The Writer's Craft
Winter TERM:  2011
Unit 4:  The Precis
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DATE
AGENDA
HOMEWORK
MINISTRY
Broken
45
March 29
Denis Bock
44
March 27
Ringxiety and Nokia
Slacktavism and Kone

Travel Writing
Material gathering and presentations

The Trip
43
March 8
Road Trip Writing

Be sure Place Name and Destination Brochure entry are in Draft Version
42
March 6
Wrap up of Competition submissions and Fink
Part 2 of Travel writing portfolio
41
March 2
CITE Conference Submission Focus

Make sure other items are in:

-Other Competition pieces
Barton Fink essay
Place Name Travel writing
40
Jan 30
Ways to articulate ideas-Euro Crash, The Musical
We are all connected if you have patience-The Queen Bee found
Responsibility and the making of technology Inside Apple
This American Life

Google Settings

Guest Speaker
For Home
39
Jan 26
Peer Editing Day
Blog Presentation with Guest Speaker Monday
38
Jan 24
Writing-Communication
Hawk Cam
Garbage Bear
Urban Bikes
Loma Linda
Appl Texts
Moth

Essay Competition-Draft editing
Second Draft of Competition Essay
37
Jan 18
Wikipedia

Writing Competitions

Finish material
Submit outstanding items by Friday

Draft of one competition entry by Tuesday
36
Jan 16
Job Applications

Precis
35
Jan 12
Signs of the Times:

Hostess Twinkies
$185,000 = New Domains
Protect IP


Harper's Index

Precis
Submit over-due items before Report Cards (20th Jan.)
34
Jan 10
Sonnett 116-Equation

Precis Writing
Submit Equation

Submit Precis
33
Dec. 20
SUE or Writing Option (you may choose your option)

You may do the SUE or write the completion of 'Twas the Night before Christmas...
(must use established format/scheme)

or the SUE on
Grammar: Me, Myself, and I
Fat phrases
show rooming
tweaking
schadenfreude
geschenke verpflichten
Christopher Hitchens
32
Dec. 16
Show-rooming

Brag Sheets
SUE or 'Twas The  Night Before....adaptation

300 words
31
Dec 14
Sheldon Kennedy

33 days adrift

Reading/technology/gaming

Age of persuasion

peer editing/editing

* turn in seasonal story advice on Thursday
30
Dec 12
Work day and peer editing for your seasonal advice story

You must choose an editor for your story and have them follow check list
Available on First Class

Peer Edit for Seasonal Advice Story (approx 750 words)

Name of writer:___________________

Name of editor:___________________


Tentative title of story_____________________________________

  • Evaluation of mechanics of story (consider grammar and diction). What needs to be fixed?
  • Evaluate formatting. How does the story look on the page? Is Dialogue offset? Is there a variety of paragraph length?
  • Is the diction and “word-smithing” lively enough? Is it possible to add more vivid language using senses? Can sentence structure be given more variety?
  • How effective is the Point of View? This storyís effectiveness hinges on a clear point of viewóthis is actually the most important character in the piece. Is it clear and consistent?
  • How effective is the link between point of view and the story (Magi or Traveler). The story should not be laboriously retold in your essay, but the link needs to be clear. Hint at a number of elements directly drawn from the original story.
  • Once again, the conclusion in this kind of essay is a challenge. The best route to go is an offering of advice (misguided as it may be) or action of some kind. How effective is the draftís conclusion and does it maintain the characterís of point of view.
*please offer helpful suggestions and rewriting options
Due Thursday
29
Dec. 7
Opportunity to work on Seasonal story advice
Story Due Thursday
28
Dec 5
What happened on this date in 1989?

Computers--Old School

Jonah

Fighting in Hockey

Peer- editing on Magi/Traveller story
Story due Thursday
27
Dec. 2
Seasonal Story Advice
Bring Draft for seasonal story next class for Peer editing
26
Nov. 30
SUE
Be sure to submit editing exercise from last class
Seasonal Story
Editing exercise:

From the two short editorials please suggest three improvements for each.  
You do not need to re-write the entire editorial, but put yourself in the role of general editor and strengthen the proof and pursuasiveness of the piece. You may also suggest alterations in message for clarity if you beleive the piece requires more focus.
You should write as if you are sending a message to the writer to suggest alterations.
25
Nov 28
SUE Postponed to Wednesday

Logos-Deciding on proof
SUE Postponed to Wednesday, Nov. 30
24
Nov. 24

Seasonal Story

Wrap up-Op Ed & Zombie collesction
SUE Postponed to Wednesday, Nov. 30
23
Nov. 22
The "where were you?" Day
Food?
The Tweaker

Time to work on Op Ed

Turn in Op Ed
Zombie Tryptich Due Thursday 24th
22
Nov 18
London Rippers
Information Poles
RCMP Cameras

Winter Examples

Romantic Winter
Radical Winter
Recuperative Winter
Recreational Winter
Rememerring Winter

Work on "Tryptich"

Be sure to submit your Winter story to me by Sunday
21
Nov 16
Words of the day
Audible
Tryptich

Winter Story Competition Due-Nov 20 (SUNDAY)



Work on Op - Ed
(peer-Editing)

Due Tuesday, 22 Nov

Zombie Story
Each class member should submit an editied Zombie tryptich
Due Thursday, Nov. 24
20
Nov. 10
BRING IN OP ED EXAMPLE

Zombie editing
19
Nov. 8
Murmuration
-What sells bigger than movies?--

ZOMBIE Stories

OP ED wirting
Submit your Zombies
18
Nov.4
Guy Fawkes

Zombie Stories

Op Ed
Please Finish Zombie Story (Three Sections) and e-mail them all to me.
Due Tuesday so we can enjoy hearing all the stories

Please find an Op Ed example you like--Check Globe and Mail
17
Nov. 2
Zombie Stories

Op-Ed
16
Oct. 31.
Haloween
Caring Costumes?
Poison treats
Shibboleths

7 Billion!?

The Death Switch

Flash Zombies

Please make sure Identity piece is submitted
15
Oct 27
Kobo-Amazon

News-Vlad the impaler

Japanese Pop Stars,
Berlin Stores
Chinese Fish
Indian 6th Sense

Halloween Stories
Flash Fiction

Time to Complete Identity Story
Identity Creation Assignment Due Friday
*e-mail me if you have challenges with completion

Please be sure to E-Mail me your Ode to Billie Joe and Character Description
14
Oct 25
Selections of you tube:

On-Line Community (Where in the World is Matt)
What do you believe? (Sunglasses Tossing)
Drama at its most Basic--a perfect template (Battle at Kruger Park)

Time to work on Identity Essay
Identity Creation Assignment Due Friday
*e-mail me if you have challenges with completion
13
Oct. 19
Holy Smoke Cremations
Human Library
Booker Prize
Ode to Billy Joe
time to work on this in class
Due end of Day

Introduction to Operation Mincemeat
Submit Ode by end of day
12
Oct. 17
Deferred
11
Oct. 13
Writing to your music:

Ode to Billy Joe peer edit
Polish Vignette
10
Oct 11
Writing to Music
(Students encouraged to bring in a a selection of instrumental music)

Ode to Bily Joe
Vignette on the Talahatchee Bridge-Draft
9
Oct 6
Steve Jobs

Character descriptions
(Time in class to write)

Writing to music
Eat Turkey
E 1
8
Oct 4
Creating an identity

Passive and Active

Writing a character
Turn in Character description assignment
7
Sep 29
TATTOO Due

please submit in class (hard copy) or by midnight Friday via e-mail

Time in class to re-work
None
6
Sep 27
Free writing
Tatoo story
Tatoo story Draft
5
Sep 21
Turn in Draft Essay

A Manifesto

Free writing

Tatoo Story intro
4
Sep 15
Assignment on Trauma
Write Draft of 3 paragraph form based on New Yorker piece, Dessert
Peer editing
Complete Draft of essay.

Bring in a sample of your writing
E.1
3
Sep 13
Short Test on Outline

Writing exercise on 9/11

Discussion on your writing
Finish Writing exercise
E.1
2
Sep 9
Course intro
go over course outline

The Word

Your Writing
Bring in a sample of your writing

Prepare for Short Test
E.1
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Sept. 7

Royal St. George’sCollege

Course Outline

Grade 12 Writer’sCraft


EWC4U



2011-2012

Dr. Newton

Please note that your grade is a cumulativegrade calculated throughout the entire academic year. Assignments not submittedwill receive “0.” Late assignments will be penalized 5%/day with a maximum lossof 20%.

 


COURSE DESCRIPTION

Thiscourse emphasizes knowledge and skills related to the craft of writing.Students will analyze models of effective writing; use a writing workshop toproduce a range of works; identify and use techniques required for specializedforms of writing; and identify ways to improve the quality of writing. Theywill produce a creative ISP and investigate opportunities for publication andfor writing careers.

 

TOPICS


·      remembering

·      reporting in war zones

·      short fiction

·      investigative writing

·      poetry

·      crime fiction

·      travel writing

·      screenwriting

·      ISP

 


ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING                        70%


 

ASSIGNMENTS                                                  40%

TESTS                                                                         15%

ESSAYS                                                             15%

 

ASSESSMENTOF LEARNING                        30%

 




ISP                                                                        20%

Exam                                                                        10%                                                           

 




REQUIRED READING:

Filkins                                                TheForever War*

Gildiner                                    Afterthe Falls*

King                                                OnWriting

Pittard                                                TheFates Will Find Their* **Way

Somerset                                    CombatCamera*

 

·      Selected excerpts from NewYork Times, The New Yorker, Harpers, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, etc.

 

 
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Prepare for short Test
E.1