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Exploring Creative Writing: Days, Anagrams, and Synonyms

This text invites students to engage in creative writing by first analyzing the poem "Days" by Billy Collins. It encourages writing about a significant day in their lives, whether it is the best, worst, or an ordinary one. Additionally, it incorporates a fun exercise with anagrams, linking words to classmates, and challenges students to brainstorm synonyms for "move." This mix of poetry analysis, personal reflection, and wordplay fosters a deep appreciation for language and creativity in writing.

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Exploring Creative Writing: Days, Anagrams, and Synonyms

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  1. English 10 April 17th, 2013

  2. Silent Writing First, let’s look at the poem “Days” by Billy Collins.

  3. Silent Writing Write a poem about a day in your life. It could be the best day of your life, the worst, or simply a typical day.

  4. Anagrams An anagram is a word, or phrase, that when rearranged creates another word. Ex. Harm Very = Mr. Harvey Today, each anagram corresponds to a student in the class.

  5. Practice Round Behave Tense Sty Bethany Steeves

  6. Round 1 Nasal Rune Owl Lauren Lawson

  7. Round 2 Jot Ford Narc Jordan Croft

  8. Round 3 Ratty Brain Inn Brittany Ranni

  9. Round 4 Dandy Motel MaddyLoten

  10. Round 5 Ravioli Mousey Olivia Seymour

  11. Round 6 I Varied Crud David Currie

  12. Round 7 Bakery Urn Ryan Burke

  13. Round 8 Cedar Flyer Wok Keely Crawford

  14. Round 9 Barn Holly Robyn Hall

  15. Round 10 Cracked Minors Derrick Cosman

  16. How many synonyms of “move” can you think of?

  17. How many synonyms of “move” can you think of? bound jump propel circulate flutter dart festinate float scoot percolate hasten trot pussyfoot rocket gallivant meander barrel slither sinuate whiz journey proceed slide traipse undulate remove whirl stray trek flounder lurch promenade writhe oscillate circumvolve weave stagger bolt scamper rocket ambulate sashay race

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