Writers Notebook Entry #2

  Be an imaginary visual stalker!

Imagine you are sitting in a restaurant, bar, airport, or coffee shop for a while. Describe one or two people who are sitting or walking around. Get very descriptive in the writing, explaining what they are wearing, how they wear their hair, what their features look like, etc...the sky is the limit!
Now, go a bit beyond. If someone’s wearing headphones, what is are they listening to? Are they learning Spanish on tape, listening to romantic classical music, or maybe listening to a lecture from MIT? What are they thinking about, and where are they going? This is the type of exercise that can quickly morph into a story!

Writer's Notebook Entry #1...

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."                          --Ernest Hemingway

Why do you write? What does writing do for you? Does something in particular inspire you to write? How do you feel after you have written something that you are proud of?

Welcome to Creative Writing I & II 2012!!

To all aspiring writers, or those of you who just enjoy exercise in the written word, let's get started! First, review the COURSE SYLLABUS so that you are familiar with the course requirements. This blog will be our major source of communication, so visit it often!  As you can see, basically, there are two types of assignments for the first quarter:

Two weekly entries in your "Writer's Notebook"
 
One additional writing assignment per week

Writers Notebook
Each week there will be a post from me on the class blog. Sometimes it will be a topic that is just "food for thought," or it may be and article, poem, video, artistic image, song, etc. Who knows??? You are expected to take it in, digest it, and respond to the topic in a thoughtful way in your writer's notebook. Each response should be approximately one page long. I will read your entries and give credit for each one submitted. These entries will count as 20% of your grade. You will receive a maximum of 5 points for each entry, times 2 entries per week, for a possible total of 10 points per weak for each 10 week quarter.

Writing Assignments
Every two weeks or so, there will be a new writing assignment which you will have approximately two weeks to complete. These should always be typed and handed in on the due date. They are worth a total of 80% of your grade (it is usually 4 pieces worth 20% each).

Supplies
You will need a sturdy folder for your work and handouts.
A flash drive. You do not need a lot of memory, so it may be one you use for other classes.
A black and white "writer's notebook."