Assignments
June 15 - June 19: Sophomores & Juniors only
Since your senior classmates are no longer doing online class, you will not be doing any additional essential assignments this week. Instead, you will find a list of optional writing prompts to keep your skills sharp.
June 8 - June 12
Week at a glance: HERE
Daily Slides:
Monday (6/8) - see week at a glance
Friday (6/12) - see week at a glance
Hello and welcome!
We're starting new learning as of April 20th. You'll see weekly uploads of the work and learning for each week posted above.
Below, you'll find our past writing assignment slides. If you have any missing work you did not already turn in, check in with me via email as soon as you can!
Original Character Writing: (3/2 - 3/9)
Instead of writing a character to fill a role in a story, you will write a character to get to know them!
Today, you will conduct an interview with an original character. Use the list of character questions provided, and add at least three of your own questions.
This character should be original and unique to you - though you may pull from people in your own life and experience. Avoid modeling this character entirely off of yourself. This character should be human and realistic, however.
This should be hand written under the notes you took today, and saved in your binder at the end of class.
Character Interview Questions (3/2)
Next, you'll place your character into a scenario in which you will demonstrate some aspect of your character's identity through a 3rd person POV write. See below for details.
Point of View Examples:
- "Pheonix Rising" by Anne Herman (paper copies available in class)
POV: 1st person (human narrator)
- Excerpt from "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
POV: 1st person (dog narrator)
- "Ming's Biggest Prey" by Patricia Highsmith (page 37-45)
POV: 3rd person limited (cat protagonist)
Point of View Notes (2/25):
Click here for the class notes about POV.
Requirements:
- Your writing must be in first person (“I,” “me,” “my,” etc.)
- You must demonstrate your character’s archetypal strengths and weaknesses
- Your writing should be at least one page
Your writing does not need to cover a full plot diagram, and can be set anywhere within a larger story - but I should feel as if I know the character from your writing on this assignment.
Due Date: February 25th.
Character Archetype Identification:
On February 11th, we looked for archetypes in the film, The Princess Bride. Use this organizer to identify and explain each archetype you find.
Absent students should view the film on their own, or make arrangements with Mrs. Marshall to view another film for archetypal characters.
Character Archetype Notes:
First, use these Character Archetype Notes for the archetype you were assigned in class. This will correspond with the card you drew.
If you were absent on 2/10, choose any archetype with an empty slide.
Next, use the shared Google Slides to create a slide with the following:
- notes about the archetype
- 1 well-known example of that archetype from film, television or literature
- a 2-3 sentence description of an original character that would fit this archetype
Google Slides (Class notes):
Plot Outline Narrative:
Due Date Update: Your deadline has been extended to Monday, Feb. 10th.
You'll have class time on Friday, Feb. 7th to continue your creativity!
"About the Author" Blurb
We completed this in class on Friday, January 31st.
Shareable Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11AU2vGxb6A3J6qkr8e_9irEldvDVJq7_jwWmj2W-z-w/edit?usp=sharing
Reading Logs
You won’t know good writing unless you’ve done good reading! Use this log to track your outside reading this quarter. You MUST read at least one choice book each quarter - though you may read more.
- Requirement
You should log at least 30 minutes of reading per week. Some of this reading may be done in class - though you may need to conduct some of this reading outside of class, as well.
- Grading
You will share these logs with me, and I will check them for completion at the end of each month (beginning in February).
- Scoring
Entries each week = 10 pts. / Entries some weeks, not all = 7 pts. / At least one entry per month = 5 pts. / No entries = 0 pts.
Make your own copy using this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tlEWxnglpEoO6y2hX_SrwSGFh_aIkpokC1vXAvt7t2k/edit?usp=sharing
Then, share the copy with me. My email is: marshallc@issaquah.wednet.edu
"Found Poetry" Assignment:
You should complete this in class on January 28th.
This will become the cover page for your binder of collected works this semester.
Class Supplies:
For this class, you will need:
- 1” clear cover binder
- Pencils / Pens
If you cannot get these supplies, talk to me before or after class this week.
You should have these in class by next Monday (2/3).