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PRP03 2010-2011 Seminar: Creative Writing This half-credit English elective introduces students to effective writing techniques to express creative ideas in themes, essays, short stories, poetry, and journalistic writing.

Creative Writing Syllabus

Daily Agenda


 * Daily Agenda || Day 1 Friday Oct 15

Introduction, Course Objectives

Parameters of the course EXPECTATIONS!

Gmail set-up First draft documents:
 * Scary Story1
 * Gunslinger1
 * Science Fiction1 || Day 2 Mon Oct 18

REVIEW EXPECTATIONS Discuss Google Documents, Video-Google docs sharing, points of order Discuss Genre Discuss/view Wiki page Complete sentences First draft documents: about your morning
 * FINISH SciFi 1
 * Explode the Moment
 * Moment1 - tell
 * Voice Thread || Day 3 Tue Oct 19

EXPECTATIONS

National Gallery of Writing

Intro to Wikis

Podcast Lit throw-down Select from: over from square one again. OR tell about a time when you were: something or someone battle
 * Moment 2
 * I'll have to start all
 * not able to face
 * fighting a losing
 * trying to hold on || Day 4 Wed Oct 20

CATCH-UP DAY

DISCUSS Revision DISCUSS Editing DISCUSS 6 Traits

BE SURE you have ALL of the required writings in DRAFT form. The following drafts should be sent to Miss Nedry: Work on submission for the National Gallery of Writing showcase! ||
 * Scary Story 1
 * Gunslinger 1
 * Moment 1
 * Day 5 Th Oct 21

Review Discussed dialogue rules Discussed point of view/perspective Reviewed a model of Moment 4 on inanimate objects Assignments: Why do you love homework? Why do you love spinach or liver? Why do you hate ice cream? Why do you hate spending time with your friends?
 * Moment 3
 * Select from:
 * Moment 4
 * Inanimate object - 280-400 words || Day 6 Friday Oct 22

Review Discuss Revision Keep in mind the 6 Traits Rubric for scoring of your pieices Also, REVISE and EDIT as you re-read your pieces -- read, re-read, revise, re-read, edit, read, revise, re-read, read, edit, re-read, revise, ...get the picture?!

Reviewed adding "Comments" in Google docs Writing assignment: (Use the link or See Google doc for prompts) //__ 350-500 words __// || Day 7 Mon Oct 25
 * Mystery 1

HALF-WAY THROUGH PRP03

DUE: Worksheets on Using Active and Passive Voice

In Class: we shared documents and assessed these pieces for: and left comments for our friend!
 * Word Choice
 * Voice
 * Idea Development

We also worked on using vivid verbs to create lively images in our writing

Writing Assignment:
 * Animal 1 (300-400 words)

ALSO: Coherent Paragraphs || Day 8 Tue Oct 26
 * Worksheets on Building

Review Progress Reports

Review HOW TO SHARE DOCS Review WIKI PAGE Review WHAT IS DUE Discuss WORD COUNT

In Class: share docs and assess pieces for: and COMMENT!
 * sentence fluency
 * organization

We looked at how some famous authors began their pieces. Using one of their techniques, or one of your own - - Begin DRAFT of (300-500 words)
 * Lead 1

TO DO: Worksheets on Proofreading WORK ON adding your comment (text or voice) to Mosaic Voice Thread || Day 9 Wed Oct 27

ZOMBIELAND Draft

CONTINUE to work on DRAFTS and FINAL copies of your pieces - ALSO continue to work on SHARING Docs with your classmates to get their input on the TRAITS: Fluency
 * Ideas
 * Organization
 * Voice
 * Sentence
 * Word Choice

WRITING GUIDELINES ||
 * Day 10 Th Oct 28

Reviewed progress reports, due dates, point values, scoring of FINAL pieces

BE SURE YOU MEET ALL OF THE CRITERIA FOR YOUR FINAL PIECES = BEFORE = YOU SUBMIT THEM!! || Day 11 Friday Oct 29

BEGIN DRAFT of (draft should be 100-200 words--as FINAL will need to be 200-400 words)
 * Scary Story 3

WORK ON FINALIZING: (300-500 words) (300-500 words) (300-500 words) || Day 12 Mon Nov 1
 * Scary Story 1/1A
 * Moment 1
 * Gunslinger 1

WORK ON FINALIZING: (350-500 words) (400-600 words) (350-500 words) || Day 13 Tue Nov 2
 * Moment 2
 * Science Fiction 1
 * Scary Story 2

WORK ON FINALIZING: (300-500 words) (280-400 words) (350-600 words) (300-500 words) || Day 14 Wed Nov 3
 * Moment 3
 * Moment 4
 * Animal 1
 * Mystery 1

WORK ON FINALIZING:
 * Lead 1 (300-500 words)
 * Zombieland 400-600 words
 * Scary Story 3 200-400 words

Any other work that may be due.....

Surveys ||