Today, I collected the winter pieces. Now that we have snow, you may want to revise your piece.
What I'm noticing as I mark them, is that they really are not that suitable for a community newspaper.
What I think we need is more attention to the content. For example, would you want to read this piece in the newspaper? What does the piece reveal about winter? Plus, there cannot be any grammatical errors and I haven't found one yet that is error-free. So, back to the drawing board. Let's show our community that students can write and write well.
I handed out the permission forms for our trip to SMUS. We go next Tues. Nov. 30th. No fee. Bring your lunch and poems or fiction to read. You will need permission from your block two teacher.
BRING SIGNED PERMISSION FORMS TO ME TUESDAY. THANK YOU.
I need to see the scene exercise from Friday's class as well. Today we took a lot of notes on what constitutes a good scene. If you were absent, get these notes from a reliable peer.
Monday's homework: Write a scene you can use in your story using today's scene criteria. Bring it to class Tuesday ready for editing.
If you have not yet entered all the contests and magazines yet, you must do so. Tomorrow is the last day for marks for this project.
Bring your $20.00 for The Claremont Review if you have not done so yet.
This Friday's library reading is cancelled in order to accommodate John Gould's visit.
We'll put November's readers together with December readers. Next library event is Dec. 10.
You may use the SMUS reading as your second term literary event if you submit a response the next day.
Late responses will not be accepted.
Lots to do to get your story ready for the Dec. 2 deadline. Do not leave it until the last minute.
Good luck. Enjoy the snow. Write a better piece for the Saanich News.
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