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This document outlines the assignments and due dates for the first six weeks of a creative writing course. It includes prompts for in-class writing exercises, mini-lessons on writing techniques, mentor texts to read and annotate, and major assignments such as a writing portfolio due on September 17th and a process piece due on October 17th. Students will work on drafts, give and receive feedback through writing workshops, and engage with prompts exploring themes like dilemmas, villains, and favorite books.
This document outlines the assignments and due dates for the first six weeks of a creative writing course. It includes prompts for in-class writing exercises, mini-lessons on writing techniques, mentor texts to read and annotate, and major assignments such as a writing portfolio due on September 17th and a process piece due on October 17th. Students will work on drafts, give and receive feedback through writing workshops, and engage with prompts exploring themes like dilemmas, villains, and favorite books.
This document outlines the assignments and due dates for the first six weeks of a creative writing course. It includes prompts for in-class writing exercises, mini-lessons on writing techniques, mentor texts to read and annotate, and major assignments such as a writing portfolio due on September 17th and a process piece due on October 17th. Students will work on drafts, give and receive feedback through writing workshops, and engage with prompts exploring themes like dilemmas, villains, and favorite books.
CREATIVE WRITING 1ST 6 WEEKS ASSIGNMENTS AND DUE DATES
AUG. 20 (Tues.) 22 (Thurs.)
-Fill out Course Expectations sheet -Prompt: 6 word memoirs -Mini-lesson: building towards publishing -Mentor texts: Gloria Anzaldúa (“How to -Prompt: Nosy Questions Tame a Wild Tongue”). -Hw: try turnitin.com -Mini-lesson: crummy first drafts -Hw: get supplies by 8/27 -Prompt: What are you not supposed to say? 27 (Tues.) 29 (Thurs.) -Mini-lesson: editing and commenting -Journal check [quiz grade] -Mini-lesson: your writing life -Mini-lesson: show, don’t tell -Prompt: graham cracker exercise -Edit and gallery walk for graham cracker exercise -Mentor text: Imbolo Mbue, “Behold the Dreamers” SEPT. 3 (Tues.) 5 (Thurs.) 6 (Fri.) -Mentor Texts: B.J. Best (“Commander -Mentor text, annotations, and edited text -BRING 5 COPIES OF A PIECE YOU’VE Keen,” “Q*Bert” completed in class [MAJOR GRADE] WRITTEN (2 pp. max). -Prompt: Write what you see. -Hw: Bring 5 copies of a piece you’ve -Writing circles/workshopping -HW: Bring 1 page of “show” mentor text to written (2 pp. max) for next class -YOUR notes on others’ papers for writing class next time and a 1st draft of your work. workshop (for 3 different texts) [daily grade] -Portfolio assigned, major grade, due Sept. 17 10 (Tues.) 12 (Thurs.) LATE START -Mini-lesson: Stephen King on dilemmas -Mini-lesson: Stephen King on passive voice -Prompt: Write/trade/write on dilemmas, -Mentor Text: Ray Bradbury (“There Will questions, or conflicts Come Soft Rains”) -LeGuin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from -Prompt: 10 nouns, 10 verbs, sentences Omelas” -Time to work on portfolio and edits. -Journal Check [quiz grade] 17 (Tues.) 19 (Thurs.) 20 (Fri.) END OF 1st 6 WEEKS -Mini-lesson/discussion: villains -Mini-lesson: Stephen King on Adverbs and -All make-up work due in hard copy by 3:45 Fri. -Prompt: Write your villain. Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory -Process Piece assigned, due Oct. 17 -Portfolio due [MAJOR GRADE] -Mentor Text: Ernest Hemingway, “Hills -Bring your 5 favorite books [daily grade, NEXT Like White Elephants” 6 weeks] -Prompts: Write badly, write long/Cut, cut, -Prompts: 5 favorite books writing cut Hw: Bring 5 favorite books Note: You will also have several participation checks, which count as daily grades. See the syllabus for details.