Writing for Publication

Throughout the course of the first nine weeks with you, I have read some of the most amazing, creative, and artistic writing.  You continually amaze me on a daily basis, and it has truly been an honor to see everything that you come up with. 

As the first quarter comes to a close, I feel like it is my duty to help get your voices to a wider audience.  I would like to help you publish a magazine.  In order to do this we need to be a team. 

Take one of the pieces that you wrote this semester, edit it, and polish it for a final draft.  If you turn this in to me I will give you five points.  Add some artwork and make a page that is interesting and wonderful.

Over the break I will see what I can put together. 

Most of all, please remember how truly awesome you are.  We have nine weeks left... lets make them extraordinary.

Mr. D

Realism and Modernism

This week we are looking at how literature changed after the Romantic movement.  We are looking at the Realist writers and the Modernist writers that described the harsh reality of a new world.  In class we read a couple of Hemingway short stories, and we looked at Dickens, London, and Hugo.

Your job this week is to tell a story about the day in the life of someone in Juneau.  Give a voice to someone that is voiceless, and show the harder side of living.

To get a copy of the assignment ...click here...

A story through poetry... the alternate assignment

Hey Everybody... Just wanted to give another option.  We have been doing a lot of journalism and reporting-ish writing.  I wanted to provide another option for points.  I am attaching a link to an alternate assignment where you can exercise your poetic muscle.  Tell me a story through poetry.

To get this alternate ...click here...

War of the Worlds!

Hey Team!

We are looking at how you can trick everyone into believing that your writing is the real deal and not fiction.  In the literary world this is called verisimilitude.  We read part of War of the Worlds in class, looked at how crazy it made people, and now I challenge you to make something similar.  Can you make us believe the unreal?   To access your assignment this week ....Click Here...

Geezer Blog Hack II

 Just a quick note to let you all know the Geez is alive and kickin'.

169 cm sled on the ridge last Friday.

Been doing bit of shredding the slopes and riffing on the tubs.  

Rockin at Centennial Hall Last week.

Teaching Teachers in AK.

Also blogging most every day with teachers all across the state.   

It's my other job.

Click Here to check out my AK History blog steeze. 



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So, I thought it was past time to remind you how amazing you are and how much I miss your face. 

That's right. I'm talking to you. 


Bottom Line: Time slips away like sands through the hourglass. 

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day.  You fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way.  Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town - waiting for someone or something to show you the way.

Time by Pink Floyd

 
Be dropping in like a bomb before you know it. 

Say hey to Mr. D. for me.

Peace Out! - Busta Hip

Journalism

During class this week, I spoke about how to structure a journalistic article.  Your job was to work with each other to create a front page of amazing creativity.  You may work with a group, but if you find yourself getting behind just give me an article written in the structure we talked about. You can check out details on this assignment by clicking... HERE.

P.S. the ones that I have seen ROCK!  You guys and gals are awesome!

Persuasive Writing

By now you should have a poster with your persuasive writing up on the wall of room 218!  If you have been out of town doing sports, traveling our wonderful state, or at home sick, you can still make a poster and get it to me for points.  Check out details on the assignment by clicking... HERE