Writing Mentors

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Writing Mentors

• A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of
  an answer.  Karl Kraus

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First, Check out the flyers!

• Look at the subjects they write about!
• On the back of the flyers there are snippets of
  their writing, see what you think? Like it? Write
  the name down!
• Try to see as many flyers as you can!
• Aim to have at least five names written down!

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So, what will we do with these?

• You will find at least three pieces by your
  writer.
• Each major pattern of development that we explore
  you will analyze your writer and how he/she
  reflects or doesnt reflect that type of writing!
• Choose someone who interests you! You will be
  reading and analyzing his/her writing quite a bit!

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Writing Mentor Sign-Ups Tuesday, August 25th! 
You must sign-up in person.  Only one writer per
person - no duplicates (per period)!Must
be signed-up by Monday, August 31st!
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Remember, you are NOT limited to these writers!
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So, I have my writing mentor, now what? You will
want to find three essays or pieces of writing by
your writer.  What you choose for your selections
will depend on the type of writing your writer
completes.   Does your author write books like
Elie Wiesel? Choose three different chapters and
take the first six pages of each of the chapters.
(If you are copying from a book I consider both
pages that you see when you open the book 1 page!
If that doesn't make sense, just ask) Does your
author write columns like Stephen King does for
Entertainment Weekly? Choose three different 
columns written by your writer.
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• A few things to keep in mind . . .
• You must photo copy your articles or whatever
  pieces of writing you have. You cannot bring in
  the original book or magazine.  You will need to
  be able to annotate the writing.
• Remember that the writing needs to be
  appropriate, in most instances you will not be
  the only one reading your selection.   You can
  always "sharpie" out the bad words if there are
  just a few.
• Plan ahead! You cannot always find examples of
  your author's work online! You may need to go to
  the library!
• Your examples of writing that you bring in MUST
  be nonfiction. Many of the available writers
  dabble in fiction and nonfiction - we are ONLY
  working with nonfiction.
• Remember that you need enough writing to work
  with for the essays and selections that you bring
  in!  A paragraph or two is not enough.  If you
  are unsure if you have enough writing - just ask!

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• Due Dates for
• Writing Mentor Essays
• (these are the days you will need to bring in an
  article/essay/chapter by your writer)
• Wednesday, September 9th
• Tuesday, September 29th
• Monday, November 2nd 

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All this info is on my web page! ?