Journalism/Creative Writing
Zoom Meeting, Tuesday 5/26 @ 11 am
Journalism/Creative Writing
Time: May 26, 2020 11:00 AM
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Meeting ID: 810 5152 6619
Password: 4uecWj
Last Week! See Below for Details:
Hi guys! I’m back just in time for our last week together. Thanks to Coach Penix for taking care of your grades while I was gone. Baby Bethany is doing well, but I’ve missed you guys!
We’re going to have a Zoom meeting on Tuesday at 11 am to check in with one another and talk about these last couple of things.
For this last week we have two main things to accomplish:
1. Send in your final project to me.
2. Get our class book ordered (finally!)
SO, for the first thing on the agenda: your final projects. You need to email those to me sometime before Thursday, because that’s when grades are due.
For our book, here are the the pieces I have from y’all. Check to make sure all of yours are accounted for. There were a few that the links were expired for. In those cases, I emailed you asking for you to resend the document link. So check your email. If you see a piece of yours is missing, or the title is incorrect, or anything needs to be changed, email me those changes.
Non Fiction Pieces I have:
Fiction Pieces I have:
I also need your input on a couple of things regarding the book. Please fill out the following form:
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that FWISD is making the push to get all classes on distance learning. Your core classes are on Edgenuity, but, since this is an elective course, you’ll find the assignments below (same ones I sent you a week or two ago). Remember, you’re choosing a “track” to follow (fiction/non-fiction/poetry) and completing this self-paced extended writing project. At the end of every week you will fill out this Google Form explaining/showing what you worked on. The filling out of this form every week will be what your grade is made up of.:
https://forms.gle/nK4v7xg6iTasz3v98
While I’m out on Maternity Leave, Coach Penix will be in charge of your grading. If you have any questions you can email her at Julianne.Penix@fwisd.org.
Hi, y’all! Bored at home yet? FWISD is instructing us to give y’all an hour’s worth of work per week to help keep your minds sharp. Please know: students cannot be penalized in any way for failure to complete, or completing incorrectly, any assignments assigned during this extended break. I’m simply going to put on this page the entirety of the long-term project I had planned out originally that would take us through the rest of the semester. I’m including the original dates I had planned, however, you’re welcome to work at any pace you’d like. If we ever go back to school (I’m doubting we will at this point) you will be able to continue working wherever you left off at home. When you get to the peer edit and review parts, you can either confer with others to get their help, or you can do it on your own. Whatever works for you. If you have questions, feel free to message me on Remind or send me an email. Most of it should be pretty self-explanatory though.
Step 1:
Pick a track.
There are three different project options: fiction (where you’ll be writing a longer short-story), non-fiction (where you’ll be writing a longer article), or poetry (where you’ll be writing a collection of poems). Pick which track you’d like to follow and work through each step at your own pace. With every new step I’ve linked the PDF to walk you through what you’re to do for that step. Some steps have multiple days allocated to them because I figured you’d need more class time.
Fiction Track
March 24 | Step 1: Outlining Basics |
March 25 | Step 2: Outlining Continued |
March 26 | Step 3: Character Outlines |
March 27 | Step 3: Character Outlines |
March 30 | Step 3: Character Outlines |
March 31 | Step 4: Author’s Purpose and Theme |
April 1 | Step 5: Endings |
April 2 | Step 6: 6-Detailed Outline |
April 3 | Step 6: Detailed Outline |
April 6 | Step 6: Detailed Outline |
April 9 | Step 6: Detailed Outline |
April 14 | |
April 15 | |
April 16 | Step 9: Writing Day(s) |
April 17 | Step 10: Writing Day |
April 20 | Step 10: Writing Day |
April 21 | Step 10: Writing Day |
April 22 | Step 10: Writing Day |
April 23 | Step 10: Things to Avoid |
April 24 | Step 11: Basic Punctuation-Grammar Errors |
April 27 | Step 12: Peer Edit (So Far) |
April 28 | Step 13: Peer Revision (So Far) |
April 29 | Step 10: Writing Day |
April 30 | Step 10: Writing Day |
May 1 | Step 10: Writing Day |
May 4 | Step 10: Writing Day |
May 5 | Step 10: Writing Day |
May 6 | Step 10: Writing Day (LAST Day) |
May 7 | Step 14: Peer Edit |
May 8 | Step 12: Peer Edit |
May 11 | Step 15: 15-Peer Revision |
May 12 | Step 13: Peer Revision |
May 13 | Step 16: Final Draft |
May 14 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 15 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 18 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 19 | Step 17: Share! |
May 20 | Step 15: Share! (And turn in) |
Non-Fiction Track
March 24 | Step 1: Types of Articles |
March 25 | |
March 26 | Step 3: Author’s Purpose |
March 27 | Step 4: Research-Collect Info |
March 30 | Step 4: Research/Collect Info |
March 31 | Step 4: Research/Collect Info |
April 1 | Step 5: Interviews |
April 2 | Step 5: Interviews |
April 3 | Step 5: Interviews |
April 6 | Step 6: Outline Article |
April 9 | Step 6: Outline Article |
April 14 | Step 7: Writing a Lead |
April 15 | Step 8: Headlines |
April 16 | Step 9: Writing Day(s) |
April 17 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 20 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 21 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 22 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 23 | Step 10: Things to Avoid |
April 24 | Step 11: Basic Punctuation_Grammar Errors |
April 27 | Step 12: Peer Edit (So Far) |
April 28 | Step 13: Peer Revision (So Far) |
April 29 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 30 | Step 9: Writing Day |
May 1 | Step 9: Writing Day |
May 4 | Step 9: Writing Day |
May 5 | Step 9: Writing Day |
May 6 | Step 9: Writing Day (LAST Day) |
May 7 | Step 14: Peer Edit |
May 8 | Step 12: Peer Edit |
May 11 | Step 15: Peer Revision |
May 12 | Step 13: Peer Revision |
May 13 | Step 16: Final Draft |
May 14 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 15 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 18 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 19 | Step 17: Share! |
May 20 | Step 15: Share! (And turn in) |
Poetry Track
March 24 | Step 1: Types of Poem Collections |
March 25 | Step 2: Types of Poem Structures |
March 26 | Step 3: Author’s Purpose and Theme |
March 27 | Step 4: How to Outline Ideas |
March 30 | Step 5: Outline |
March 31 | Step 5: Outline |
April 1 | Step 6: Outline |
April 2 | Step 6: Picking Structures |
April 3 | Step 7: Why Line Breaks Matter |
April 6 | |
April 9 | Step 9: Sound Devices |
April 14 | Step 10: Titles |
April 15 | Step 11: Punctuation Choices |
April 16 | Step 12: Writing Day(s) |
April 17 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 20 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 21 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 22 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 23 | Step 13: Things to Avoid |
April 24 | Step 14: Basic Punctuation_Grammar Errors |
April 27 | Step 15: Peer Edit (So Far) |
April 28 | Step 16: Peer Revision (So Far) |
April 29 | Step 9: Writing Day |
April 30 | Step 9: Writing Day |
May 1 | Step 9: Writing Day |
May 4 | Step 9: Writing Day |
May 5 | Step 9: Writing Day |
May 6 | Step 9: Writing Day (LAST Day) |
May 7 | Step 17: Peer Edit |
May 8 | Step 12: Peer Edit |
May 11 | Step 18: Peer Revision |
May 12 | Step 13: Peer Revision |
May 13 | Step 19: Final Draft |
May 14 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 15 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 18 | Step 14: Final Draft |
May 19 | Step 20: Share! |
May 20 | Step 15: Share! (And turn in) |