This morning, please watch the following video(s) and assignments and respond to them on your BLOG. Your blog posts are due by the end of class.
Blog Post #5:
Watch all 3 videos and listen for each author's advise or wisdom about writing as a profession. What did you learn about the writing field from watching the short videos? What advice do you think is most important for you? What questions might you have?
LAB WORK/RESEARCH: Select 3 of the following occupations you might be interested in or are curious about. Your job today in class is to use the internet to find out some information on these jobs. Find out:
Writing Careers: Novelist, technical writer, journalist, reporter, copy editor, publisher, advertising/marketing, screenwriter/television writer, columnist, playwright, poet, lyricist (song writer), ghostwriter, technical writer, instructional coordinator, secondary/post-secondary educator, press secretary, lawyer, communication manager, reviewer/critic, blogger, researcher, public relations, literary agent, freelance writer.
Blog Post #7:
Write about a favorite genre of writing. What do you like about this particular genre? Why does it interest you? What are some favorite books or authors who write in this genre?
For sample genres, read the article under "homework"
If you finish all 3 required blog posts today, you may complete any blog posts you are missing (an introduction blog post (#1), a review of "Tears of a Tiger" (post #2), A post about a passionate subject (post #3), and a review of Annie Dillard's "A Writing Life" article (post #4). If you have completed all posts, you may either work on completing your homework task, or writing anything you wish on your blog (extra credit).
HOMEWORK: Please read the article on genres: "The Genre Wars". In your journal, take note of some of your favorite genres and what is included in that genre. You will be using what you learn in class on Monday.
Blog Post #5:
Watch all 3 videos and listen for each author's advise or wisdom about writing as a profession. What did you learn about the writing field from watching the short videos? What advice do you think is most important for you? What questions might you have?
- Walter Mosely (novelist): What Do You Have to Sacrifice to be a Writer?
- Robert McKee (screenwriter): Bad Writers Have Nothing to Say
- Isabel Allende (novelist): Writing Process
LAB WORK/RESEARCH: Select 3 of the following occupations you might be interested in or are curious about. Your job today in class is to use the internet to find out some information on these jobs. Find out:
A. What is the job? (Describe what the job entails or involves)Please record your answers on your blog (blog post #6). You might find it easier to take notes answering questions A-D, then synthesize or summarize the information you researched and write your blog post answering the questions in paragraph form. You'll need to discuss all three occupations you chose for full credit. Finally, answer: of the 3 career choices, which one seems most interesting to you? What skills seem most important for this kind of job? Would you pursue this career as a profession? Why or why not?
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.
Writing Careers: Novelist, technical writer, journalist, reporter, copy editor, publisher, advertising/marketing, screenwriter/television writer, columnist, playwright, poet, lyricist (song writer), ghostwriter, technical writer, instructional coordinator, secondary/post-secondary educator, press secretary, lawyer, communication manager, reviewer/critic, blogger, researcher, public relations, literary agent, freelance writer.
Blog Post #7:
Write about a favorite genre of writing. What do you like about this particular genre? Why does it interest you? What are some favorite books or authors who write in this genre?
For sample genres, read the article under "homework"
If you finish all 3 required blog posts today, you may complete any blog posts you are missing (an introduction blog post (#1), a review of "Tears of a Tiger" (post #2), A post about a passionate subject (post #3), and a review of Annie Dillard's "A Writing Life" article (post #4). If you have completed all posts, you may either work on completing your homework task, or writing anything you wish on your blog (extra credit).
HOMEWORK: Please read the article on genres: "The Genre Wars". In your journal, take note of some of your favorite genres and what is included in that genre. You will be using what you learn in class on Monday.
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