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Block 1 White |
Creative Writing |
Quarter 2 |
2008-2009 |
Mrs. Maguire |
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November 3 Mac Lab with Sub! |
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November 5 I Remember Warm Rain and I Carry It Everywhere
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November 7 Weekly Pages # 7 Due |
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No School
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November 12 Short Answer for the Common App. and Personal Essay |
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November14
Weekly Pages # Due |
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November 18 Switching Genders in class assignment |
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November 20 Mac Lab
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November 24 Weekly Pages # 9 Due Parent Conferences 3:00- 5:00 |
Parent Conferences 3:00- 8:00 |
November 26 Half day. NO Late Start!
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No School |
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December 2
Mac Lab
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December 4
Weekly Pages # 10 Due |
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December 8 Progress Reports Begin Book Review in class Introduce Favorite Song Exercise |
Progress Reports
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December 10 Book Review Due! Mac Lab
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Teacher Workshop |
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December 15 Favorite Song Exercise Due! Bring music, art, and copies of lyrics for class |
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December 17 Mac Lab
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December 19 Weekly Pages # 11 Due |
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December 23
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Winter Vacation Begins! |
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WINTER VACATION!!!!!!! |
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January 6 Final Draft of Short Story Due! (5-7 pages) Include all rough drafts. |
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January 8 Weekly Pages # 12 Due |
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January 12 Work on Writing Portfolio
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January 14 Mac Lab
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January 16 All late and extra credit work due!
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January 19 No School |
January 20
Exams 1 & 2 |
January 21
Exams 3& 4 |
January 22
Exams 5 & 6 Present Writing Portfolio for EXAM |
January 23
Exams 7& 8 |
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Block 1W |
Creative Writing |
First Quarter |
2008-2009 |
Mrs. Maguire |
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September 2 Freshmen only!
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September 3 All grades Introduction.
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September 5 Interview Each Other “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes List of Prompts |
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September 9 “Theme for C. W.” due Reflective Analysis
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September 11 Rosh Hashanah Picture Exercise for Char. Development Handout on Char. Prompt- “Understand” |
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September 15 “Understand” poem due Short Story- Contest, Samples, Handouts, Plot Structure
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September 17
Writing Day in Mac Lab |
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September 19 Weekly Pages # 1 Due Workshop |
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September 23
Conference Material Prompt- “Supermarket in CA” |
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September 25Weekly Pages # 2 Due Workshop Conf. # 1 Read “Hills Like White Elephants” (“Tags” article on dialogue) |
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September 29 “Supermarket” poem due
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October 1
Writing Day in Mac Lab
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Progress Reports |
October 3ProgressReports Weekly Pages # 3 Due Workshop Conf. # 2 Book Review begun in class |
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October 7 Book Review due at beginning of class Read Bodwell & Flynn |
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October 9 Yom Kippur Weekly Pages # 4 Due Workshop |
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ColumbusDay No School |
October 14
Writing Day in Mac Lab Conf. # 3 |
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October 16
Workshop
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October 20 Typed Rough Draft of Short Story Due |
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October 22
Writing Day in Mac Lab |
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October 24 Weekly Pages # 6 Due Workshop |
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October 28
Conf. # 4 |
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October 30
End of Quarter 1
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