a new concept in education ever transforming
now at the San Diego Jewish Academy
(formerly at Coronado High School).


Do you have something to say?

Do you need to express yourself?

Do you love to create?

We mean really create!

Create with your heart and soul!

Do you get off when people see, read, and experience your work?

Do you want your work to look as great as it reads?

Then WriteDesign is for you!


Site Map - A list of all the pages, yes, all of the pages on this site.

Teachers - Make sure you check out the Assignments section which provides exercises projects, support resources, and rubrics.

artsforum - our goal, bring together passionate artists from different media, creative writing, dance, film/video, music, photography, theatre, and visual arts in order to share means of expression to find an expanded voice as well as develop opportunities to continue pursuing each individual's artistic passion.


18 - SDJA's Literary Magazine


SDJA 9th Grade Humanities 2002-03 Syllabus

SDJA 10th Grade Humanities 2002-03 Syllabus

Both follow the 9th and 10th grade California State Standards for Language Arts and Social Studies/History


WriteDesign 2001-2002 Syllabus - WriteDesign has taken a short sabatical, but have faith, many of the resources live within the humanities program.
Quotes - Lots of quotes about life, art, and philosophy as well as links to other quote sites.

Historical and Cultural Context - provides an overview of art movements and the context in which they developed. We have not covered every movement or period, rather selected snippets to help provide students with an opportunity to explore the elements that have influenced other artists in their quest for expressing personal voice. As with all of our work, this site remains a work in progress.


San Diego - Sha'ar HaNegev Teacher Exchange - The photo slide show, narratives, and sketches reflect the journey through the lens of artists - Melissa McKinstry and Doug Kipperman.
Overview of Curricular Integration - Presented at the 11th Annual CALCP and CAROC/P Joint Conference, November 18, 1998, in San Diego, California.
WriteDesign Philosophy | Background | SDJA 9th Grade Humanities 2002-03 Syllabus | SDJA 10th Grade Humanities 2001-02 Syllabus | WD 2001-02 Syllabus | Graphic Organizers | On-Line Resources | Rules of Thumb | Glossary | Quotes | WordList | Grading Philosophy | Favorite Sites | Co-Teachers - Doug and Melissa | Gallery

E-Mail Doug at mrdoug@aznet.net or Melissa at rainy-day-woman@cox.net

Melissa and I would like to
thank
znet for
making a commitment to
education and WriteDesign.