Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Day 43 - Last Day



We passed out books. We signed them. We said goodbye.

Thanks for a great year.

We were destined to crash.

We were destined to fly. To make history.

We crashed. And it was beautiful.

Hannah singing a John Mayer song

Isaac

Signing Books

Annie stole my phone

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Day 42 - Project #3


"I like feeling like I can touch what I wrote." - Jess






Friday, May 15, 2015

Day 41 - Nostalgia & Freestyle Slams

Please pay your $5.00 for the class book in the finance office. 

We wrote I Remember pages and shared.
We rapped to Kendrick Lamar's Backseat Freestyle.
We used these verses and we wrote our own.

Project #3 due Tuesday.
Last Word (blog post) due Sunday, 5/24.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Day 40 - Dialogue

We watched Dear Sister and talked about dialogue.
We went to the art show and wrote some scenes.
We tried not to be like this stenographer.

Project #3 - due 5/19
Last Word (blog) - due 5/24









Monday, May 11, 2015

Day 39 - Memory Lane

Recap:
  • We looked at the class book one last time before I submit it. 
  • We went down memory lane by looking through the previous 38 days of class. 
  • We reflected on the class (#21: Broken Things).
  • I think someone took my G2 pen. :(



Thursday, May 7, 2015

Day 38 - Pond Slam

We went to the pond and read some stuff.

 


Remember, your book submission is due tomorrow.

And your blog analysis is due Sunday. Click here to get credit.

Here's to a Creative Writing 2 Weekend!

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Day 37: WRiTeR


Doug Sharp told us about his book, the world of publishing, and writing in general.
I shared my own query letter. I even read from my summer project, The Only Living Boy in New York. I read So You Want To Be A Writer by Charles Bukowski.

We talked about our class book. Your book submission is due Friday.
We'll be going to the pond on Thursday. Please bring something new to read.

Your blog analysis is due Sunday, 5/10. Happy Mother's Day. 

Here are some cover ideas, thanks to C.J.





Friday, May 1, 2015

Day 36 - The Pond

We went to the pond. Well, some of us did.
I feel so alone

Creative Writers at the Pond

Taking Roll #advanced
We'll have a pond slam on Thursday, 5/7. I wrote something about you.

On Tuesday, 5/5, we'll talk about our class book. E-mail me your book cover art submissions if you're interested.