Six-Week Goals


goal: 1. the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end. 2. the terminal point in a race. 3. a pole, line, or other marker by which such a point is indicated. 4. an area, basket, cage, or other object or structure toward or into which players of various games attempt to throw, carry, kick, hit, or drive a ball, puck, etc., to score a point or points. 5. the act of throwing, carrying, kicking, driving, etc., a ball or puck into such an area or object. 6. the score made by this act. - Syn. 1. target; purpose, object, objective, intent, intention. 2. finish (Webster's, p 621)
goal: objective, object, aim, end, destination, mark, pursuit, object in mind, end in view; target, bull's-eye, quintain; quarry, prey, game; reason for being, raison d'être [Fr]; by-purpose, by-end; final cause, ultimate aim, "the be-all and the end-all" [Shakespeare] (Chapman, p. 500
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For this six weeks we would like you to think about the following five things before you decide upon your goals:

  1. Consider the "Kinds of Writing" List. What kinds of writing would stretch you as a writer? What kinds interest you? What kinds would you like to try?
  2. Consider the "Kinds of Reading" List. What kinds of reading would stretch you as a writer? What kinds interest you? What kinds would you like to try?
  3. Consider the kinds of design. See "Kinds of Writing" List e.g., essays, cartoons, children's books , etc. What kinds of design would stretch you as a designer? What kinds interest you? What kinds would you like to try?
  4. Consider the "Elements of Design" List. Which elements support your concept; direct the reader; add impact; invite the reader into the piece; and or make the piece easier to read?
  5. Finally, remember to take a risk! There are many "real life" (as opposed to school) experiences to be had. It's hard to grow, change, learn, when you're in the nest. Get out there on the limb and try those wings!

For this six weeks, you will be required to read, write, design, confer, respond every week, and produce and present a portfolio of your semester's work. We are going to encourage you to write a brief weekly reflection on your goal progress in these areas as part of your weekly five pages.

Please list your goals for the next six weeks by week. Make a copy for yourself in your writing notebook/journal.


Overall goal for six weeks - Describe the project(s) | Top

 

 

Week 1 ( to ) - Concept Development (research, notes, brainstorming [graphic organizers, see CerebralFlatulence], sketching, pre-writing)

 

 

Week 2 ( to ) - Draft Phase (organize research and create coherent product) Ready for Response

 

 

Week 3 ( to ) - Draft Phase (organize research and create coherent product) Ready for Response

 

 

Week 4 ( to ) - Revision and Editing Phase (further develop and refine, get more response, proofread)

 

 

Week 5 ( to ) - Revision and Editing Phase (further develop and refine, get more response, proofread)

 

 

Week 6 ( to ) - Final (tight and as perfect as possible within the timeline and parameters of assignment) Ready for Assessment

 


Kinds of Writing | Top

personal experience narratives

fictional narratives (short stories & novellas)

  • tall tales
  • sci-fi
  • historical
  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • contemporary realism

autobiographies
biographies
essays
research reports
textbooks

review of books, records, plays, movies, TV shows

news stories

reports of current events an features

children's books
jokes an riddles
games & puzzles
captions & labels
coloring books with text
cartoons
annotated calendars
advertisements

poetry

  • ballads
  • limericks
  • rhymed couplets
  • syllabic formats
  • free verse
  • other forms (sestina, villanelle)

editorials & opinions
parodies
song lyrics
diaries and journals
field journals & learning logs
petitions

scripts

  • skits
  • plays
  • radio plays
  • TV commercials
  • speeches

eulogies
recipes

public notices

  • posters
  • announcements

last will & testaments
memoranda & messages
interviews
oral histories
instructions & advice
rules & regulations
lists & notes
mottoes & slogans
scrapbooks (& accompanying texts)
yearbook blurbs
contest entries

correspondences

  • friendly letters
  • invitations
  • letters to the editor
  • complaint, love, advice, etc.

computer programs
resumes & cover letters


Kinds of Reading | Top

consider "Kinds of Writing" as reading, and...

novels

short stories

poetry

genres:

  • history
  • sci-fi
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • animals & wildlife
  • drama
  • humor
  • western
  • horror, gothic, supernatural
  • historical fiction
  • war & espionage
  • mystery, suspense
  • sports
  • romance
  • children's literature
  • fiction

non-fiction


Elements of Design | Top

These are elements (tricks) that contribute to a layout.

Banner

Bleed

Block quote

Callout

Caption

Clip art

Color spacing

Column gutter (vary widths between columns)

Copyfitting

Cropping

Cutlines

Dingbats (as an end mark for paragraphs or story)

Display type

Duotones

Extended type

Feather

Folio

Halftone

Hanging indent

Headline (use powerful words and typography)

Introduction

Kern

Kicker

Leader

Leading

Ligature

Line art

Logotype

Masthead

Negative/white space

Nested stories

Posterization

Pull-out quote

Punctuation block

Reverse

Rule (ruling line)

Run around

Run-in heading

Running heads/feet

Sidebar

Solarization

Spot color

Standing elements

Subhead

Text wrap

Type alignment (avoid big type in narrow columns and big gaps between words)

Typefaces (avoid more than two unless you really know what you are doing)


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