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Class Literary Magazine
Class Literary Magazine
Welcome back! My plan for this unit is to guide you to:
Brainstorm ideas for names for our literary magazine.
Select a piece of original writing from this semester to revise and edit for publication.
Revise your piece to make sure that it is very detailed and has a main message. Use the following strategies to help you include more details in your writing:
Specific word choice - consider using a thesaurus
Context details
Sensory details
“Show don’t tell”
Editing: Proofread and correct errors in capitalization, punctuation, grammar and spelling.
Write author’s commentary explaining your inspiration and writing process for your piece.
Write using appropriate capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and transition phrases.
Discuss your writing selection with a partner or small group.
Audio record yourself reading your piece and your author's commentary.
Submit a piece of revised and edited writing for publication in our class literary magazine.
Choose what role(s) you would be interested in for our literary production team.
Prepare writing submissions for publication in our class literary magazine.
Collaborate with your production team to review, typeset, or edit writing submissions or design webpages for the literary magazine.
Give specific positive constructive feedback on one another’s writing.
Agenda Items
Agenda Items
Journal Writing
Literary Magazine Name Voting Form: Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022
Portfolio organization & writing selection
Prepare & Submit – Revise, Edit, Author’s Commentary, Title
Revision & Editing
Writing & Portfolio Individual Conferences
Literary Magazine Production Team Roles: Choice Form | Team Assignments and Instructions
Literary Magazine Production – Reviewing, Typesetting, Editing & Web Design
Assignments
Assignments
Literary Magazine Name Voting Form: Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022
Literary Magazine Production Team Roles: Choice Form | Team Assignments and Instructions
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Questions for Generating Author's Commentary
Questions for Generating Author's Commentary
What inspired you to write this poem, story or essay?
What is your vision for this piece?
What was your writing process like?
What themes are you exploring in this piece?
What literary techniques did you use? What other literary techniques do you want to try?
How did you structure your poem or essay?
A sentence about the author (you).
This page has information and guidelines for publishing your work in our class literary magazine.
This page has information about publishing opportunities for literary and nonfiction writing.
Annotation & Rhetorical Analysis
Annotation & Rhetorical Analysis
This rhetorical analysis assignment includes two parts: annotating your creative writing and writing a rhetorical analysis essay.
Creative Writing & Literary Techniques Annotation Rubric
Creative Writing & Literary Techniques Annotation Rubric
This creative writing and annotation assignment includes two parts: your creative writing piece and your commentary/notes. In your creative writing piece, you will need to use at least 5 literary elements, techniques and/or devices in your writing. Then in your commentary, using correct terminology, identify each literary element, technique and/or device you used in your writing. In your commentary for each element, technique or device, be sure to include:
text evidence - highlight or quote the appropriate segment of text
the literary term for the element, technique or device used, and
a brief (1-2 sentences) explanation of why you chose to use this device or technique in this part of the text and the impact it has on the meaning and/or interpretation of the text (rhetorical function).
Proofreading & Editing
Proofreading & Editing
Work with a partner to proofread and edit your writing. Use the editing checklist to help you keep track of the corrections you have completed.
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