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Put it Down in Black and Silver!

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Course Description
 “PUT IT DOWN IN BLACK AND SILVER” (Grades 10-12) One-Half Credit
Mr. Gabriel
Room 203
 
 
Description: This creative writing course is designed for those students who are interested in developing a variety of writing styles. The course will focus on using individual creativity to explore and develop writing based on themes from readings, observations, experiences, common knowledge, and personal interests. Students in grades 10 through 12 are invited to spend a semester improving their writing skills in a relaxed atmosphere that will encourage and challenge them to “Put Your Thoughts Down in Black and Silver!” This course is an elective and must be taken in conjunction with another core English course.
 
Books
Occasionally we will use the books I have in the classroom.
 
Writing Essays: Strategies for Success Nell W. Meriwether
The Writing Process Multiple Authors
 
Materials
Journal-Any notebook will do.
Folder
Pencil EVERYDAY!
 
Grading
Homework
All grading in here will be on points. There will be homework issued. It could be long term or short term. It can consist of reading and rewriting a brief paragraph to watching a commercial and commenting on it in a journal.
 
Assignments
Since this is a writing class, the majority of the time you will be writing. I will issue writing assignments, and typically you will have a full week to complete the assignment since every assignment will consist of prewriting or layout, rough draft, and a final copy.
Other assignments will consist of situational writing. Ex. Go to a sporting event, sit under a tree, sit in the dark, looking at a picture, sit with the water running, and rather than watch what is going on, try and take in the sounds that you here and write what you hear in a descriptive paragraph or relate it to another piece of writing that you find.
We will also concentrate on creative writing and formed writing (i.e. Informational, directional, narratives, persuasive).
 
Tests/Quizzes
Tests and quizzes will be taken occasionally, but they are not the main source of your evaluation in this class.
 
PSSA
All writing will be graded using the PSSA rubric. In addition to that, I will select areas I would like you to focus on while writing (i.e. Similes, metaphors, personification, spatial oriention etc.)
 

 

  1. Course Description  “PUT IT DOWN IN BLACK AND SILVER” (Grades 10-12) One-Half Credit Mr. Gabriel Room 203     Description: This creative writing course is designed for those students who are interested in developing a variety of writing styles. The course will focus on using individual creativity to explore and develop writing based on themes from readings, observations, experiences, common knowledge, and personal interests. Students in grades 10 through 12 are invited to spend a semester improving their writing skills in a relaxed atmosphere that will encourage and challenge them to “Put Your Thoughts Down in Black and Silver!” This course is an elective and must be taken in conjunction with another core English course.   Books Occasionally we will use the books I have in the classroom.   Writing Essays: Strategies for Success Nell W. Meriwether The Writing Process Multiple Authors   Materials Journal-Any notebook will do. Folder Pencil EVERYDAY!   Grading Homework All grading in here will be on points. There will be homework issued. It could be long term or short term. It can consist of reading and rewriting a brief paragraph to watching a commercial and commenting on it in a journal.   Assignments Since this is a writing class, the majority of the time you will be writing. I will issue writing assignments, and typically you will have a full week to complete the assignment since every assignment will consist of prewriting or layout, rough draft, and a final copy. Other assignments will consist of situational writing. Ex. Go to a sporting event, sit under a tree, sit in the dark, looking at a picture, sit with the water running, and rather than watch what is going on, try and take in the sounds that you here and write what you hear in a descriptive paragraph or relate it to another piece of writing that you find. We will also concentrate on creative writing and formed writing (i.e. Informational, directional, narratives, persuasive).   Tests/Quizzes Tests and quizzes will be taken occasionally, but they are not the main source of your evaluation in this class.   PSSA All writing will be graded using the PSSA rubric. In addition to that, I will select areas I would like you to focus on while writing (i.e. Similes, metaphors, personification, spatial oriention etc.)  

 

 

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