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Recent ActivityClass Announcements Bio for Grocery List AnthologyIf Sarah accepted your poem to the Grocery List Anthology, your 100 word Bio. is due tomorrow, April 1!
Contest Reminder!Don't forget all the poetry contests due by March 31st: Sarah Mook, Word Works, and Grocery List Anthology. Also, check out the link on the right of the page for Thirteen Ways of Looking at Facebook. Thought you might enjoy it--especially Poetry I and II.
Grocery List AnthologyIf you haven't sent your Grocery List Poem to Sarah Crossland, please send to gatsbygurl@gmail.com by March 31. If you have already been accepted, you earn 5 CFPA points. Please email me if you are accepted.
Thanks, C. Hailey Sarah Mook Poetry PrizeSubmit up to three poems to the Sarah Mook Poetry Prize. Optional $5 donation.
See website for exact formatting instructions and mailing address. Website: http://www.a2pwebdesign.com/poetrywits/poetrycontest/sarahmook.htm The Jacklyn Potter Young Poets CompetitionEnter this competition with five or six poems. You must mail your entries no later than March 31st during spring break. Format your work exactly as it states in teh submissions guidelines so you won't be disqualified. Website: http://www.wordworksdc.com/young_poets.html
3rd Quarter AssignmentsBegin exploring professional literary magazines. Read work in your favorite genres and make notes in your AJ about the content. Also note if you recognize any of the published authors' names.
Propose a piece of new writing for you to work on this quarter. This should be a piece that will make you feel more accomplished as you finish the CFPA program. What have you wanted to accomplish but just not had the time or made the time? Begin thinking about the piece(s) of writing you will be willing to share with your families and friends at the Senior Showcase. This writing will need to be appropriate for a family audience. If you don't think you have any writing you feel comfortable with, please consider writing a new piece or pieces for this purpose. Order EDDAS!Eddas 2010 Spirography can be ordered now for $10! The cost when it arrives in June will be $12.
Eddas 2009 Qualia is still on sale! Cost Now Reduced to $10 Purchase in the Eddas room or outside the cafeteria when sales are set up. Bands Needed for Eddas Coffee HousesDo you know a band? Are you a member of a band? Then submit a request to play at the Eddas Coffee House!
Currently looking for a band for the January 20th Coffee House. Discussion Topics |
Class Links  A More Thorough Discussion of Passive VoiceAlthough Active Voice is usually the best choice, you should know when it is acceptable to use Passive Voice. Active Voice Vs. Passive VoiceReview examples of sentences in Active and Passive Voice. Understand why you should most often choose Active Voice over Passive Voice. Ekphrasis JournalConsider submitting three to five poems to this journal. See submission guidelines on line. You must identify the art that inspired your writing. Jayne Jaudon Ferrer: Support for WritersLists writing friendly college programs and websites to support writers. Memoir(and) JournalSubmit your work on line or postmark by February 15th. Send your best memoir or personal essay. Polyphony H. S. National Literary MagazineSubmit your work to Polyphony by Feb. 15th to be considered for publication in the next issue. Submit by June 1 for contest consideration. |
