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DAILY JOURNAL PROMPTS

ASSIGNMENTS- DATES POSTED ARE THE DATES ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE.

Consider submitting writing to TeenInk or read the articles and make a comment.

FINAL EXAM - Monday June 11 and June 12- 7:35-8:35 Web 2.0 Tools for Presentations: Glogster Mixbook Prezi Voice Thread Google Sites Wiki


 * Text Message Poetry**
 * Poetry Portfolio: [[file:poetryportfolio2012.doc]]**


 * Kristan Higgins- Best Selling Author**


 * Wednesday May 30-** Create a minimum of five questions to ask Kristan Higgins: Questions for Kristan Higgins


 * Tuesday May 29- Teen Ink Assignment is due: [[file:teen ink poetry assignment.doc]]**


 * Wednesday May 23- Poetry Portfolio is due. Make certain to turn in your completed portfolio by this date.**
 * Read Brianna Murphy's poem on the Teen Ink site "Mother" Leave a comment!**


 * Thursday May 17- Go to Kristan Higgins website Choose one book. Write down the title and explain why you chose this particular book.**


 * Monday May 12-** Bring in a typed draft of three poems.


 * Friday May 11-** Write a letter to send to soldiers in Afghanistan and wounded soldiers in the US. YOu could send them a piece of your writing- a poem, a story.


 * Wednesday May 9-** D Period- report to Ms. Iverson's room for the Skype chat with Darrius Garrett: Be on time!


 * Tuesday May 8-** Typed Where I Am From Poem; Bring a copy to class. Paste a copy on wiki.


 * Due Monday May 7-** Final draft of fiction piece is due. Make certain to post the Freedom Writer's questions.


 * Due Thursday May 3- Each student must peer review two classmates' short stories, plays or children's books. The stories, play or short stories should be on the author's wiki page. Fill out the peer review page. Write with complete sentences. Include specifics. Write a letter to the author. Explain with specifics what the author did well and what improvements the author needs to make to the story. [[file:children's book rubric.doc]] Fill out this form for each story you read: [[file:peer assessment toon doo.doc]]**


 * Reviewer- Works to Review**


 * Nathaniel**- Kristine and Karyn Alex
 * Brianna**- Nathaniel Allie
 * Alex-** Megan Kelly
 * Victoria** -Nathaniel Megan
 * Megan-** Alex Victoria
 * Allie-** Kirsten Liz
 * Liz-** Nate Kirsten
 * Kelly** -Victoria Liz
 * Becca**- Brianna Karyn and Kris
 * Nate-** Liz Kelly
 * Kirsten**-Nathaniel Jordan
 * Karyn**-Jordan Gabby
 * Jordan**-Karyn and Kristine Gabby
 * Gabby**-Nate Brianna
 * Kristine**-Brianna Kelly


 * Wednesday April 25th-** Watch Jordan's Voice Thread- record or post a comment; Mixbook example:media type="custom" key="15425422"


 * Tuesday April 24th-** Bring to class a proposal for your fiction project. You may work alone or you may work with a small group. In your proposal, explain who you will work with, the format (play, short story, children's story, comic). Provide a brief list of characters, a brief plot summary. Find a poem for Poem in your Pocket Day!

Return to your Voice Thread. Listen to your monologue and the comments of your classmates. Leave one final comment on your Voice Thread. Score your Voice Thread on the rubric. In a Word document write down your name, the title of your Voice Thread, the name of the students who left comments on your Voice Thread. Describe the comments that you received and explain how the comments helped you to further shape or define your character. Be specific. In a separate paragraph; explain what you did well in your Voice Thread and what you would do differently or change if you did this assignment again. Do you think you will use this character in your fiction assignment? Why or why not?
 * Thursday April 12-**


 * Wednesday April 11-** Make certain to comment on every students Voice Thread monologue. Do not comment until the end of the monologue. Make certain to listen to the entire monologue before recording, or you will interrupt the monologue!


 * Wednesday April 4**- Make certain your VoiceThread is complete.

http://voicethread.com/ Practice your monologue. Revise and expand your monologue. Be prepared to record your monologue today. Examples of Monologues- Shakespeare Archive of Monologue Esther
 * Tuesday April 3-**Finish uploading all pictures to your Voice Thread


 * Monday April 2-** Write a monologue for the character you created. This should be at least 200 words long. Capture the character's voice. Practice reading the monologue aloud.

Building Fictional Character: Charlotte Dillon's Advice


 * Thursday March 29-** Identify a fictional character familiar to you. Review the literature. Write down the words and passages from the text that shape the character into the person that intrigues or interests you. Record the title and author of the text and the page numbers where the passages are located. Explain in your own words, who the character is and why the character is a favorite of yours. Identify the techniques the author employs to create the identity of this character. The final assignment should be word processed.


 * Thursday March 22-** Visit the Freedom Writer's sites listed above. We will be watching the movie in class.

Possible tools for electronic toolbox- Glogster edu Voicethread Example Voicethread Popplet Spiderscribe
 * Due Wednesday March 21**- Toolbox is due. [[file:final projecttoolbox.doc]]


 * Due Tuesday**- 3/13 Read Toolbox in On Writing.


 * Due Friday 3/9**- Read your classmate's comment. Make any changes to your entry.


 * Due Thursday 3/8-** Comment on your classmate's blog.


 * Due Wednesday 3/7-** Revise memoir/ personal essay for Tuesday 3/6. Place on wiki.


 * Due Tuesday 3/6-** Finish reading //-On Writing// On Writing 23-38. In class, you will complete the blog post for On Writing 23-38


 * Due Monday 3/5-** Finish reading 22-31 in On Writing


 * Due Thursday 3/1-** Revise Blog Post. Fill out rubric on your own blog post.


 * Due Wednesday 2/29: Comment on the blog assigned to you.**


 * Due Tuesday 2/28-** Finish reading through 22 of On Writing. Come prepared to write your blog response.

**Due Monday 2/27**- Revised personal essay/ memoir is due today. Load to wiki. Bring a print copy to class.

**Due Friday 2/17-** Draft of personal essay/ memoir is due

**Due Wednesday 2/15-** Revised Who I Have I Become essays are due. Make certain the link from my blog to your blog works.

**Due Tuesday 2/14-** Choose a topic for your memoir/ personal essay- make a list of captured moments you can include; come prepared to share your topic ;

**Due Monday 2/13-** at the end of class- Blog entry on pages chapters 1-11 of //ON Writing// Creative Writing Blog

**Due Monday February 13**- Second draft of Who I have Become. Bring a print copy. Place the paper on wiki.

**Due Thursday February 9** - First draft of Who I Have Become. Bring a copy. Place the paper on wiki.

**Due Tuesday February 7**- Karyn, Jordan, Victoria, Alex, Nathaniel= papers are due. Continue to add to your future topics sheet.

What I Have Become Assignment:

**Due Monday February 6-** Bring in a picture of yourself when you were younger (3-8). Gabby, Meghan, Brianna, Nate and Liz= papers are due. Continue to add to your future topics sheet.

**Due Friday February 3-** Karyn, Victoria, Alex, Nathaniel, Jordan will share. Kirsten, Allie and Becca= papers are due. Continue to add to your future topics sheet.

**Due Thursday February 2** - Gabby, Meghan, Brianna, Nate and Liz will share. Continue to add to your future topics sheet.

**Due Wednesday February 1**- Add an image to your wiki. Kirsten, Allie and Becca will share/

**Due Monday January 30-** Find five journal prompts for the daily

journal writing activity. Write the prompts under your name on the Daily Journal Prompt Google Docs form. Sites with suggestions for journal prompts are below.

**Due Wednesday February 1**- Monday February 6: Daily Topics Assignment- Bring topic on your assigned share day. Write paper and comment on classmates' papers by assigned due date.

Writing Territories:

VOICETHREAD: CHARACTER PORTRAYAL

Create your VoiceThread Account- Click on the top right- register: make certain to record your password and user name

VoiceThread Tutorials

Once you create your account, you may start working on your character's voice thread- Choose images to represent your character and your character's story. Record your monologue while displaying images. Add doodles where appropriate. Embed on your wikipage on the Creative Writing wiki Comment on your classmates' slides. Ask questions about the character.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Journal Prompts:

Creative Writing Journal Prompts Creative Writing Prompts Journal Writing Prompts, Creative Writing Ideas and Exercises Journal Writing Prompt Resources Creative Writing Prompts from Creative Writing Solutions Creative Writing Prompts from Warren Wilson College 25 Creative Writing Prompts from Writing Forward Creative Writing-prompts 501 Writing Prompts- Narrative prompts begin with 254 A Dozen Prompts Printable Writing Journal Topics

365 Daily Picture Prompt

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Opportunities to Publish Your Work:

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Young Writers Contest- deadline March 15, 2011 TeenInk Magazine- submit your work online [|The Write Source] [|Poetry Submissions] [|Merlyn's Pen]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">Other Creative Writing Resources:

Creative Writing Nowwriting lessons and ideas

Poetry sites- Billy Collins- a poem a day for high school students

[|Poem in Your Pocket]- [|Tom Wayman's Poetry] [|Mark Doty's Page] [|Marge Piercy's Page] [|Poem Hunter] [|Famous Poems and Poets] [|The Poems of Emily Dickinson] [|Videos of Favorite Poems] [|A Poetry a Day for High School Students] Dodge Poetry Festival- October 2010 Fooling With Words- Poetry Resources Fooling With Words- The Poets Read- videos Poetry Webcasts