English 12: Literacy of High School Graduates

Post your completed personal reaction essay here by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3.

List Poems

Put your list poems here before class meets on Friday. Write a minimum of 30 lines (two fewer than the teacher and student samples)

Poetry Recital

On Friday, May 23rd, you will be presenting a poem to the class. Please choose your poem from one of the following websites:

Source 1 (each poem has an audio file with the poet reading his or her poem.)

Source 2 (Canadian poets. Choose by name. Each poet has several poems online.)

Source 3 (Poetry Daily so a new poem daily and a massive archive.)

Your homework for the week:

1) Practice reciting your poem (remember our discussion on what makes an effective recital)
2) Practice some more
3) Practice a bit more

Poem

Post your poem here by 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. You will read your poem aloud in next Wednesday's class. Be prepared to speak about your experience writing the poem as well.

Here are a couple of websites that you may find interesting:

Instant Poetry Forms

Magnetic Poetry

Published Pieces for Bonus 2%

The Writing 12 class has spoken! Here are the pieces they've selected for publication in The Pearson Buzz. Each piece will be introduced by a Writing 12 student on its publication.

NEW: Andrew's piece Pyramid of Society has been published.
Catalina: Halloween Every Day
Lola: A Big Thorn in the Butt
Victoria: Friendly Canada

NOTE: Pieces will be edited and corrected by Brad before publication. Expect to see your pieces near the end of May.

The "Stubborn" Husband

Post your brief "showing" example here. Rules: no more than 75 words. One exchange of dialogue. The other character is the man's wife. Not allowed to use the word "stubborn."

Cultural Differences: Final Copy

Post here by 6:00 on Tuesday, April 29.

Writing 12 Students: Top Ten Tips

Rants: Final Copy

Post here by 6:00 on Tuesday, April 29.