Short Stories!

Well done Period 2. Hannah from 826Boston had high praise for you and the level of writing you had done. Also, she passed along some fliers for the Song Lyric workshop happening this Saturday. You need to RSVP, so do check it out tomorrow.

Both
-Vocab quiz #7
-Action Research Reflection due Monday (submit to Turnitin.com)

Period 1
-compose your short story, have it be 2-3 pages

Period 2
-finish the editing of the story you read today


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Whoa....You Wrote That Song?

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Ages: 14-18
Teacher: Sarah Green
Enrollment is capped at 8 students.

We'll bring the chords; you make the words. Join two local musicians in November for a fun and friendly songwriting workshop. By the end of our session, you'll have written lyrics and recorded your own new hit! Astonish your friends and family. Rule the charts. No songwriting experience necessary.

About the teacher:

Sarah Green holds an MFA in Creative Writing and is on the faculty of the Writing, Literature, and Publishing Department at Emerson College. She guest-taught a lesson on Pablo Neruda's Book of Questions and a town-hall debate on bigfoot at 826 Boston's summer camp.

Sign up by calling 617.442.5400 or emailing programs [at] 826boston.org with the student's name, age, school, email and phone number.