Poetry Contests!

Hey all here's the deal on the poetry contests I mentioned this morning:

American Library of Poetry- Submit online (www.libraryofpoetry.com); cash prizes; one entry per student; poem must be no more than 20 lines. Due by April 30th.

Maple Grove Barnes and Noble- No length requirement; win prizes!?!; must fill out a contact info form (get from Ms. Omernik), due to Ms. O by April 7th.

Creative Communication Poetry Contest- Poems no longer than 21 lines; due to Ms. O by April 15th; and each poem must include: a title and the following info:
your name and current grade level,
(school name and address) -
Champlin Park High School
6025 109th Ave N
Champlin, MN 55316
Teacher: Ms. Sarah Omernik

Also feel free to surf the web and enter other contests- these are just the ones I know about.

Tuesday, March 24th

Ok folks-

Version 2 of your short stories are due TODAY by the end of the hour.

Make sure to post what you have and spend some time browsing your classmates' blogs.

Once you have surfed a while and given feedback, start working on your lyrics project- think of some songs that have interesting and noteworthy lyrics and go from there.

Monday, March 16th

We talked about posting our warm-up, so I would like to have you post either your warm-up for today, or one that you wrote last week if you don't like what you did today.

Topics for today:
#105. Stop what you are doing and listen for one minute. Write the thoughts you had during this activity.
#272. Use all these words in a story: priest, ring, garden, magnifying glass.
Or: make up your own prompt- just make sure you write something.

Here's the deal for today:

1. Finish working on v. 2 of your 55 word short story.
2. Post your revised version.
3. Hand in hard copy stapled to v. 1
4. Start working on your longer short story. Brainstorm ideas with peers if needed.
5. Travel 'round the blogosphere--this is important. Read, and comment.

New Sheriff in Town

No more pictures of cute puppies or adorable little babies!

But seriously, I am really glad to be here. I will try to do Kronzer proud.

Tasks for today:

1. Hand in V. 2 of “What I Needed to Say”
2. Post what you haven't posted yet: V. 3 of "A Time My World Changed" and V. 2 of "What I needed to say" and leave comments for your peers.
3. Start 55 word story
4. Bear with me (I am new and have much to learn- your names to start)

Ultimate Kronzer is born!

Eliza Marianne Kronzer
8 pounds
20 inches long
born March 5th at 7:33pm

Work hard, writers! Miss you already. :)

Your beautiful faces

Hooray!

February 23rd, 2009

Greetings! This is my last time in the lab with you. :(

1. Finish working on v. 2 of "A Time My World Changed"
2. Post your revised version.
3. Hand in hard copy stapled to v. 1
4. Start working on "What I Needed to Say"
5. Travel 'round the blogosphere--this is important. Read, and comment.

Tuesday, February 17th

Did you think about Presidents yesterday on President's Day? :)

Here's the skinny:
1. The final version of your play is due today. Post it AND give me a hard copy. Staple that new version on top of the old version (the one I wrote on).
2. Work on "A Time My World Changed."
3. Travel round the blogosphere. Read people's plays and give them positive, specific comments.
4. Post the first version of your poem if you get it to a place where you'd like others to read it.

Remember--1st version of the poem is due on Thursday.

February 9!

Today, your first job is to make sure you have a blog, and that I have a 1/2 sheet with the following information:
1. Your name
2. Your username
3. Your password
4. Your URL

Your 2nd job is to revise your 10-minute play and POST your revision.

Your 3rd job is to travel around our blogsosphere and visit others' blogs. Comment! Make these comments positive today--don't worry about constructive criticism yet.