Sr. Eng./Creative Writing
This class will begin second semester of the 2011-12 school year.
May 27 Show and Tell tomorrow: bring in one symbol and be prepared to write about it.
The time capsule is due June 8.
May 25 Start thinking of your 10 symbols for the time capsule.
April 26 Satire draft due tomorrow.
March 30, 2010 Your "inspired by" poem is due tomorrow.
March 31 Your long poem is due the day we return from spring break. You may turn it in early during class on April 1 if you prefer.
POETRY PORTFOLIO: due April 13
WRITER'S NOTEBOOK: due April 21
March 8-12 Your short story is due next Tuesday. Please print it out before class.
March 2-5 You should be working on your short story for homework, and bring all related materials to class.
2/25/10
Brainstorm about your short story assignment. Bring in your brainstorming evidence the next time we have class. Free reading on Friday.
2/23/10
Think about a short story plot & conflict.
2/11/10 Finish reading "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri for the Monday we return from vacation. Feel free to write in your WN which will be collected on the Wednesday after break.
2/1/10
Your personal essay is due this Friday.
1/26/10 Brainstorm ideas for your personal essay in your writer's notebook. This is an assigned entry.
1/5 through the end of the semester.
Work on your short story which will be due on Friday, 1/15. Your WN will be collected for the final time on Tues., 1/12.
E period exam: 8:15 A.M. on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.
1/4/10 Read one of the short stories noted in your book. Brainstorm in your writer's notebook about what you might write for your own short story.
12/21 Read the first short story in the collection of your choice: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri or Dubliners by James Joyce.
12/18 Your sports mag piece is due Monday at the BEGINNING OF CLASS. Please either put your documents in the shared drive (the P: drive, English dept folder, then the Creative Writing-Darcy Smith folder) OR email it to Darcy.Smith@newcanaan.k12.ct.us by 2:05 P.M. on Monday.
12/14, 12/15, 12/16 Work on your sports writing piece. Bring in your materials tomorrow.
12/10 Work on your sports mag piece. Bring in all necessary equipment and materials on Monday.
12/9 Your personal essay about sports is due tomorrow. Please print before class.
12/7 Learn about Pearl Harbor Day simply because you should. Also brainstorm and free write for the sports narrative essay which was assigned today.
11/30
Work on your food review. Both it and your WN are due this Thursday.
11/25
Refer to your Thanksgiving food review assignment sheet.
Your WN and your food review are both due on Thursday, Dec. 3.
Happy Thanksgiving!
11/19 & 20
Write in your writer's notebook.
If your group is bringing the samples tomorrow, please prepare accordingly.
11/16
Finish reading the short story you received today in class. Then in your WN create a metaphor with a food item. Next, write a 1- to 2-page paper (either a personal essay or a snapshot of a possible short story) using this metaphor. Your paper must be typed and double-spaced, and it is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday.
11/13/09
No homework this weekend, but you should consider writing in your writer's notebook.
11/12/09 Please do the assignment the substitute gave you today in class.
11/11/09 Type up the assignment the sub gave you today in class.
11/10/09
Complete the excerpt from Fisher's book and be sure to complete an entry in your WN per the sub's instructions.
11/9/09
Download the handout entitled "Introduction to Food Writing" which is accessible at the bottom of this page. Your homework is included in this assignment.
11/6/09:
We began our food review unit today by making lists of the following items:
10 foods you like
a positive adjective to describe each of those 10 foods (no repeats!)
10 foods you don't like and/or never want to try
a megative adjective to describe each of those foods (no repeats!)
As you eat this weekend, think of ways to describe what you are eating and how the food impacts your senses.
Be ready to write on Monday.
11/4/09:
No homework tonight! If you have not submitted your poetry portfolio, please plan to do so on Friday.
11/2/09:
Your poetry portfolio is due this Wednesday. Please have at least 5 poems in there. The three required forms are: sestina, sonnet and Whitman-inspired. The others are free choice from the several you were assigned or the ones you wrote on your own.
10/29:
Work on your sonnet which is due tomorrow. Plan to share your sonnet with the class. We will not have free reading this Friday.
IMPORTANT DUE DATE:
Wednesday, Nov. 4 Poetry portfolio is due
10/26/09 Work on your Shakespearean sonnet and bring it to class tomorrow.
10/22/09 Based on our experience with Whitman, write a poem for Monday. You should also be prepared to submit your Litany/Lanyard (Billy Collins) poem on Monday as well. Your poetry portfolio will be due Friday, Oct. 30.
10/20/09
Respond in your writer's notebook to the article by Billy Collins entitled "The Vehicle of Language" which is accessible below.
10/19/09
Write an ode (15-20 lines) (was due Monday).
Type out lyrics to ONE song you really like. Bring these lyrics to class tomorrow.
Keep working on your Litany/Lanyard-inspired poem.