Creative Writing Portfolio

As part of this block, you will create a creative writing portfolio that presents your best writing. Your writing samples, four total, should address more than one genre of writing and more than one topic of interest to you. Through links at the website Digital Textbook, you will have access to a variety of texts from which you can create a response. Be sure to include the URL of the document that inspired you in the final draft you submit on Google Docs.

Your writing should meet the guidelines specified at Weekly Paper Guidelines link. It will be graded using a 6-Trait rubric that evaluates ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. For examples of my expectations, refer to the student exemplars at the same site.

Happy writing!

Enrique's Journey Reading Assignments

For each reading assignment below, take two-column notes like the ones modeled in class. Use the question stems in your notes if you need ideas to get you started. These notes need to be complete and compiled for a final grade at the end of the block.

Enrique's Journey
Due dates:
Tuesday, 3/5:  Prologue
Wednesday, 3/6:  Pages 3-23
Thursday, 3/7:  Pages 24-44

Monday, 3/11:  Pages 45-60
Tuesday, 3/12:  Pages 61-81
Wednesday, 3/13:  Pages 82-100
Thursday, 3/14:  Pages 101-119

Monday, 3/18:  Pages 120-135
Tuesday, 3/19:  Pages 137-158
Wednesday, 3/20:  Pages 159-178
Thursday, 3/21:  Pages 179-196

Monday, 3/25:  Pages 197-216
Tuesday, 3/26:  Pages 217-240

Extra Credit:  Afterword, Epilogue, & Notes