Zartler Creative Writing 2008-2009 Daily Assignments: http://ghszartlercreativewriting.blogspot.

com/
The following is a tentative list of many but not all of the major readings and assignments for the year; there will be updates 2nd
semester, especially around the process for the Senior Research Thesis. Mr. Zartler’s email is jzartler@pps.k12.or.us

Week /Date UNIT LESSON(S) TEXT DUE

9/8 You’re a Writer
9/15 Elements of Fiction Spiral / Reflection
Writing Down
9/22 the Bones Zartler in DC
9/29 Conferencing Natalie Goldberg
Backwriting
10/6 -- MT “Morbid Fiction” Tuesday: WITS Like Water for Spiral / Reflection
Playwright Zrebski
10/13 Contemporary Monday: Zrebski Chocolate
Novel Study Laura Esquivel
10/20 Tuesday: Zrebski
10/27 Tuesday: Zrebski Morbid Fiction 27th

11/2 Writing about Wednesday: Zrebski Critical Essay

11/10 –1st Qtr. Food Friday: Zrebski Spiral 12th/ 13th
11/17 Tuesday: Zrebski Toast 21st
11/23 CONFERENCES / CONFERENCES / CONFERENCES CONFERENCES CONFERENCES
VACATION VACATION / VACATION / VACATION / VACATION

12/1 Tuesday: Zrebski

12/8 -- MT Tuesday: Zrebski Restaurant Review Zartler in DC
Food 9th 10th-12th
12/15 Personal Essays Tuesday: Zrebski Food Essay 17th/18th
12/22 VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION
12/29 VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION
1/5 Tuesday: Zrebski Hamlet or Spiral 7th/ 8th
1/12 Tuesday: Zrebski Final Play 13th
Final Play Due!
Othello
1/19 Tuesday: Zrebski
1/26 – Sem. Thesis Spiral 28th / 29th
2/2 Poetry Tuesday: Zrebski Zartler in DC 4th-6th
2/9 Tuesday: Zrebski
2/16
2/23
3/2 -- MT
3/9
3/16
3/23 VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION VACATION
3/30 Thesis Rough 3rd
4/6 – 3rd Qtr.
4/13 Lit Mag
4/20
4/27 Thesis Due 27th Zartler in DC 29th-1st
5/4 -- MT
5/11 Choice Piece 13th
14th
5/18 Children’s /
5/25 Illustrated Books Children’s Book 27th
28th
6/1 The End Not Quite Story 5th
6/8 GR AD UAT I ON June 8th 2009