Perks - Letter Writing and Text Reading

Hello Writers!

Please take advantage of your class time today.


1. Charlie Letters - Mentor Text for format and content and conversation
2. Poem/Poet - Let's Go! Take notes! Get ideas!
3. Perks - Part I - In Class Reading

HW - All Due on TUESDAY 12/6
* Read Perks by Wednesday - Film to Follow
* TEN Quotes - Pulled Quote w/your reaction, page number, and which theme it connects with
* Free Verse/Found Perks Poem - Themes, Ideas, Characters

Additional Opportunities/Credit:
* Poetry Club Wednesdays at lunch!
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays@ Queen Bees in N. Park. $5 Cover. 8 p.m.
* SD Slam - All Female Poets - Monday 12/12

Prompt:
1.  I just don't understand....
2.  I don't have a lot of time because....
3.  I never told you that....
4.  To tell you the truth...
5.   As much as I don't understand my mom/dad.....

Perks of Writers Workshop!

Hello Writers!

Here we go!  Time to get your Perks! There is a lot to connect with when it comes to this book.
Let's enjoy the writing and let's share and shed light for everyone - so we all truly "get it".

1. Prompts - Charlie Letters - Mentor Text for format and content and conversation
2. Clip - Chbosky - Take Notes
3. Poem/Poet - Let's Go! Take notes! Get ideas!
4. Perks - Part I - In Class Reading
5. Work Check - Anticipatory Guide and Response

HW - All Due on TUESDAY 12/6
* Read Perks by Wednesday - Film to Follow
* TEN Quotes - Pulled Quote w/your reaction, page number, and which theme it connects with
* Free Verse Perks Poem - Themes, Ideas, Characters

Additional Opportunities/Credit:
* Poetry Club Wednesdays at lunch!
* Lyrical Exchange - TONIGHT @ Queen Bees in N. Park. $5 Cover. 8 p.m.
* Voice for Change - TONIGHT 7-9 pm @ City College - FREE
* SD Slam - All Female Poets - Monday 12/12

Prompt:
1. I am writing to you because...
2.  I just need to know....
3. So this my life and I want you to know....
4. I don't really remember much....
5. I keep quiet most of the time....

Guest Visit - Singer/Songwriter Crystal Rose Speros

Hello Writers!

Today we welcome PLHS Alumni Crystal Rose Speros to our Writers Workshop.  Crystal is an amazing talent.  She writes and performs original material, she is a student at New York University, and a passionate resident of our community.  Crystal continues to use her words and conviction to express herself, her beliefs, and her perspectives.  She commits whole-hardheartedly to her art and lives her life with authenticity and fervor.  Please participate, take notes, engage, and be inspired!

1. Prompts
2. Guest Writer - Crystal Rose Speros
3. Mira Costa?

HW
* Authors Chair Timeline - Timeline, Personal Statements, Sestinas
* Personal Statements - Due on THURSDAY 11/17 - NO late work will be accepted
***WRG Weds 11/9 and Monday 11/14

Additional Opportunities/Credit:
* Poetry Club Wednesdays at lunch!
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays @ Queen Bees in N. Park. $5 Cover. 8 p.m.
* SD Slam - Monday 11/14

Prompt:
1.  I never told you that....
2.  The thing is that some boys/girls think....
3.  To tell you the truth...
4.  It's like my very first memory, which I guess is the first time....
5.  It's hard to see a friend hurt this much....

Personal Statements

Hello Writers!

Let's continue to help one another prepare for Personal Statement prompts. 
Today we will free write some responses and share for ideas and feedback. 
What stories are best to tell?

Did our Sestina brainstorm assist with this process? Any lines or ideas you can use?
Please allow yourself to answer the prompts - be as honest and creative as possible. 

1.Personal Statement Free writes
2. Handouts
3. Discussion, Ideas, Sharing
4. Sestina - Work Check

HW
* Authors Chair Friday - Timeline, Prompts, Sestinas
* Personal Statements - Due on THURSDAY 11/17 - NO late work will be accepted
***WRG Weds 11/9 and Monday 11/14

Additional Opportunities/Credit:
* Poetry Club TODAY at lunch!
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays @ Queen Bees in N. Park. $5 Cover. 8 p.m.
* Mira Costa College - Voice for Change TONIGHT! Ask me for info!
***Featuring the 2016 Hollywood Slam Team
* SD Slam - Monday 11/14

Prompt:
1.  For me personally, as much as I don't understand my mom and dad....
2.  I figure you are probably curious about...
3.  I cannot imagine that I will ever....
4.  It was one of those days that I didn't mind....
5.  I don't want to go into detail about it but....

Personal Statements and Memoir

Hello Writers!

Let's continue to help one another prepare for Personal Statement prompts.  Today we will free write some responses and share for ideas and feedback.  What stories are best to tell? 

Does our Sestina brainstorm assist with this process? 
Please allow yourself to answer the prompts - be as honest and creative as possible. 

1. Prompts
2. Personal Statement Free writes
3. Discussion, Ideas, Sharing

HW
* Sestinas - DUE Tomorrow
* Prompt Sestina, Halloween Sestina

Additional Opportunities/Credit:
* Poetry Club Wednesdays at lunch!
* Lyrical Exchange - TONIGHT @ Queen Bees in N. Park. $5 Cover. 8 p.m.
* Mira Costa College - Voice for Change TMRW!
***Featuring the 2016 Hollywood Slam Team
* SD Slam - Monday 11/14

Prompt:
1. I don't really remember much of what happened...
2. I don't know how news travels around school....
3. One thing I do know is that it makes me wonder....
4.  I do not like high school....
5.  I don't have a lot of time because....