Authors Chair

Hello Seniors!

Here we are - the first Authors Chair of the year.  Let's celebrate our writing and our classmates.  The vibe is only positive in here.  Be encouraging, give feedback, and be respectful.  We applaud every poet - regardless of poem content.  This is something special - let's make it that way.

1. SWT
2. Cipher
3. Authors Chair - Meet DJ Blue Light

EC
* Lyrical on Tuesday
* SD Slam on 9/10
* Supplies for Class - Tissues, Hand Sanitizer, Etc..

Prompts:
1.  The other night...I had to make a tough call...
2.  I feel most safe when...
3.  The thing about getting close to someone else is...
4.  I grew up in a home where....
5.  I used to love looking through....
6.  Album after album....
7.  There was a time when....
8.  I didn't know anything about these messy personal details...

Writing Response Groups

Hello Beautiful Writers!

Today we will demo Writing Response Groups (WRG). Participate and take note of how we will provide peer feedback in our workshop.  We do this regularly so you always have other writers to learn and grow with - this is key to being reflective and your individual growth.  Take this process seriously - do not be the weak link.

1. Sacred Writing Time
2. Cipher
3. Review NINE rights
4. Writing Response Groups - Demo
5. AC Sign Ups

HW
1. "Honest Poem" - Typed draft due Friday.
2.  Authors Chair

EC:
1. Lyrical Exchange Open Mic - EVERY TUESDAY night at Queen Bee's - $6
2. SD SLAM on Monday 9/10 - Hosted by Rudy Francisco.

Prompts:
1.  I thoroughly enjoy ______ and I'll tell you why....
2.  All I know for certain is....
3.  I know it sounds crazy, but.....
4.  It's late on a Saturday night and.....
5.  The first thing I hear when I enter....
6.  The struggle is real...
7.  As I predicted...
8.  I remember these words for some reason....

WW - Day #3

Hello Seniors!

Are you feeling it?  This is your time.  This is your year.  Every day is another moment of these stories you are currently living?  Be active. Be here.

1. Sacred Writing Time - See Prompts
2. Cipher
3. Book Checkout
4. Index Cards
5. Honest Poem - Questions and Concerns
* Draft due on TMRW- Typed
6. Video?

HW
1. Honest Poem draft due TMRW - Typed
2. Authors Chair on Friday- Sign Up on Thursday

Prompts:
1.  It was not one of my favorite sensations....
2.  We paused and listened...
3.  I was going to try and defend myself, but....
4.  I can't recall if I went looking for it or if I just found it, but....
5.  I could feel the panic rising in me again...
6.  I reached out blindly, grabbing...
7.  When everybody had gone, it was just me and....
8.  There are a million reasons why....

WW - Day 2

Hello Seniors!

I hope your first day was a success and that you feel comfortable.  Please go ahead and write to the prompts on the board.  Today we will participate in a an activity  to get to know one another better.  If you have any questions or concerns  - please let me know.

1. Sacred Writing Time - See Prompts
2. Cipher
3. Activity - Four Corners
4. Introduction - Honest Poem
* Draft due on Thursday - Typed

HW
1. Book Checkout - ID, Schedule
2. Honest Poem draft due Thursday
3. Authors Chair on Friday- Sign Up on Thursday

Prompts:
1.  Let me tell you about yesterday....
2.  If I'm being honest...
3.  When I tell people that....
4.  It doesn't matter.  The lullabies are for me.
5.  I didn't discover anything new about myself, however...
6.  I've never,,,,
7.  As a teenager, nothing about me is.....

Welcome To Wherever You Are?

                                                         ARE YOU READY?

     "YOU'VE HEARD THE STORIES....ARE YOU READY FOR THE EXPERIENCE?!!!"

                                    WELCOME TO THE WRITERS WORKSHOP! 

                                          HOSTED BY: DARREN SAMAKOSKY
                                                 NOW WRITING IN ROOM 854

This class will be completely different than anything you have ever attended.  To succeed - you must suspend your preconceived notions of what is allowed in a classroom and get into the spirit of helping to create an outrageously fun, entertaining, and participatory experience for everyone!

We start - WRITE now.

1. Choose one of the awesome prompts below.  You have TWENTY minutes to play, experiment, explore, create, write something that represents YOU in some way.  You have complete creative license to write anything you want as long as it is classroom appropriate.

Prompts:

* Things are going to change, I can feel it.
* When I think back on my high school experience...
* This is how I want to remember my senior year
* My TWELVE best traits/characteristics...
* I'm the kind of writer that...
* Pancakes...
* The last thing he/she said as he/she was leaving...
* I am ready.

2. Cipher - Have your voice heard and be part of something unifying and beautiful!
*** Please await instructions!

3. Index Cards - Please Complete Properly
* Name - First, Last (Nickname)
* Email* 
* Something you did over the summer?
* Why did you choose this class?
* What do you know about this class?
* Last Years - English Teacher
* Favorite places to visit or travel?
* Passions! - Hobbies/Interests/Talents
* Plans for next year?