Writers, Authors and Genres

2) There are more similarities in our responses due to the fact that we all believed everyone is an author.

·         Social media has had a large impact on the way people write and how often they write

·         Writing is just the compilation of thoughts written in some way, format does not matter, making the author of a poem or a song just as much an author as someone who has published a book.

·         For example: Anne frank was never expecting to have her diary published but she wrote down her thoughts and is now considered a well-known author. However, even if her diary was never published she was still an author because she wrote down her thoughts, feelings and life events

4)                       writers                                                                                          authors

Someone who writes as a hobby	Someone who has been published
informal	Formal / professional
Song or poetry	Books or novels
anonymous	Well known
Small piece of writing	Large piece of writing

 

5)             type of writing                                                                      enjoy it/ despise it

Essay	Despise it: usually not an interesting topic
Short story	Enjoy it: creative control, typically get to pick a topic of interest
Social media post	Enjoy it : not forced to do it, fun creative control over topic, Friends view it

 

6)  Memo: Hello friends! I am throwing a surprise party for my mother this weekend and need help putting everything together! There are 4 things that I would really appreciate your help with. First, buying food and utensils. Second, going to party city for gold decorations. Third, writing invitations and making a list of people that my mom would want at her party. Lastly, making a play list of songs you think would be fun to listen to at the party. Please message me back and tell me which of these you would be interested in helping with. Thanks so much!

Driving Directions to Pick Up Supplies for the Party:

·         First make your way to Walmart to get the food and utensils, to do this start at home and take a left on Lincoln. Follow Lincoln for about 1 mile then proceed to take a left onto 1^st Avenue your destination will be on your right.

·         Then make your way to party city to pick up the decorations. Start at Walmart and continue heading south on 1^st Avenue, follow for about 3 miles then take a right onto Market St. destination will be on your left.

·         Then make your way from party city to the post office to mail out the inventions. Head out on Market St. for 1 mile then make a left on Baker St. post office is the first building on the right.

·         Next Drive home to make a playlist at your house.

 

  Shopping List-Surprise Party

1.       Go to grocery store for food and utensils

2.       Get party decorations

3.       Mail invitations to attached guest list

4.       Make a party playlist