Nov 10 -- PEER EDITING DAY ... double-spaced, just your I.D. # and 1800+ words ...
Nov 6 -- assign "Johnny Bear" questions
Nov 2-5 -- flesh out the fiction starter you chose to full length (1800-2555 words)
Oct 29 -- READER'S DAY 2B
Oct 28 -- launch Journal J (400+ FICTION in first-person)
Oct 26 -- be ready with Journals G and H fleshed out; launch Journal I (400+ FICTION in first-person)
Oct 22 -- READER'S DAY 2A
Oct 21 -- launch Journal H (400+ FICTION)
Oct 20 -- launch Journal G (400+ FICTION)
Oct 16 -- collect the 800+ word alternating piece
Oct 13-14 -- evaluate example alternating piece, write, keep writing in the computer lab
Oct 12 -- read "Marvin Gardens" and launch 800+ word alternating piece (two contrasting settings)
Oct 9 -- Journals D, E, F are ready in the notebook
Oct 8 -- READER'S DAY 1B
Oct 7 -- computer lab
Oct 5-6 -- workshop on college application essays; launch Journal F
Oct 2 -- launch Journal E (400+ nonfiction)
Oct 1 -- READER'S DAY 1A with twelve readers
Sept 30 -- launch Journal D (400+ nonfiction)
Sept 29 -- workshop on poetry lines and YOUR voice
Sept 28 -- "Once More to the Lake"
Sept 25 -- take quiz on our Anytime Items #1-9
Sept 24 Thurs -- collect your 2-page bio, with color & pizzazz
Sept 18 Fri -- collect notebooks containing Journals Alpha, A, B, C (each 400+ with the word count in the margin)
Sept 15 -- cover boundaries on our writing, launch Journal C (nonfiction, 400+)
Sept 14 -- focus on precise nouns, launch Journal B (nonfiction, 400+)
Sept 11 -- in front of the class already, reading from a colletion of poetry
Sept 10 Thurs -- launch Journal A (nonfiction, 400+), inspect precise nouns used
Sept 9 Wed -- launch Journal Alpha (nonfiction) 400+ words ... finish the yellow information sheet about yourself
EXTRA RESOURCES:
... try these links about the poet Billy Collins ... or an interview with the current poet laureate Charles Simic ... or further online resources about Charles Simic ...