Hello Writers!
I am really excited to see you take chances and to be truly active with all of our lessons.
There are lots of opportunities to show your best work - please take advantage.
Sophomores - Expository/Argument and Debate Unit
Pivotal Underlying Question: When faced with months to live, how do you say goodbye?
1. "My Last Days" - Reflection/Thoughts - Fill out chart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo&t=630s
2. Handouts - We will be reading and annotating these. Please bring to class everyday.
3. Read/Annotate Article - "You've Got to Find What you Love" - Steve Jobs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
*** Take notes. Write a reflection. Fill our chart.
Seniors - Screenwriting! Writing a TV Pilot!
* How to Format a Screenplay. Video. Take some notes - note check!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZszextv6yE
*Picking a Pilot - Ideas
* Track "The Wonder Years" - Specific focus on time shifts in a 22 minute/page sitcom. You will be using this as a mentor text. The writing really is a "dance" - figure out the steps and then just plug in your own story, characters, setting, etc...
HW - Pick a pilot. Watch it. You will be tracking an episode. Due on Thursday. Work check.
* Track the episode exactly as we tracked "The Wonder Years"
EC
* LE TONIGHT
* Submit ANYWHERE and get published. Starts with purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Second Semester - Day One
Hello
and Welcome to Second Semester!
Begin successfully. Have your notebook with you each and everyday. Have a folder/binder to keep track of handouts. Use the blog to keep up with assignments and due dates. I am here to guide you and remind you - but your last minute concerns cannot be mine.
Sophomores - We will begin our Expository/Argument and Debate Unit
Pivotal Underlying Question: When faced with months to live, how do you say goodbye?
* Youtube Clip - "My Last Days" - Watch Clip. Take Notes. Questions. Write your Reflection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo&t=630s
Seniors - Screenwriting! Writing a TV Pilot!
* Finish Authors Chair
* How to Format a Screenplay. Watch this Video. Take some notes. You will use them later,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZszextv6yE
*Picking a Pilot - Ideas
HW - Pick a pilot. Watch it. You will be tracking an episode.
All you need to do is pick a show and watch the pilot. More info to follow.
EC
* LE Tuesday
* Submit ANYWHERE and get published. Starts with purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Begin successfully. Have your notebook with you each and everyday. Have a folder/binder to keep track of handouts. Use the blog to keep up with assignments and due dates. I am here to guide you and remind you - but your last minute concerns cannot be mine.
Sophomores - We will begin our Expository/Argument and Debate Unit
Pivotal Underlying Question: When faced with months to live, how do you say goodbye?
* Youtube Clip - "My Last Days" - Watch Clip. Take Notes. Questions. Write your Reflection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo&t=630s
Seniors - Screenwriting! Writing a TV Pilot!
* Finish Authors Chair
* How to Format a Screenplay. Watch this Video. Take some notes. You will use them later,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZszextv6yE
*Picking a Pilot - Ideas
HW - Pick a pilot. Watch it. You will be tracking an episode.
All you need to do is pick a show and watch the pilot. More info to follow.
EC
* LE Tuesday
* Submit ANYWHERE and get published. Starts with purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Finals Day - 1/25, 1/26, 1/27
Hello to You!
Today you get credit for being here, participating, sharing, and presenting. It is pretty easy.
Present your piece with enthusiasm, take some comments and compliments. Say Thank You.
I look forward to seeing the effort you put into your work. You will be assessed warmly but strictly.
This is the last grade of the Semester. Please do your best.
HOMEWORK
Be ready with your Notebook, Pens/Pencils/Planner on Monday 1/30
Today you get credit for being here, participating, sharing, and presenting. It is pretty easy.
Present your piece with enthusiasm, take some comments and compliments. Say Thank You.
I look forward to seeing the effort you put into your work. You will be assessed warmly but strictly.
This is the last grade of the Semester. Please do your best.
HOMEWORK
Be ready with your Notebook, Pens/Pencils/Planner on Monday 1/30
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Last Workday of Semester
Hello Writers!
Senior - Plan for your Finals Day Presentation Celebration.
* Potlucks? Prompts! Portfolios Gallery Walk
Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story" - Class Time. Is this your best work?
This is your opportunity to really show what you are capable. This goes for effort, writing, working with a partner, practicing, producing, revising, presenting. Just winging it will not do.
This is the LAST assignment of the semester. You are being graded on your process, your production, and your presentation. This takes time.
HW
* Seniors - Authors Chair day of Final. Bring a typed copy of your work.
* Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
* DUE TOMORROW. Bring TWO copies. One to turn in. The other to give to your partner.
Extra Credit
* LE TONIGHT
* Submit writing to Purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Senior - Plan for your Finals Day Presentation Celebration.
* Potlucks? Prompts! Portfolios Gallery Walk
Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story" - Class Time. Is this your best work?
This is your opportunity to really show what you are capable. This goes for effort, writing, working with a partner, practicing, producing, revising, presenting. Just winging it will not do.
This is the LAST assignment of the semester. You are being graded on your process, your production, and your presentation. This takes time.
HW
* Seniors - Authors Chair day of Final. Bring a typed copy of your work.
* Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
* DUE TOMORROW. Bring TWO copies. One to turn in. The other to give to your partner.
Extra Credit
* LE TONIGHT
* Submit writing to Purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Monday, January 23, 2017
Seniors - Gallery Walk, Sophomores - Editing/Revising/Practicing Time
Hello Students!
Welcome to the last week of the Semester. Please make sure you make the right choices this week.
Finish strong. Be here every day. Support your classmates. Be mature and respectful.
Seniors
1. Turn in your Portfolio w/completed Point Value Checklist and Rubric.
2. Gallery Walk - Respectfully spend time with your classmates work.
**** Please leaving positive comments and feedback. Make sure to sign your name to your comments for ownership. I will be grading Portfolios while we do this. I will deduct points if you chose to make ill decisions.
Sophomores
1. Writing/Revising/Crafting/Practicing Time
*** It is truly important that your presentation shows your process and progress. It should be indicative of practice and respectful towards your partner. Be creative! Have fun! You will be assessed accurately and strictly
2. Classmate Examples - Get ideas!
HW
* Seniors - Monster Jam Authors Chair and Cipher - DAY of FINAL
* Seniors - "When You Tell Them My Story" - Written Component/Presentation - DAY of FINAL
Last Chance EC
* LE on Tuesday
Welcome to the last week of the Semester. Please make sure you make the right choices this week.
Finish strong. Be here every day. Support your classmates. Be mature and respectful.
Seniors
1. Turn in your Portfolio w/completed Point Value Checklist and Rubric.
2. Gallery Walk - Respectfully spend time with your classmates work.
**** Please leaving positive comments and feedback. Make sure to sign your name to your comments for ownership. I will be grading Portfolios while we do this. I will deduct points if you chose to make ill decisions.
Sophomores
1. Writing/Revising/Crafting/Practicing Time
*** It is truly important that your presentation shows your process and progress. It should be indicative of practice and respectful towards your partner. Be creative! Have fun! You will be assessed accurately and strictly
2. Classmate Examples - Get ideas!
HW
* Seniors - Monster Jam Authors Chair and Cipher - DAY of FINAL
* Seniors - "When You Tell Them My Story" - Written Component/Presentation - DAY of FINAL
Last Chance EC
* LE on Tuesday
Portfolio Gallery Walk and Work Time Continued
Hello Writers!
Seniors -Portfolios Gallery Walk
Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
* Writing/Crafting/Rehearsing/Practicing/Memorizing/Planning Time
* See Examples.
* You are being graded on your process, your production, and your presentation. This takes time.
HW
* Seniors - Authors Chair day of Final. Bring a typed copy of your work.
* Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
**Final Draft due on FINALS day - You will present these.
*** Presentation must be rehearsed and practiced.
Extra Credit
* LE on Tuesdays
* Poetry Club on Wednesdays
* Submit writing to Purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Seniors -Portfolios Gallery Walk
Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
* Writing/Crafting/Rehearsing/Practicing/Memorizing/Planning Time
* See Examples.
* You are being graded on your process, your production, and your presentation. This takes time.
HW
* Seniors - Authors Chair day of Final. Bring a typed copy of your work.
* Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
**Final Draft due on FINALS day - You will present these.
*** Presentation must be rehearsed and practiced.
Extra Credit
* LE on Tuesdays
* Poetry Club on Wednesdays
* Submit writing to Purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Friday, January 20, 2017
Workday
Hello Writers!
Seniors - Get to work! Portfolios due on Monday. See Checklist. Use Rubric.
Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
* Writing and Crafting Time
* See Examples.
* You are being graded on your process, your production, and your presentation. This takes time.
HW
* Seniors - Portflio due MONDAY. NO LATE WORK. Use the Rubric to Assess yourself.
* Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
*** First Draft typed due on Monday
*** Final Draft due on FINALS day - You will present these.
*** Presentation must be rehearsed and practiced.
Extra Credit
* LE on Tuesdays
* Poetry Club on Wednesdays
* Submit writing to Purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Seniors - Get to work! Portfolios due on Monday. See Checklist. Use Rubric.
Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
* Writing and Crafting Time
* See Examples.
* You are being graded on your process, your production, and your presentation. This takes time.
HW
* Seniors - Portflio due MONDAY. NO LATE WORK. Use the Rubric to Assess yourself.
* Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
*** First Draft typed due on Monday
*** Final Draft due on FINALS day - You will present these.
*** Presentation must be rehearsed and practiced.
Extra Credit
* LE on Tuesdays
* Poetry Club on Wednesdays
* Submit writing to Purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Workday
Hello Writers!
Seniors - Get to work! Portfolios due on Monday. See Checklist. Use Rubric.
Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
* Work Check - Questions for Interview
* Partner Interviews - Gather your material
* Friday - Writing Time
HW
* Seniors - Portflio
* Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
*** First Draft typed due on Monday
*** Final Draft due on FINALS day - You will present these.
*** Presentation must be rehearsed and practiced. You will be graded
Extra Credit
* LE on Tuesdays
* Poetry Club on Wednesdays
* Submit writing to Purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Seniors - Get to work! Portfolios due on Monday. See Checklist. Use Rubric.
Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
* Work Check - Questions for Interview
* Partner Interviews - Gather your material
* Friday - Writing Time
HW
* Seniors - Portflio
* Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story"
*** First Draft typed due on Monday
*** Final Draft due on FINALS day - You will present these.
*** Presentation must be rehearsed and practiced. You will be graded
Extra Credit
* LE on Tuesdays
* Poetry Club on Wednesdays
* Submit writing to Purenowheremagazine@gmail.com
Semester Portfolio Requirements
Please make sure the following assignments are all accounted for in your Portfolio.
Please use the Rubric. Access yourself accurately. The content can be put together in whatever way you deem fit that accurately displays your writing and shows your growth over the last semester.
Title Page
Table of Contents w/Page #'s.
* Include the Title of the Poem and the assignment - ie: Big Sur River (Sestina)
Cover Letter - This will be worth quite a bit. Make sure it reads well and is free of error.
Dedication Page
About the Author - Must be in 3rd person
1. Honest Poem
2. Kid Again
3. 13 Ways
4. Two Voice
5. Ultimate Guide
6. I am Comic Sans
7. Klosterman/Timeline
8. Sestina
9. Personal Statement (Include ONE. You can use the others as part of your additional 10 pages)
10. Skeltonic
11. Poem/Poet
12. Free Verse (Perks themed)
13. Free Verse
14. Charlie Letters - (Include FIVE. You can use additional letters are part of your 10 pages)
15. The Secret Life of __________ ___________
16. Jen/Sherwin Inspired Piece
17. TEN additional pages your choice. (Include poems, prompts, Guest Writer notes,etc...)
Enjoy the process of producing your work. There is a lot to be proud of - so please make awesome choices so that readers can enjoy your writing, your effort, and your emerging voice!
Please use the Rubric. Access yourself accurately. The content can be put together in whatever way you deem fit that accurately displays your writing and shows your growth over the last semester.
Title Page
Table of Contents w/Page #'s.
* Include the Title of the Poem and the assignment - ie: Big Sur River (Sestina)
Cover Letter - This will be worth quite a bit. Make sure it reads well and is free of error.
Dedication Page
About the Author - Must be in 3rd person
1. Honest Poem
2. Kid Again
3. 13 Ways
4. Two Voice
5. Ultimate Guide
6. I am Comic Sans
7. Klosterman/Timeline
8. Sestina
9. Personal Statement (Include ONE. You can use the others as part of your additional 10 pages)
10. Skeltonic
11. Poem/Poet
12. Free Verse (Perks themed)
13. Free Verse
14. Charlie Letters - (Include FIVE. You can use additional letters are part of your 10 pages)
15. The Secret Life of __________ ___________
16. Jen/Sherwin Inspired Piece
17. TEN additional pages your choice. (Include poems, prompts, Guest Writer notes,etc...)
Enjoy the process of producing your work. There is a lot to be proud of - so please make awesome choices so that readers can enjoy your writing, your effort, and your emerging voice!
Seniors - Portfolio Work Time/ Soph - Partner Activity
Hello Writers!
Happy Tuesday.
Seniors
Please use this week to your advantage. Seek the assistance you need to compile your work in the most authentic and genuine manner possible. Have fun. Take risks. Play. Write. Be.
Writing/Typing/Editing/Conferencing Time
* See additional blog post for assignment checklist
Sophomores
1. Turn in Mitty Stories
2. Finish watching "My Last Days" video. Notes. Discussion. Thoughts. We will come back to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo
3. "When You Tell Them My Story" - Activity and Explanation.
Homework
*** Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story" - Partner Activity w/Presentation
Wednesday - Assignment Explanation. Get together your list of Questions
Thursday - Partner Interviews
Friday - Writing Time
Monday/Tuesday - Edit/Revise/Practice
Wednesday - FINALS DAY. Partner Poems!
* Be as creative as you would like. Performance, Effort, Respect all count big time!
* See in class examples!
*** Seniors - Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
* Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays at Lunch
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
* Submission to PureNowhere
Happy Tuesday.
Seniors
Please use this week to your advantage. Seek the assistance you need to compile your work in the most authentic and genuine manner possible. Have fun. Take risks. Play. Write. Be.
Writing/Typing/Editing/Conferencing Time
* See additional blog post for assignment checklist
Sophomores
1. Turn in Mitty Stories
2. Finish watching "My Last Days" video. Notes. Discussion. Thoughts. We will come back to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo
3. "When You Tell Them My Story" - Activity and Explanation.
Homework
*** Sophomores - "When You Tell Them My Story" - Partner Activity w/Presentation
Wednesday - Assignment Explanation. Get together your list of Questions
Thursday - Partner Interviews
Friday - Writing Time
Monday/Tuesday - Edit/Revise/Practice
Wednesday - FINALS DAY. Partner Poems!
* Be as creative as you would like. Performance, Effort, Respect all count big time!
* See in class examples!
*** Seniors - Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
* Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays at Lunch
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
* Submission to PureNowhere
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Work Day - Walter Mitty/Portfolio
Hello Writers!
Happy Tuesday. Welcome to the end of your Semester.
Please use this week to your advantage. Seek the assistance you need to compile your work in the most authentic and genuine manner possible. Have fun. Take risks. Play. Write. Be.
1. Prompts
2. Writing/Editing Time
Homework
*** Sophomores - "TSL of WM" - due TMRW. Typed with highlights and annotations.
*** Seniors - Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
* Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL
* See Assignment Checklist - Blog
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays at Lunch
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
* Submission to PureNowhere
Happy Tuesday. Welcome to the end of your Semester.
Please use this week to your advantage. Seek the assistance you need to compile your work in the most authentic and genuine manner possible. Have fun. Take risks. Play. Write. Be.
1. Prompts
2. Writing/Editing Time
Homework
*** Sophomores - "TSL of WM" - due TMRW. Typed with highlights and annotations.
*** Seniors - Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
* Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL
* See Assignment Checklist - Blog
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays at Lunch
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
* Submission to PureNowhere
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Authors Chair!
Hello Writers!
Happy Friday! Participate by sharing and engaging with one another. Look to inspire and mentor one another with content and style choice. Let's have some fun today.
1. Prompt and Cipher - Write a recipe Writers Workshop....or for a writing community in general.
* See if you can use any of Sherwin's advice and technique.
2. Authors Chair - Let's celebrate our work and offer comments and suggestions!
3. Sophomores - We will do an alternative activity. Await instructions.
Zach - My Last Days - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo
Homework
*** Sophomores - Finish your story. Tuesday will be a writing/editing day. Your FINAL story will be due on Wednesday and it will count as a test grade. Be sure to do your best.
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
* Sherwin/Jen Inspired piece
***Here is the link to Sherwin's "Fried Rice"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wcxfv41d8
* Write/Edit/Revise
* Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays at Lunch
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
Happy Friday! Participate by sharing and engaging with one another. Look to inspire and mentor one another with content and style choice. Let's have some fun today.
1. Prompt and Cipher - Write a recipe Writers Workshop....or for a writing community in general.
* See if you can use any of Sherwin's advice and technique.
2. Authors Chair - Let's celebrate our work and offer comments and suggestions!
3. Sophomores - We will do an alternative activity. Await instructions.
Zach - My Last Days - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo
Homework
*** Sophomores - Finish your story. Tuesday will be a writing/editing day. Your FINAL story will be due on Wednesday and it will count as a test grade. Be sure to do your best.
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
* Sherwin/Jen Inspired piece
***Here is the link to Sherwin's "Fried Rice"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wcxfv41d8
* Write/Edit/Revise
* Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays at Lunch
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
Guest Writer - Sherwin Ginez
Hello Writers!
Happy Thursday. Today we welcome Sherwin Ginez to our Writers Workshop.
Please take notes, ask questions, engage, interact. Sherwin is a true resource.
Homework
* Work Check - "TSL of Walter Mitty -TMRW
*** Seniors - Completed draft due. Typed. Highlight/Note all Thurbersque style/traits you are using.
*** Sophomores - THREE dream sequences completed. You should have approx. 8-10 paragraphs.
* Authors Chair/Cipher - TMRW
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
*** Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - TODAY at LUNCH
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
Happy Thursday. Today we welcome Sherwin Ginez to our Writers Workshop.
Please take notes, ask questions, engage, interact. Sherwin is a true resource.
Homework
* Work Check - "TSL of Walter Mitty -TMRW
*** Seniors - Completed draft due. Typed. Highlight/Note all Thurbersque style/traits you are using.
*** Sophomores - THREE dream sequences completed. You should have approx. 8-10 paragraphs.
* Authors Chair/Cipher - TMRW
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
*** Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - TODAY at LUNCH
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Writing Response Groups - "TSL of WM"
Hello Writers!
Happy Wednesday. Today we work in our Writing Response Groups. Please follow protocol. Be honest with each other. Be sure to get the assistance and feedback you need so that you can make the appropriate changes as you move forward. Please use your time well.
1. Prompt - See Below (Prompts make for great additional writings for your 10 pages in Portfolio)
2. Writing Response Groups
3. Lyrical Exchange! Did you go? Comments.
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty - Completed draft due. Typed.
* Authors Chair/Cipher - Friday
* Guest Visitor Sherwin Ginez - TOMORROW
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
*** Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - TODAY at LUNCH
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
Happy Wednesday. Today we work in our Writing Response Groups. Please follow protocol. Be honest with each other. Be sure to get the assistance and feedback you need so that you can make the appropriate changes as you move forward. Please use your time well.
1. Prompt - See Below (Prompts make for great additional writings for your 10 pages in Portfolio)
2. Writing Response Groups
3. Lyrical Exchange! Did you go? Comments.
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty - Completed draft due. Typed.
* Authors Chair/Cipher - Friday
* Guest Visitor Sherwin Ginez - TOMORROW
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
*** Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - TODAY at LUNCH
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesdays
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Writing Time!
Hello Writers!
Happy Tuesday!
Let's continue to use our time well this week - as our Semester is slowly descending.
Finish strong - make a solid impression. Show your growth and expansive writing promise.
1. Prompt - Watch this poem - " Attempt to Write a Love Poem #1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLhgazYBTZQ
* What is your reaction to this piece? Comments? What do you notice about his style? Content?
* Write THREE questions for Sherwin's visit on Thursday.
2. Writing Time - "TSL of WM" - Continue to explore your own take on the themes and stylistic choices we read, discussed, and analyzed. Use Thurber techniques purposefully! Dialogue, starter sentences, onomatopoeia, repeated symbols, paragraph structure, ellipses...
3. SD Slam? Did anyone go? Comments.
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty"
*** WRG Tomorrow - THREE dream sequences complete. Typed. Bring TWO copies.
Come ready to discuss your choices and areas where you want assistance and feedback.
***Friday - Completed draft w/Reality and Dream conclusion. Typed.
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
*** Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - TMRW
* Lyrical Exchange - TONIGHT - Poetry Club Excursion
Happy Tuesday!
Let's continue to use our time well this week - as our Semester is slowly descending.
Finish strong - make a solid impression. Show your growth and expansive writing promise.
1. Prompt - Watch this poem - " Attempt to Write a Love Poem #1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLhgazYBTZQ
* What is your reaction to this piece? Comments? What do you notice about his style? Content?
* Write THREE questions for Sherwin's visit on Thursday.
2. Writing Time - "TSL of WM" - Continue to explore your own take on the themes and stylistic choices we read, discussed, and analyzed. Use Thurber techniques purposefully! Dialogue, starter sentences, onomatopoeia, repeated symbols, paragraph structure, ellipses...
3. SD Slam? Did anyone go? Comments.
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty"
*** WRG Tomorrow - THREE dream sequences complete. Typed. Bring TWO copies.
Come ready to discuss your choices and areas where you want assistance and feedback.
***Friday - Completed draft w/Reality and Dream conclusion. Typed.
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
*** Use the rubric. This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - TMRW
* Lyrical Exchange - TONIGHT - Poetry Club Excursion
Monday, January 9, 2017
Immitate "TSL of WM"
Hello Writers!
Happy Rainy Monday. Let's use our time well this week - as our Semester is slowly descending.
Finish strong - make a solid impression. Show your growth and expansive writing promise.
1. Prompts - Stick your Finger!
2. Writing Time - "TSL of WM" - Continue to explore your own take on the themes and stylistic choices we read, discussed, and analyzed. Use Thurber techniques purposefully! Dialogue, starter sentences, onomatopoeia, elipses...
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty" - Deadlines -
***Wednesday WRG - THREE dream sequences complete. Typed. Bring TWO copies. Come ready to discuss your choices and areas where you want assistance and feedback.
***Friday - Completed draft w/Reality and Dream conclusion. Typed.
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
You will receive a rubric with specific requirements TMRW.
This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays
* SD Slam - TONIGHT
* Lyrical Exchange - TMRW - Poetry Club Excursion
Happy Rainy Monday. Let's use our time well this week - as our Semester is slowly descending.
Finish strong - make a solid impression. Show your growth and expansive writing promise.
1. Prompts - Stick your Finger!
2. Writing Time - "TSL of WM" - Continue to explore your own take on the themes and stylistic choices we read, discussed, and analyzed. Use Thurber techniques purposefully! Dialogue, starter sentences, onomatopoeia, elipses...
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty" - Deadlines -
***Wednesday WRG - THREE dream sequences complete. Typed. Bring TWO copies. Come ready to discuss your choices and areas where you want assistance and feedback.
***Friday - Completed draft w/Reality and Dream conclusion. Typed.
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
You will receive a rubric with specific requirements TMRW.
This counts as your FINAL.
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays
* SD Slam - TONIGHT
* Lyrical Exchange - TMRW - Poetry Club Excursion
Friday, January 6, 2017
Finish Mitty and Authors Chiar
Hello Writers!
Happy Friday
1. Prompts - Preparedness. What do you do to prepare for moments where you need to be at your best. Are there situations you dream/aspire to that you know you need to be way more prepared than you are at this moment
2. Finish- "TSL of Walter Mitty"
* Annotate, Discuss, Offer Insight!
* Please note the tactics Thurber uses in his writing to connect the dreams and realities, as well as how the action juxtaposes the character traits of Walter Mitty,
3. Authors Chair/Cipher
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty" - Immitate paragraphs 3 and 4 and transition into your Second dream sequence. Use Thurber techniques purposefully! Dialogue, starter sentences, onomatopoeia, elipses...
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
You will receive a rubric with specific requirements
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays
* SD Slam - Monday 1/9
* Lyrical Exchange - Poetry Club Excursion on 1/10
Happy Friday
1. Prompts - Preparedness. What do you do to prepare for moments where you need to be at your best. Are there situations you dream/aspire to that you know you need to be way more prepared than you are at this moment
2. Finish- "TSL of Walter Mitty"
* Annotate, Discuss, Offer Insight!
* Please note the tactics Thurber uses in his writing to connect the dreams and realities, as well as how the action juxtaposes the character traits of Walter Mitty,
3. Authors Chair/Cipher
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty" - Immitate paragraphs 3 and 4 and transition into your Second dream sequence. Use Thurber techniques purposefully! Dialogue, starter sentences, onomatopoeia, elipses...
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
You will receive a rubric with specific requirements
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays
* SD Slam - Monday 1/9
* Lyrical Exchange - Poetry Club Excursion on 1/10
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Walter Mitty - Read, Annotate, Discuss
Hello Writers!
Let's do these things today:
1. Prompt - Await Instructions and Example
2. Read - "TSL of Walter Mitty"
* Annotate, Discuss, Offer Insight!
* Please note the tactics Thurber uses in his writing to connect the dreams and realities, as well as how the action juxtaposes the character traits of Walter Mitty,
3. Jen Harris - Thoughts/Reflections/Take Aways
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty" - First dream sequence and one sentence separation. Use dialogue, starter sentences, elipses...
* Authors Chair - TMRW!
Poem/Poet, Prompts, Greatest Hits
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
You will receive a rubric with specific requirements
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays
* SD Slam - Monday 1/9
* Lyrical Exchange - Poetry Club Excursion on 1/10
Let's do these things today:
1. Prompt - Await Instructions and Example
2. Read - "TSL of Walter Mitty"
* Annotate, Discuss, Offer Insight!
* Please note the tactics Thurber uses in his writing to connect the dreams and realities, as well as how the action juxtaposes the character traits of Walter Mitty,
3. Jen Harris - Thoughts/Reflections/Take Aways
Homework
* "TSL of Walter Mitty" - First dream sequence and one sentence separation. Use dialogue, starter sentences, elipses...
* Authors Chair - TMRW!
Poem/Poet, Prompts, Greatest Hits
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23 (Seniors)
You will receive a rubric with specific requirements
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays
* SD Slam - Monday 1/9
* Lyrical Exchange - Poetry Club Excursion on 1/10
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Guest Writer - Jen Harris
Hello Writers!
Today we welcome Jen Harris to our Writers Workshop.
Please take notes, ask questions, write, participate, share, and enjoy your time. Be here. Be present.
Jen Harris is a writer, a thinker, and a fundraiser. She is a humanist, a passion-pusher, and an entrepreneur that serves socially - minded individuals, organizations, and communities.
Jen believes that WE are the cause. She states that as writers and critical thinkers - we must be mind and action oriented. We must aspire to ignite ideas and then see them come to life. "We are a collective." she explains. "We are a group - a cooperative - committed to moving aspiration into reality. We are integrated, we are passion, we are pursuit."
Creative and tactile, strategic and hands-on; Jen Harris believes investing in US - in the inspired - will pay dividends - personally, professionally, and socially. Please welcome her to our Writers Workshop.
Homework
* We will finish reading, annotating, and discussing "TSL of WM"
Be ready to annotate and discuss the text, ideas, themes, and connections,
* Authors Chair - Friday!
Poem/Poet, Prompts, Greatest Hits
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23
You will receive a rubric with specific requirements
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays
* SD Slam - Monday 1/9
* Lyrical Exchange - Poetry Club Excursion on 1/10
Today we welcome Jen Harris to our Writers Workshop.
Please take notes, ask questions, write, participate, share, and enjoy your time. Be here. Be present.
Jen Harris is a writer, a thinker, and a fundraiser. She is a humanist, a passion-pusher, and an entrepreneur that serves socially - minded individuals, organizations, and communities.
Jen believes that WE are the cause. She states that as writers and critical thinkers - we must be mind and action oriented. We must aspire to ignite ideas and then see them come to life. "We are a collective." she explains. "We are a group - a cooperative - committed to moving aspiration into reality. We are integrated, we are passion, we are pursuit."
Creative and tactile, strategic and hands-on; Jen Harris believes investing in US - in the inspired - will pay dividends - personally, professionally, and socially. Please welcome her to our Writers Workshop.
Homework
* We will finish reading, annotating, and discussing "TSL of WM"
Be ready to annotate and discuss the text, ideas, themes, and connections,
* Authors Chair - Friday!
Poem/Poet, Prompts, Greatest Hits
* Semester Portfolio due on Monday 1/23
You will receive a rubric with specific requirements
Extra Credit
* Poetry Club - Wednesdays
* SD Slam - Monday 1/9
* Lyrical Exchange - Poetry Club Excursion on 1/10
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Dream On - "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Hello Writers!
Welcome back! Let's finish the semester strong. This week we will experiment with dreams and the sub conscious and what is reality and what is not! Heady stuff! Enjoy our text, notice all the interesting techniques you can you borrow and emulate. Let's have fun.
1. Prompts
2. Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
3. Discuss/Mark the text
HW
* Semester Portfolios are due in 3-4 weeks. Due date TBA
Prompts:
1. Repetitive and reoccuring
2. Nightmare vs. Dream
3. What are THREE dreams you have? Bucket list?
4. Write a poem about dreams?
5. What are the truths and lies about dreams?
Welcome back! Let's finish the semester strong. This week we will experiment with dreams and the sub conscious and what is reality and what is not! Heady stuff! Enjoy our text, notice all the interesting techniques you can you borrow and emulate. Let's have fun.
1. Prompts
2. Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
3. Discuss/Mark the text
HW
* Semester Portfolios are due in 3-4 weeks. Due date TBA
Prompts:
1. Repetitive and reoccuring
2. Nightmare vs. Dream
3. What are THREE dreams you have? Bucket list?
4. Write a poem about dreams?
5. What are the truths and lies about dreams?
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