Students will produce a magazine for their final project. Each student will rewrite one piece they have written during the course of the unit. They may also choose to express themselves through poetry or a short story. We did not write poetry or short stories in this unit, but if students choose they may use one of these genres. Students will still be responsible for a rough draft, peer evaluation, and final draft if they choose the poem or the short story.
During the pre-writing stage students need to do the following: Identify yourself as an outsider. In what ways are you outside the mainstream? What makes you an individual? What issues do you feel are problematic in our society? How are you going to convey your message? Do you choose a civil approach or a wild one? Why select that tone? Why is it more affective for you purpose and for your audience? What type of language are you going to use? What rhetorical devices will you use?
Students will have the opportunity in class for peer evaluations and teacher conferences. The entire writing process will be part of the final grade. In addition, students will present their final product to the class before including it in the magazine. We will select the best student collages for the front and back covers of the magazine. Each student's work will be printed in the magazine. The final product will be copied on eleven by seventeen paper, folded in half and stapled. Students will engage in a public reading of their work and we will distribute the magazine to the students.
