English 10 Writer S Notebook Assignment

English 10 Writer’s Notebook Assignment Mrs. Martino and Mr. DiLeo

“Don’t think of a notebook as ‘duty’ or ‘work’—think of it as play.” -Naomi Shihab Nye “A writer’s notebook is like a ditch, an empty space you dig in your busy life, a space that will fill up with all sorts of fascinating creatures. If you dig it, they will come. You’ll be amazed at what you catch there.” -Ralph Fletcher

Your Task: Each student will be required to keep a Writer’s Notebook throughout the year. The purpose of these notebooks is to keep students writing consistently and continuously throughout the year in order to develop and improve their literacy skills.  This notebook should be in class every day, and students should be writing in their notebooks continuously (in class and outside of class) for a variety of purposes.  Students will be required complete 15 full pages of writing in their Writer’s Notebooks every five weeks; notebooks will be collected and graded every five weeks.  Students’ writing will not be graded based on mechanics and conventions, but students should do their best to practice what we preach in class about good writing.  Each entry in the Writer’s Notebook should be labeled with a date and with a title. Example: September 2, 2015: What Makes a Story Worth Telling?  Possible ways to fill pages: o Word of the Week notes and assignments o Wilson Daily Prep “Logs” o Creative writing o Class notes o Do Now assignments o Assigned writing tasks o Vocabulary-in-context glossary o College Board SAT practice questions with definitions o Keep a Language Log, or a collection of things you hear in music, in movies/TV shows, in conversations, etc. that sound cool or interesting. o Emulations of other authors’ work o Revisions of and/or additions to previous writing tasks Summaries and reviews of books you read independently