Guest Visit - Sherwin Ginez

Hello Writers!


Today we welcome Sherwin to our writing community!  Sherwin is one of the original mentor guests - he has been around since day one.  He continues to visit each year and offers advice, wonderful stories, and support.  Take advantage of his warm spirit - he serves his words like he would a delicatable dish - as his education in culinary arts fosters his content and diction.  Enjoy today! 

1. Prompts - See Below
2.Sherwin Time! 
* Take Notes
* Ask Questions

HW
1. Recipe Poem due TMRW Authors Chair/Cipher
2. Guest Reflection for Sherwin due TMRW

EC
LE on Tuesdays
Sherwin's Open Mic on ?

Prompts
1.  I have forgotten what it's like to....
2.  I have stopped waiting...
3.  For the record...
4.   I was driving...
5.  I never asked to be....

WRG - Recipe Poem

Hello Writers!

It is time for others to try your dish! How does it look? Is there too much or too little of a certain ingredient? What is the texture?  How does it feel after you are done tasting it? You will be serving it to an eager and hungry audience on Friday - so what needs reworking before you present your plate?

Note: 12 Week Progress Grades close this Friday.

1. Prompts
2.Writing Response Groups
* Follow Protocol
* Please assist one another authentically.
3. Writing Time if needed

HW
1. Recipe Poem due Friday - Authors Chair/Cipher
2. Guest Reflection for Sherwin will be due on Friday

EC
Poetry Club Today
Guest Visit - Sherwin on Thursday

Prompts
1.  I forgive it all...
2. The greater the fear...
3.  So maybe it is true....
4.  So there I am as it starts...
5.  My list of groceries included...

Writing Day

Hello Writers!

Let's get our flavor on!  Time to get sensory and silly and clever with our language and diction - structure and style - as we write our recipes. We will write in class today - you will show your progress at the end of the period for credit.  So get cookin' yo!

1. Prompts
2. Revist Sherwin - "Fried Rice"
* Note figurative language and placement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wcxfv41d8&t=59s
3. Writing Time

HW
1. Recipe Poem - draft due TMRW for WRG. You will need your copies.
2. WRG - Optional Personal Statement

EC
* LE Tonight
* Poetry Club TMRW

Recipe Poetry

Hello Writers!

Today we we look at the ingredients of a good poem.  Our mentor text is a piece called "Fried Rice" by local artist Sherwin.  Sherwin is a kind soul - smart and sweet.  He combines his love of the culinaery arts, his culture, and his fractured relationship with family.  He will be our guest on Thursday.  Let's work with this piece to see if his style and structure may be akin to ours.  If you don't like the heat - get your......



1. Prompts
2. Sherwin - "Fried Rice"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wcxfv41d8&t=59s
3. Writing Time

HW
1. Recipe Poem - draft due on Wednedsay WRG. You will need your copies
2. WRG - Optional Personal Statement

EC
* LE TMRW
* Poetry Club and Poetry Symposium

Guest Writer - Kinnie Dye

Hello Writers!

Today we welcome Kinnie Dye to our classroom.  Kinnie is an amazing and caring and strong woman.  She is an excellent songwriter who performs locally and nationally.  Today we are going to have a great time playing and performing and writing together. Please welcome Kinnie to our classroom. Participate! Play! Be Inspired! Have Fun!

Homework
1. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Final Typed Copy
2. Free Verse - Your choice. Due Friday.
3. Guest Reflection - Natasha or Kinnie or Both - due Friday
4. Potluck
5. You will meet with your counselors for a few moments.

EC
* Write BOTH guest reflections for FRIDAY.
* LE on Tuesday. Go during break!

Guest Visit - Ms. Natasha Hooper

Hello Writers!

Today we welcome Ms. Natasha Hooper to our classroom.  Natasha is a fierce force of expression - she writes with purpose and conviction.  She is a member of the 2016 and 2017 SD Slam Teams - the latter just won the National Slam this past summer. Natasha encourages those around her, she holds space by hosting Slam Diego - the newest spoken word scene to hit San Diego.  We are lucky to have her join us today as she continues to support the program every year - visiting our classroom and judging the Spring Slam. Please welcome Ms. Hooper.

Homework
1. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Final Typed Copy due on Friday
2. Free Verse - Your choice. Due Friday.
3. Guest Reflection - Natasha or Kinnie or Both - due Friday

EC
* Poetry Club Today
* Write BOTH guest reflections for FRIDAY.
* LE on Tuesday. Go during break!

WRG - Klosterman #2

Hello Writers!

Work in your Writing Response Groups.  Assist one another in the editing and revision process.
Follow the Praise, Question, Wish protocol.  Please use your time well.

1. Prompts
2. WRG - Editing and Revision Time

Homework
1. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Final Typed Copy due on Friday
2. Free Verse - Your choice. Due Friday.
3. Guest Reflection - Natasha or Kinnie or Both - due Friday

EC
* LE TONIGHT!
* Poetry Club on Wed!
* Write BOTHguest reflections for FRIDAY.

Writing Time - "Something...Comes" and Free Verse

Hello Writers!

Let's use our time well today. Work with the prompts. You have a FREE VERSE assignment this week.  These ideas may lead to something interesting.  Use the rest of today to work on your "Something....Comes" piece.  We will work independently and quietly.

1. Prompts
2. Writing Time
* "Something...Comes" - WRG Tmrw
* Free Verse - Due on Friday

Homework
1. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - WRG Tmrw.  Bring copies w/your draft annotated.
***Final Draft due Friday
2. Free Verse - Your choice. Al inspired? Try out another 13 Ways? Thanksgiving poem?
Sonnet? Letter from ____ to _____? Whatever!
* Due on Friday. Typed. Must be a new original piece

EC
* SD Slam TONIGHT!
* LE TMRW
* Poetry Club on Wed!
* Write BOTHguest reflections for FRIDAY.

Al Howard and Writing Time

Hello Writers!

Let's use our time well today.  Meet Al Howard.  Poet, Musician, Critical Thinker. Let's discuss his work for a little bit.  Take some notes.  Maybe you are inspired to write a "political/social" piece.

1. Meet Al Howard - Poem and Short Essay

2. "Something Wicked" - Work Time
* WRG
* Individual Writing Time
* Conference with Samakosky or Meier

Homework
* "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - WRG on Tuesday
* Final Draft due on Friday 11/17

"Something Wicked" Continued

Hello Writers!

Today we continue with "Something Wicked This Way Comes." Let's continue to seek out our "Chuckisms" and see what we can borrow stylistically and structure wise.  Have fun and play with this piece

1. 3. "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
* Read, Annotate, Discuss
2.  Brainstorm! Write!

Homework
* "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Draft due Wednesday.
*  WRG on Wednesday

"Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Chuck Klosterman Piece

Hello Writers!

Today we begin a brand new piece, "Something Wicked This Way Comes."  Chuck Klosterman is one of today's most prolific pop culture writers.  He writes with a style and flair that is truly unique and worthy of studying and implementing.  Have fun with this piece.  Use the material so that it makes your own writing that much stronger.

1. Meet the Goths!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_V2oayrdgo
2. Meet Klosterman
3. "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
* Read, Annotate, Discuss

Homework
* "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Draft due Wednesday.
*  WRG on Wednesday

Blackbird

Hello Writers!

Today we will discuss the piece "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird."  We will spend some time discussing the poems and themes.  We will talk about structure and how this piece can inspire your own perspective piece.

1. Prompts - See Below
2. Handout - "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"
* Annotate, Discussion
3. Writing Time

HW -
1.Thirteen Ways due on Friday - Typed. Honor the format and structure.

Prompts
1. In fact, as I type this sentence....
2.  Still, we somehow managed to...
3.  I do not question....
4.  I keep trying to picture myself...
5.  This was the most intense....