Over the break

Creative Writing
Over the break take time to finish your novel and write the final journal response. Please bring it to class for the FIRST DAY back. We will share them that day. The final copy of your journals is due the following Monday. It will need to be typed, stapled and ready to go for class on that day. I will ask you to give a talk about your book that day. Not a long talk, but enough that we will know what you read and what stood out for you style wise.

Over the break, find an album.We are doing a writing piece based on the theme from the playlist of your album. I think that is the intention. This is Elise's idea. We will work with this together. Bring the music to class for the first day.

Have a wonderful holiday. Write for pleasure. Stay in touch with your creative self. Play with words, let them play with you. I hope that you all come back refreshed and excited about our next writing project.

For Wednesday

Tomorrow we will finish presenting our monologues. Great job today! There was a very strong sense of character in all your pieces. You did your really very well. I am proud of your efforts all round.

We will be editing one more time. We will be filling in rubrics and peer editing sheets. These forms will need to come in with your final version. I would like you to refelct on your own progress as well. All these forms need to come in with your final version.

Tomorrow we will have working on final revisions. We will watch a TED talks video and we will start discussions about our next writing assignment.  We might consider watching a movie that is an autobiography.

For Tuesday

Creative Writing

Silent Reading on Tuesday/bring your book to class

Monologues tomorrow. We will be working on presenting them to the class. Small group practice and feedback. Then we will present to new group and finally we will be reading them to the class.

Wednesday is final day for working on our stories. They need to be handed in on Friday.

For Monday

Creative Writing
Reading journal for review on Monday. Please have it ready for editing and revision. You might want to consider what aspect of the novel you want to look at for the journal rather than trying to address too many. You can look at quotes that you like and talk about the significance of those quotes to you. It really doesn't matter what perspective you take.

Bring your laptop if you have one for working on your memoir assignment. Edit and revise over the weekend. Think of 2 questions you want addressed by your editor on Monday. Ask yourself if you are doing enough "showing" of your character instead of "telling."  When should you be telling?

We will be working on revisions on Monday.

Silent Reading on Tuesday. 4th journal is due on April 2nd. The final journal is due the following Monday. You will need to type it and have it ready for class. Stapled, with a title page etc.

Monologues should be typed and ready to go on Tuesday. Remember what tone you are trying to convey with your words and with your oral tone. We will be practising in class on Tuesday for reading in small groups. You can do it!

Great work with the poems about women today. Fine tributes to the special women who make our lives richer. You are very talented. Believe in the power of your words to move yourself and others.

For Friday

Memoir drafts are due on Monday.
Bring your monologues tomorrow. We will be working on them and then we will be working on reading them to a small group.

For Thursday

Creative Writing
Bring second draft of memoir assignment for tomorrow.
We will spend the majority of the class working on sharing and revising. You will need to reflect on the changes you have made when you hand in the final version.
We will be working on our monologues on Friday. I am thinking that it would be a great oral assignment.

For Wednesday

Creative Writing
Bring your draft of your Memoir Assignment to class for Thursday.
Tomorrow we are writing monologues using our character sketches from yesterday. If you want to use a different character for the monologue, write one tonight.
A reminder that your good copy of the memoir is due on March 15th.
Your 4th reading journal is due on April 2nd.
Your finished journal is due on April 8th. They should be typed and ready to go that day, no exceptions.

For Tuesday

Creative Writing
Bring your draft or outline of your memoir story for tomorrow.
Bring a photo to class. It can be about anything or anyone that is important to you. You can also bring a photo that relates to your memoir assignment.
We will continue to talk about our character sketches tomorrow. Take some time to think about what you can use in your memoir assignment.
Silent reading tomorrow as well.
Next journal is due on Monday. Final journal is due the first day after spring break. The entire assignment is due the following week. Make changes to your weekly journals so that you hand in a journal that is strong and cohesive.

English 12
quiz tomorrow Lit terms to fable
Silent reading tomorrow
Journal for every Monday.