Morning Pages (MP)

1. Consistency
1. Same seat
2. Same notebook or file
3. Same amount:  3 PAGES. 
4. Same time.
5. Date on top
6. Cpu or handwriting – but keep it the same
7. Could take 15 minutes.
8. No re-reading - could re-read on October 26 if you want
2. TOPICS
1. Dreams
2. To do
3.  Irritation
4. Free float
3. MOST IMPORTANT:  Do not let the fingers stop.

Agenda 9/22

WRITE 10-15 min - first memory: 1. you 2. magic 3. critics

Who Am I?

routines	feedback
create: creative and goal	technique: structure, grammar, MLA style, business, Hollywood, email, file naming

BLOG - video about re-doing

Syllabus: read all parts

Papers Back: title, 3 paragraphs, a word     

B R E A K - email me w Subject Line:  "Cch Writing One Two Three"

Assignment #1 re-do this paper and print out for next week.

WRITE 10 min

- Don't let the pencil stop

Morning Pages (MP):  see blog

- Assignment #2: MP Tu We Th Fr Sat

- Assignment #3 : Sun 12Noon 1 pg to: mtabor@cchla.edu
                MLA header; Title & 3 paragraphs

WRITE 10 minutes - what you love

Who are YOU?

NEXT WEEK

animals

Google drive:  for feedback

business letter

grammar

one page - MLA and MSWord for header on page 2

on jumping in - to close the gap

and longer version, with face:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI23U7U2aUY


Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

bolder

The Harsh Rules of Writing

http://thoughtcatalog.com/cody-delistraty/2013/09/21-harsh-but-eye-opening-writing-tips-from-great-authors/

our history in 2 minutes

http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/history.html

Such determination - what is her future?

The Creatives

http://www.matthewschuler.co/why-creative-people-sometimes-make-no-sense/

Seth Godin today

Victims of the Hollywood Paradox

The studios spend ever more on the blockbusters they make because that demonstrates their power and pays everyone in the chain more money, which creates more (apparent) power for those in charge.

But since they pay so much, they have no choice, they think, but to say, “This must work!” So they polish off the edges, follow the widely-known secret formula and create banality. No glory, it seems, with guts.
Every meeting is about avoiding coming anywhere near the sentence, "this might not work," and instead giving ammunition to the groupthink belief that this must work.
And as soon as you do that, you’ve guaranteed it won’t.
Every bestseller is a surprise bestseller, and in fact, nobody knows anything.

(And of course, it's not just movies, is it?)

Cinematography: what is it?

http://www.boredpanda.com/must-see-powerful-photos/

Learning how to write better

see esp:  "Hone"  http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6hJDaz

Gold Digger Prank!

You're in good company if you make certain grammatical errors

Can you find Einstein's error in the opening sentence below?

LOLOLOLOL

Thanks for your comments.  I was worried about one person who circled "I have to drag myself to class."  Turns out that person likes to sleep in, so LOL.  Two people "sort of" resent that they have to take the class; the rest are 'OK' with it.  And the biggest LOL:  one person said that he (or she) might try to fail the class so she (or he) can take it again.  How sweet is that?  Thanks for a great discussion today - lots of great energy.
Premise:  communication energizes.

And if telekinesis was real ?

Agenda: The very big and the very little

1. Cartoon and re-dos hand in
2. 20 questions
3. Rule 1 - format
4. Rules 2-3
5. Assign Rules 4-5
6. B R E A K 3:40 or so 3:45
7. Love (in class for now) - but save this and all in class writings for this week's essay
8. 2 poems:   Sound - Gesture - lexicon
9. Dillard and Orwell - see the link on the right side of the blog.  READ ORWELL - at least in part - for next week.  Do this.  1984 Orwell.
10. Writing about writing - assign essay due next week:  Dillard/Orwell
11. coming up:  structure, NEXT WEEK
12. Aspect of film/tv/media that U love

due for next week

A.  Rules 4-5

B.  Skim Orwell and read 3 paragraphs of Dillard "The Writing Life"

C.  Writing about Writing

D.  Extra credit:  errors you find in MY writing or in main stream media (e.g., ... travel with Penny and I)

My favorite movie director.

For Week 3

1. re-do paper if you want a better grade
2. AP  --  two-way
3. MP -- keep it consistent.  don't think.
4. buss letter
5. cartoon

               name
               a great title
               the sequence
               at least 5 sentences:   one paragraph of 5 sentences  or 3 paragraphs:
                   a 1 sentence paragraph
                   then 3 sentence paragraph
                   then a 1 sentence paragraph

here is a wise young man

Welcome Writers Autumn 2013

WHAT, HOW, WHY, FROM WHERE