Today: Presentation by Adam and Madeline on Kurt Vonnegut. Remember "Harrison Begeron" from grade 10? That's Vonnegut. Look him up. Read him. Do the exercise if you were away today which is to write dark comedy.
Friday: The Friday Literary Event is Mandatory. You have saved the date since October. This can be our happening event. Your words will be savoured here. Be sure to get there early to sign up for the Open Mic. There are 12 spots. You may read one poem or a short postcard story that you call a Prose Poem. he he he
Planet Earth Poetry takes place every Friday night. They have open mic every Friday followed by a featured reader. Claremont's readers are Sage, Gabriel, Amy, Annie and Selena and I hope at least 6 to 12 more students at the Open Mic. Show 'em what we got.
Tuesday: Winter Writes in the Learning Commons. There will be four poets reading, all UVic graduates from the writing program. Be sure to ask questions to keep the presentation lively. You will meet Melanie Siebert, Ali Blyth, Garth Martens and Maleea Acker (Claremont Grad). Also, if you are free period 5, come back to the learning commons to hear and meet Lorna Crozier and to see Patrick Lane read again. If you are free period 4, pop in to hear Wendy Morton and Carla Funk.
It's going to be a great day. Come to class first for USSR and then we will go down.
Wed: The Planet Earth Readers meet in my room. Open mic folk, you are welcome to stay and practice as well. The rest of the class will be in the computer lab with Ms. Moray.
Thursday: I will be introducing you to a genre called magic realism. We are going to read this fabulous story from the writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Yay.
TWO POST CARD STORIES DUE THURSDAY.
Friday: Melanie and Priscilla present.
Next week you will be writing and workshopping a new story in the 1500 to 3000 word range. First two pages of this story are due that Thursday.
Manuscript is due Wed. Jan. 28th. We will spend that day in the lab sending stories to Aerie and Polyphony.
Thursday of the final week, Jan. 29th, we will send a story to The Claremont Review Contest and to the Claremont Review Submissions and to BCTELA.
Friday is our final farewell. What happens from here? What is next?
Lots of fun!!
