Today in History

On this day in 1912, a young man by the name of David Sarnoff, a telegraph operator in New York City, transmitted the first news of the Titanic hitting an iceberg. For it’s time the Titanic was an impressive sailing vessel. If you could sail around the world, what would be some of the places you would want to visit?

Raindrops are falling...

Using the same type of descriptive language you used last week, complete the following: "If I were a raindrop, I'd... ." Make sure you write at least 5 sentences. Also, make sure your VERBS are descriptive, as well as your adjectives.

Flickr Activity

For this week's assignment, go to http://www.flickr.com/. There will be a picture displayed on the home page. You will use this picture to work on your descriptive writing. Describe to me in detail what the picture looks like. Use the best descriptive language you can. The more descriptive your language is, the better image your readers will see in their heads when reading your description. If you do not like the picture on the home page, click the Refresh button until you see one you like.