Author's Chair/Potluck

Hello Writers!

Happy Holidays!



Author's Chair
Potluck
Celebrate!


HW
Have Fun!
Write!

Author's Chair/Cipher/Work Due

Hello Writers!

Happy Thursday!  Happy Holidays!
Please have out your Chuck Timeline piece and your Free Choice piece.

1. Cipher
2. Author's Chair
3. Secret Santa (Per.2)

Homework:
* Author' Chair - TMRW (Get your participation!)
* Secret Santa - Last Day - TMRW
 * Holiday Potluck TMRW

 Extra Credit
* Did you got to the Slam or LE?  Typed Review due - Who,, What, When, Why, Where, How.

Writing/Revising Day - Chuck Timeline Piece

Hello Writers!

Happy Wednesday!  Happy Holidays!

1. This is your day to revise/rewrite/peer edit/conference/print
* Please take advantage of your time

Homework:
* Free Choice piece - Due TMRW
* Chuck Timeline Text - Due TMRW -  Format your piece appropriately. 2-3 Pages.
* Cipher/Author' Chair - TMRW/Friday (Get your participation!)
* Secret Santa - Last Day - Thurs/Fri
* Holiday Potluck? Friday!

 Extra Credit
* Did you got to the Slam or LE?  Typed Review by Friday - Who,, What, When, Why, Where, How.
* Poetry Club at lunch on Weds.

Guest Speaker

Hello Writers!

Happy Tuesday!  Happy Holidays!

1. Guest Speaker - After high school opportunities 

2. Wednesday will be your day to revise/rewrite/peer edit/conference/print
* Please take advantage of your time

Homework:
* Free Choice piece - Due Thursday Typed. One Copy. Credit/No Credit. Effort/Neatness count!
* Chuck Timeline Text - Write your piece. 2-3 Pages. Final copy due on Thursday 12/17
* Cipher/Author' Chair - Thursday/Friday (Get your participation!)
* Secret Santa - Tmrw, Thurs/Fri
* Holiday Potluck? Friday!
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Extra Credit
* LE Tonight!
* Poetry Club at lunch on Weds.

Writing Response Groups

Hello Writers!

Happy Monday!  Happy Holidays!

1. Writing Response Groups
* You KNOW what to do! Push each other to be better! Bless, Address, Press!

Homework:
* Free Choice piece - Due Thursday Typed. One Copy. Credit/No Credit. Effort/Neatness count!
* Chuck Timeline Text - Write your piece. 2-3 Pages. Final copy due on Thursday 12/17
* Cipher/Author' Chair - Thursday/Friday (Get your participation!)
* Secret Santa - Mon, Weds, Fri
* Holiday Potluck? Frida!y!
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Extra Credit
* SD Slam TONIGHT at QB
* LE TMRW
* Poetry Club

Writing Time - Chuck TImeline Piece/Free Choice

Hello Writers!

Happy Humpday!  Happy Holidays!

1. Write! Play! Try different stylistic choices, sentence starters, diction, etc..
* Chuck Timeline Piece
* Free Choice Piece
* Must be minimum 20 lines.  See yesterday blog for suggestions.

Homework:
*** WRG - Monday 12/14 - draft w/Q's, questions - you will need copies
* Free Choice piece - Due 12/17. Typed. One Copy. Credit/No Credit. Effort/Neatness count!
* Chuck Timeline Text - Write your piece. 2-3 Pages. Final copy due on Thursday 12/17
* Cipher/Author' Chair - Friday (Get your participation!)
* Secret Santa - 12/14, 12/16, 12/18
* Holiday Potluck? Friday 12/18 

Extra Credit
* Poetry Club today at lunch
* TONIGHT Poetry Event at SDSU w/Gil Sotu and KING

Small Groups - Mentor Text Discussion/Planning and Writing Time!

Hello Writers!

Happy Tuesday!  Happy Holidays!

1. Small Group discussion - "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Chuck Klosterman
* What can you tell about Chuck's writing style?
* Annotate what you like, what surprises you, what makes you laugh, what you can steal!
* Ideas, Notes, Stylistic Elements

2.  Free choice piece - Due Thursday 12/17
* Must be minimum 20 lines.  Ideas: Free Verse, Sestina, 21, Kid Again, (A More) Honest Poem,I Am, My City, Haiku, 13 Ways, Letter from _____ to ______, Etc...
* Bonus points for using a mentor text and making specific annotations for your purposeful decisions

Homework:
* Free Choice piece - Due 12/17. Typed. One Copy. Credit/No Credit. Effort/Neatness count!
* Chuck Timeline Text - Write your piece. 2-3 Pages. Final copy due on Thursday 12/17
*** WRG will be on Monday 12/14 - you will need copies
* Cipher/Author' Chair - Friday (Get your participation!)
* Secret Santa - 12/14, 12/16, 12/18
* Holiday Potluck? Friday 12/18 

Extra Credit
* Tuesday - LE
* Weds - Poetry Club
* Weds - Poetry Event at SDSU w/Gil Sotu and KING

Intro New Mentor Text - Chuck Klosterman - "Something Wicked...."

Hello Writers!

Happy Monday!  Happy Holidays!

1. Prompt - See Below
2. Video Clip - What is Goth?
3. Read and Study - "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Chuck Klosterman
* What can you tell about Chuck's writing style?
* Annotate what you like, what surprises you, what makes you laugh, what you can steal!
4. Example and Expectations -

Homework:
* Finish reading "Something Wicked....."
*** Be ready for discussion with ideas, notes, annotations, stylistic elements to try on!
* Cipher/Author' Chair - Friday (Get your participation!)
* Copy Chuck - Your FINAL piece will be due on Thursday 12/17
*** WRG will be on Monday 12/14 - you will need copies
* Secret Santa - 12/14, 12/16, 12/18
* Holiday Potluck? Friday 12/18 

Extra Credit
* Tuesday - LE
* Weds - Poetry Event at SDSU w/Gil Sotu and KING

Author's Chair

Hello Writers!

Hello. I am glad you are here.  Have out our work.  Be proud of it. Share it.


Secret Santa - Name Selection
Cipher - Anais Style
Author's Chair - Long List.  So...let's be efficient. Bless, Press, Address

12 Week Progress Grades - Close Today

Homework
* Write a "My City" piece
* Write anything
* Be safe. Have fun.

Extra Credit
* Write Ups due Today.  Neatness, effort, and good insight is needed to get maximum credit.

Workday - Writing/Editing/Printing/Conferencing Day

Hello Writers!

Watch this!  Note how Rudy used style and choice specifically. If you were to try and write your own "My City" poem - what would you include.  Use this as a possible mentor text, idea, etc...and go see Rudy tonight at Elevated!

Rudy Francisco - "My City"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CTWZqMYkkM

Time to edit and re-write.  Make at least THREE specific changes.  Make annotations to show your choice edits.  It is good for you to acknowledge your purpose and reasons. It shows that you are in charge!  Improve your voice, tone, diction, structure!

12 Week Progress Grades - Close TMRW

Homework
* Completed FINAL draft due on TMRW - Author's Chair
* Cipher
* Secret Santa? How and When? Decide today. Take a vote. Who is in charge?

Extra Credit
* Write Ups due TMRW.  Neatness, effort, and good insight is needed to get maximum credit.
* Elevated - Tonight!  San Diego's  longest running spoken word venue! Go and check it out!

Writing Response Groups

Hello Writers!


Time to workshop!  Please follow WRG Protocol.  Spend time helping one another.
Offer suggestions.  Have out your mentor texts?  Question each others choices?  Push each other to make changes that will improve voice, tone, and purpose!

Writing Response Groups

Homework
* Thursday - Writing/Editing/Printing/Conferencing Day
* Completed FINAL draft due on Friday - Author's Chair

Extra Credit
* Library Hours - W after school
* Poetry Club today at lunch
* Elevated - Thursday Night.  San Diego's  longest running spoken word venue