Friday, May 9, 2008

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

Thursday, May 1, 2008

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.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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."

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Cultural Differences

Put your articles on a cultural difference here for the Writing 12 class to read (and for our class, too, of course). Have all work posted by Tuesday at 6:00.

NEW: Please pay attention to your word count! Maximum is 350 or so (but shorter is better).

Read examples from The Pearson Buzz.

A Rant

Put your rants here for the Writing 12 class to read (and for our class, too, of course). Have all work posted by Tuesday at 6:00.

NEW: Please pay attention to your word count! Maximum is 350 or so (but shorter is better).

Read examples at The Pearson Buzz.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Recommend or Not? "Ghost World"

In a paragraph of 150 to 200 words, explain why you would (or would not) recommend the film to a friend. Be specific about your reasons. Please complete your homework by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Be prepared to do in-class writing (test mark) for the film on Wednesday. The topic choices will vary and include writing an essay (if you choose).

NOTE: One of the comments contains plagiary (direct copying) from http://www.deep-focus.com/flicker/ghostwor.html. Please remove it and redo your entry.