All writers had due two pieces of very short fiction.
Seniors worked on this self-evaluation
While Juniors completed paper work for the ACT testing next Tuesday.
Friday, April 20, 2012
18/19 April
Writers received instructions in how to put illustrations and text boxes into their thesis final drafts.
Writers received a rubric to help them ensure that their finals drafts are excellent.
Writers received a rubric to help them ensure that their finals drafts are excellent.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Monday/ Tuesday 17 /18 April
End of the Year Due Dates: Creative Writing
Senior Finals dates are: May 22-25 Seniors will have a reflective piece due during this time.
Thesis Due Dates:
Your Thesis is due one week (7 days) after you get the rough draft back from me. If this date is the same date as one of the two other major assignments listed below, you will have two (2) additional days to revise your thesis and turn in your final draft of the thesis.
Bound and Illustrated Children’s Book: Due 9/10 May.
Bound and Illustrated “Not Quite” Children’s Book: Due 21/22 May.
Juniors remaining after the Seniors’ last day will have one additional major writing project and a reflective piece due during finals.
Class on Wednesday and Thursday of this week will be devoted to turning your rough thesis into you final; lessons will include putting illustrations into your piece; inserting text boxes (in order to include ghazal); common editing problems, etc.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Monday / Tuesday & Wednesday / Thursday 9-12 April
New Assignments and Due Dates
Writers already have a piece of Micro-Fiction (exactly 55 words, etc) due on Monday/ Tuesday 16/17 April.
Writers must also write either a Sudden Fiction (exactly 100 words) or short, short story (under 250 words). This second short piece and a self-evaluation is due on 19/20 of April.
All writers are required to submit a piece to the Grant Literary Magazine. Submissions must be emailed to grantlitmag@gmail.com between April 12th and 19th. This is a required assignment.
Writers developed lists of locations and situations to use as writing prompts in class.
Mr. Zartler has been turning back rough drafts of the thesis with comments.
Writers already have a piece of Micro-Fiction (exactly 55 words, etc) due on Monday/ Tuesday 16/17 April.
Writers must also write either a Sudden Fiction (exactly 100 words) or short, short story (under 250 words). This second short piece and a self-evaluation is due on 19/20 of April.
All writers are required to submit a piece to the Grant Literary Magazine. Submissions must be emailed to grantlitmag@gmail.com between April 12th and 19th. This is a required assignment.
Writers developed lists of locations and situations to use as writing prompts in class.
Mr. Zartler has been turning back rough drafts of the thesis with comments.
Friday / Monday 7 / 10 April
Class was focused on analyzing two additional short, short fiction forms. Writers should get a hand out from Mr. Zartler or copy the handout of a classmate.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday / Tuesday 2/3 April
Rough drafts of the thesis were due today. Finals are going to be due no earlier than 23/24 April.
We began the next unit in which writers will be writing forms of very short fiction.
In class we analyzed "Micro Fiction" examples in order to deduce the rules of the format. Those rules are:
Is a story.
Exactly 55 words long.
Plus a title.
Has an ironic or surprising twist.
Includes dialogue.
It was noted that Micro-Fiction is almost entirely "scene" as opposed to summary.
Writers are to bring a complete rough draft of one or more Micro Fiction pieces to the next class.
We began the next unit in which writers will be writing forms of very short fiction.
In class we analyzed "Micro Fiction" examples in order to deduce the rules of the format. Those rules are:
Is a story.
Exactly 55 words long.
Plus a title.
Has an ironic or surprising twist.
Includes dialogue.
It was noted that Micro-Fiction is almost entirely "scene" as opposed to summary.
Writers are to bring a complete rough draft of one or more Micro Fiction pieces to the next class.
Monday, March 19, 2012
19/ 20 March
Writers were given an inductive reasoning task. Given three examples of the poetic form the Ghazal there were to infer the rules for writing one. Every writer must include a Ghazal on the topic of their thesis as a side bar in their thesis final draft.
Writers who have turned in their model sections and complete outlines on time have gotten them back.
Writers who need help were (and are) urged to meet with Mr. Zartler as soon as possible.
Because outlines were just turned back, the due dates for the full rough draft have been extended. Full rough drafts are now due on Monday/ Tuesday 2/3 April. Final Drafts of the thesis are now due on 19/20 April.
Writers who have turned in their model sections and complete outlines on time have gotten them back.
Writers who need help were (and are) urged to meet with Mr. Zartler as soon as possible.
Because outlines were just turned back, the due dates for the full rough draft have been extended. Full rough drafts are now due on Monday/ Tuesday 2/3 April. Final Drafts of the thesis are now due on 19/20 April.
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