"The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master- something that at times strangely wills and works for itself." Charlotte Bronte
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Truth
Sticks and stones may break my bones,
but words can also hurt me.
Stones and sticks break only skin,
while words are ghosts that haunt me.
Slant and curved the word-swords fall
to pierce and stick inside me.
Bats and bricks may ache through bones,
but words can mortify me.
Pain from words has left its scar
on mind and heart that’s tender.
Cuts and bruises now have healed;
it’s words that I remember.
By Barrie Wade
Pick a phrase from the poem - for example..."words are ghosts that haunt me" and explain what it means to you. Write your own stanza that would fit this poem.
It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling – Hagrid
“If the motorcycle was huge, it was nothing to the man sitting astride it. He was twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild — long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of trash can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins.”
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – Elrond
“The face of Elrond was ageless, neither old nor young, though in it was written the memory of many things both glad and sorrowful. His hair was dark as the shadows of twilight, and upon it was set a circlet of silver; his eyes were grey as a clear evening, and in them was a light like the light of stars.”
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman – Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar “There are four simple ways for the observant to tell Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar apart: first, Mr. Vandemar is two and a half heads taller than Mr. Croup; second, Mr. Croup has eyes of a faded china blue, while Mr. Vandemar’s eyes are brown; third, while Mr. Vandemar fashioned the rings he wears on his right hand out of the skulls of four ravens, Mr. Croup has no obvious jewelry; fourth, Mr. Croup likes words, while Mr. Vandemar is always hungry. Also, they look nothing alike.” Mary Shelley's Description of Frankenstein -
It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.
How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips.
http://goo.gl/Zp6fM4 Open the above link and read the story Dragon Rock. Compare the dragon in the story to dragons from books you have read or movies you have seen? Post your response.
Open the above link and read about an upcoming contest. Contest submission dates are from Oct. 1st to Nov. 10th....lots of time to plan and prepare an amazing contest entry.
Shelter.Comfort.Family.
2014 Contest Dates: October 1 to November 10, 2014.
Habitat for Humanity Canada (Habitat) and Genworth Canada are asking students
in grade 4, 5 and 6 across Canada to tell us what “home” means to them by
entering the Meaning of Home Contest. By entering, students have the chance to make a difference in their
community. Genworth Canada will donate $5.00 CAD to the Habitat affiliate
closest to the entrant’s city of residence. Every participant also has a chance
to win the top prize which consists of a $60,000 donation from Genworth Canada
to the Habitat affiliate of their choice, as well as 5 runner-up prizes of $5000
donations to Habitat affiliates.
That’s not all! The winner also gets to host a pizza party for their entire
school, and runners-up get a pizza party for their classroom, in addition to
other great prizes. Open the link below to check out previous winning submissions. Which one do you like the best? Explain why? http://meaningofhome.ca/winners-2013/
