Students in 4-411 have worked on setting goals for themselves as writers. They know that a writer's notebook is like a workbench! It is filled with projects, tools, and strategies that showcase them as writers!
In order to continue working on their writing goals, students will be doing independent writing projects at home! Students have deadlines for each portion of their project to help keep them on track. However, they are responsible for setting their own goals for each day they work on their projects. Please make sure to check the deadlines for each portion of the writing projects as well as look at the guidelines below:
Independent
Writing Project Guidelines
Congratulations! It is time to start your
very own independent writing project! During this time, you will continue
living a writerly life outside of the classroom. You will have the opportunity
to choose which genre of writing you
wish to explore and take through the writing cycle. Additionally, you will be
working on practicing your writing goals
each and every day you work on your independent writing project.
What does it take to complete an
independent writing project?
o Step
1: You must choose the genre of writing you wish to
write. This may include personal narrative, realistic fiction, persuasive
review, essay, or any other genre you have had experience writing before.
o Step
2: You must think about what your goals are as a writer.
Look back at your narrative writing checklist to see what specific areas you
want to work on. Then think about how
you will work on those goals during your independent writing project. You must show
EVIDENCE of these goals each day you write.
o Step
3: You must plan your time. Look at the deadlines
you have on the attached calendar. Spend time making a plan for yourself to
help you reach each deadline on time.
o Step
4: You must take your
writing through each stage of the writing cycle. How will you collect entries? Choose a seed idea and think about purpose, meaning, or lesson? Nurture that seed idea to rehearse for drafting? Draft your piece? Revise and edit your
work? Publish your piece? Remember,
you must show EVIDENCE of each stage of the writing cycle.
How do I keep myself on track?
·
You
must hand in each part of your writing project on the date that it is due. Make
sure you look at the calendar to see when your deadlines are.
·
You
must keep each part of your project to be collected at the end. We will be
making process booklets to show how
your writing has changed over time. These booklets will also show evidence of
how you have worked towards your writing goals.
How will my project be graded?
·
Did
you meet all of the deadlines given?
·
Did
you show evidence of taking your piece through each stage of the writing cycle?
·
Did
you show evidence of working towards your writing goals each time you sat down
to write?
·
Is
your process booklet complete will all pieces of your project?
·
Does
your project showcase your very best work as a writer?
·
Does
your project show evidence of strategies you have learned in class?
·
Does
your piece have the correct structure for the genre?
Planning Calendar
October
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
Collecting
& Seed Idea Due
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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November
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1
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2
Nurturing Due
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
Draft
Due
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
Revision
& Editing Due
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
Published Piece &
Complete
Project Due
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On the calendar, plan WHAT you will work
on each day. Remember, you must think about HOW you will work on your writing
each day as well.
Key:
C- Collecting
Ch- Choosing
N- Nurturing
R- Revising
E- Editing
P- Publishing
