish, Wendy, Helene
 
News
 
David C’s daughter is having a baby. Jo has been writing three books.  Terry has been researching his book and read out some swear words from 100 years ago.  Trish is thinking about swearing the best word in world. Wendy went to Canberra on the weekend and went for a picnic on her birthday. Helene went to Queensland for a relaxing weekend and shopping. Cath is organising a garage sale and mentioned an ABC writing competition. We also discussed the long weekend with boats in JB. Lyn has been gardening.
 
Word of the day
Suggestive = of lewd ideas, a form of medical treatment
Contrite = sorry, deep regret
Acquisition = a person or thing of merit
Lollygag = loafing around
Cadenza = a virtuoso solo passage near the end of a piece of music
Lampoon = verb to satirise or mock or noun a characteristic
Zinger = a striking remark, outstanding person or thing,
Coerce = force or press someone to do something about your will
 
Writing from words of the day
 
We produced stories about The young man, the white gown behind the door, A John Howard dummy, On Facebook, A performance, Hindsight, Access to emails and the violinist and the pianist.
 
Homework reading
 
We read stories about Someone I know, Super Dave (a poem from Wendy to David R), Anna, The old man, Ready for a fight, Seeing and feeling, Who the - what the, Inimitable and I’m sorry son.
 
Reading
 
Terry discussed how he enjoyed the writing of Richard Flanagan in “The narrow road to the north”.
 
David C read a funny poem about a Red back spider by the Gwydir.
 
Exercise
 
We wrote stories personifying objects from the natural environment. We created stories about A Eucalyptus tree and the sky; The waves and rocks; The sand and the waves; A little brown nut and the squirrel; The ant and the rat; The wattle bird and the tree; The Soldier crab, the waves and the gull and the slimy green rock and the crab.
 
Homework
 
Write a story or poem from the bad guy’s point of view.