Publication Possibilities

Below are the list of possible publication opportunities that you all gathered in class. Please consider submitting a piece of your work to one of these or another publication. I would be happy to assist you in editing your work for submission. Building your resume is a crucial part of your college experience.

Bridgewater Independant
http://bridgewater.wickedlocal.com/section?template=submit&subtype=news

Duxbury Clipper
http://www.duxburyclipper.com/index.php/contact-us.html

Enterprise
http://www.enterprisenews.com/submit 

The Comment - BSU Student Newspaper
https://bridgew.collegiatelink.net/organization/thecomment

The Bridge- BSU Literary Arts Magazine
Calls are put out around campus every November

Blog Prompt 4/27

At this point you have finished reading your book club texts and been working on presentations for a week. What are the key points you want to convey to your classmates about your interpretation of the content and, more importantly, writing style, of this text? What is the best way to accomplish that?

Blog prompt 4/11

Please provide one paragraph explaining your topic for your fourth essay and final feature. Include why you want to write about this topic and how you plan to do it. Consider what you already know and what research, both primary and secondary, you will have to accomplish.

Blog Post Due 4/4

For today the draft of your first feature piece is due. What has been the biggest struggle in crafting the feature piece so far? What have you tried to do to overcome this struggle? How do you think this will impact your approach to your next feature?

Feature Samples

The links below connect to some feature stories written by previous students of this class.

Succeed With Weed- Brian McAvoy


Double Detox- Chelsea Derochea

Journey to the End of the Pole- Jessica Pascucci

Blog Prompt for 3/28

So far in your book club meetings I have asked you to reflect on theme and research. For today, I would like you to go back to the heart of what we began learning about at the beginning of the semester: character and place. How does your writer craft character and scene in the text? Are there characters you feel connected to for certain reasons? Ones you don't? Are there places that you can clearly understand? Others you can't? Why or why not?

Blog Prompt for 3/21

The essay "Snowfall" is a feature that was published both in print and digitally. The digital version allowed for moving graphics including maps and video that color photographs in the print article could not. What do you think these digital enhancements added to the content of the story for the reader? Do you think they were needed? Why or Why not? What did they add or take a way from the reading experience for you?

Blog Post due 3/2

 At this point what research have you noticed, both primary and secondary, occurring in your book? What is the purpose of this research?

Blog prompt due 2/23

The two articles you read for today are from The New Yorker's Talk of the Town section. How do they differ from a profile? How are they similar to a profile? Which article dos you prefer and why?

Blog Post Due 2/17

In the essay "Why Me" Parker relies heavily on dialogue and secondary research to craft his profile of Baldwin. Why do you think these two things are used? What do they bring to the essay? Are they effective?

In addition, please write a brief summary about who you are profiling and three questions you plan to ask them. When you respond to your peers posts please provide feedback on their questions.

Blog Post Due 2/8

For class today you read Mrs. Kelly's Monster by Franklin. Do you think this is a profile? If so, who is it a profile of? Why? Give an example from the text to support your answer.

Welcome

We will use blogs to reflect on the reading, writing, and discussion we do in class this semester. Details of blog requirements can be found on the course website under assignments then blogs.  Blogs should create a conversation outside of the walls of our classroom. In addition, be sure to take advantage of the affordances blogs have to offer. Use hyper links to link to material on other places of the web and put images, video, and any thing else available to you in your blog posts. Most importantly, have fun blogging!