29 January 2014

Meeting 29 January 2014


 
Words of the day

Invoke = to call on, address in prayer, ask earnestly

Gobbledegook = confused or unintelligible jargon

Enervate = to make someone feel drained of energy

Cliché = expression or idea no longer effective because of overuse

Skulduggery = underhanded dealings

Recalcitrant = obstinately uncooperative, disobedient

Bogan = uncultured unsophisticated

Specious = looks OK at first sight, plausible

Muzzy = fuzzy or confused

Expatiate = wander at large or roam, speak or write at great length

 
Writing from words of the day

We created some serious stories - I worship the English language, Speechless bad fairy, RBT – I was invigorated, Exposure of skulduggery, A fist fight near the Mall, The group discussions,  Letter to the Housing Commissioner, A phone conversation, The audience was bored and a typical bogan.

 
Reading of homework

We told tales of A taxi in Barcelona - Elizabeth, He was not alone - Margaret, The last trip home - David C, Charles Dickens stories from Geoff, Sir Roger Ponsenby – a boyhood escape from Terry, Borrowing memories from names in a book an intriguing story by Melissa and Surgery from a book from Helene. Sorry Garry mislaid your homework again.

 
Exercise

We wrote creative stories about the colour blue, new national holidays for Bogans, Non Politicians Day and Short Ass day and strange tourist attractions located down steep cliffs and at the end of multi coloured stairs.

 
Homework

This morning I couldn’t find ……………………………