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2.Write two short poems, focusing on word choice.
Click on this: PicLits Website
on Sign Up; on the next page, give your email address if you want, or you can make one up if you don't want toIn, then use yours.
Pick a password that youthis information. Email: hundal@vsb.bc.ca Password: mck You will remember, and type it in twice. Use a pen namesee that you will remember, but one that doesn't have your real name in it.on the site is mckechnie.
That will take you back to the Home page, where you will write your poems. You will write two; one using their vocabulary suggestions (Drag-N-Drop), and one Freestyle.
From the pictures that are scrolling by on top, pick one you like (use the See More feature to keep displaying more pictures). Click on it, and it will appear in the main space. Is this your Freestyle or your Drag-N-Drop? You can do them in whichever order, but need to do both.
Now look over the words below. Which words pop out as being really interesting or appropriate? Start dragging them onto the picture...arrange and
rearrange....with capitals or without?.. when you choose a word, click on the drop-down menu after it, to see different forms of that word. If you don't
the word menu.Checkmenu. Check your placement Spread apart? WHenWhen you are
FOR FREESTYLE:Choose a different picture and examine it. What ideas come from this one? Now choose your own words to describe it (although you can certainly be inspired by the words listed below the picture. Arrange your own words carefully...capitals or without?.
For both poems, make sure you check the criteria below before you save your final copy.
When you are finished, click on Save. Make sure it says that your PicLit has been saved. Now go to My PIcLits, and see your saved poems.
Now go to the wiki (6Plus1Traits), find your page and click on Edit. Scroll down so that the cursor is a few spaces below your last writing. Now click on Link (top of page). Click on External Link; now go back to the PicLit website and copy the URL address on top of your PicLit. Copy this into the Address space, and put your name and PicLit (eg Mary's PicLit) for Link Text. Then click Add Link at the bottom, and your poem will appear on the page!