Thursday, February 6, 2014

Writing Careers

Wondering why you might want to be a writer? What jobs are out there? Why are you learning all this stuff from Ms. Gamzon, Ms. Perez, and Mr. Craddock? Let's do some research and report back to the class about writing careers.

LAB WORK/RESEARCH: Select and sign up for one of the following occupations. Your job today in class is to use the internet to find out some information to report back to the class on these jobs. Find out:
A. What is the job? (Describe what the job entails or involves)
B. What is the median (average) salary for the job
C. What education and/or requirements are needed to get the job.
D. Anything else you found interesting about the job.
Please record your findings in your journal. Take notes answering questions A-D.

By the end of period 3, please be prepared to share this information with the rest of the class. Some of the categories include: novelist, technical writer, journalist, reporter, copy editor, publisher, advertising/marketing, screenwriter/television writer, columnist, playwright, poet, lyricist (song writer), ghostwriter, press secretary, lawyer, communication manager, reviewer/critic, blogger, researcher, public relations, literary agent, freelance writer, etc.

If you finish early, take a look at any of these websites while you're waiting for classmates to finish. We'll report out in the beginning of period 4.

If you finish even these, you may spend your time in the lab continuing to write your Hint Fiction stories. Try to come up with 3-5 of these (you may write more, if you'd like!)

HOMEWORK: Read the handout of short, short fiction. Complete 3-5 hint fiction stories. See post below for directions and help.

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