20 June 2015

RECORD OF MEETING 17TH JUNE 2015

                               

Wendy, David R, Pauline, David C, Terry, Geoff, Cath and Lynn all enjoyed a great days writing.


WORDS OF THE DAY

Prognosis    -   foretell

Staunch       -   loyal, firm or stop flow

Ambivalent -   contrary emotions

Pendulous   -   hanging down, swinging decision

Eclectic       -   made of different sources

Bloomsday  -   anniversary day for James Joyce Irish author

Addage        -   proverb or saying

Subdue        -   overcome


The group used various aspects of Bloomsday to create some interesting stories then homework was read the topic being Anniversaries  -

Anniversaries of marriage, disasters, belonging, political events and a poem on 'States of Mind' showed the eclectic thought processes of the group. 


EXERCISE

DARWIN AWARDS -  using one of five novel newspaper heading write the story behind the headline.

A two wheel wheely bin ride
Fake robbery goes wrong
Chile eating record broken
Midnight scooter ride down highway
Death in brewery

From this came wild stories of poor dead Jimmy, Dermot, lots of chile eating compounding the  nuts, that screws washes and bolts. 

EXERCISE

Write the shortest viable sentence possible using the words deduct, detail, defeat and defence.

EXERCISE

Compile a list within the group of words starting with mag. Then use this list in a quick write using at least three of the words.

HOMEWORK

'SANDCASTLES'                Image result for sandcastles