The Genres of My Life

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed" -- Ernest Hemingway

Sunday, March 6, 2011

What we writers do for our readers

I am one-third of a writer's group. During the years I have spent work-shopping my pieces with these wonderful ladies, my writing has bl...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

The most valuable form of social commentary is the one you write about yourself (or . . . yay ego!)

I am having my students write a caricature sketch of themselves in third person as part of our social commentary unit. Of course, I am going...

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

To quote my grandmother: "Why are teenagers so stupid?" Part II

I am very trusting. I frequently leave my classroom unlocked and unattended. Inside, I house five computers, an LCD projector, and a DVD p...

Sunday, February 13, 2011

"For pragmatic reasons, I love the routine. I love the structure of it. I love knowing that my days are free. I know where I'm going at night. I know my life is kind of orderly. I just like that better" --Andrea Martin

And it's the only way I get anything done--especially when it comes to my writing. My routine: 1. Get out of bed, which requires mane...

Saturday, February 12, 2011

To quote my grandmother: "Why are teenagers so stupid?"

It's Friday, 4th period, and I have thrown routine to the wind by assigning an in-class writing to my students before SSR (silent sustai...

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