The Great (Week) Eight

Classroom
1. The return of Dominic Micer
2. Destination: Home's Kat Isbell
3. The New Yorker template

Laboratory
4. Eccentric Women flyer due
5. Eccentric Women program draft due
6. Lili Wright flyer draft due
7. Individual version of Max due.
8. I forget what eight was for

For Next Time
1. Begin magazine presentations: Kara, Sarah, Josh L, Breck, Natalie, Roger, Casey, Mallory
2. Printed version of Max due
3. The West Ender

Service-Learning Project Assignments

Group #1
-Kara
-Jenni M
-Jamie

Group #2
-Josh U
-Jason
-Brandi
-Jennifer R

Group #3
-Terri
-Natalie
-Kristen
-Casey

Group #4
-Breck
-Roger
-Josh L
-Mallolry

This Monkey's Gone to Seven

Opening Acts:

1. Guest baritone, Dominic Micer
2. Service learning assignment in theory
3. Literary magazine analysis in practice
4. Eccentric Women & Lili Wright flyer drafts

Main Attraction

1. Ladies & gentlemen, Max!
2. Brett Ralph program due

For Next Time

1. Complete your version of Max chapbook

Week Six

Tonight's Menu

Appetizer
1. Distribute Max and The Broken Zoo manuscripts.

Main Course
1. Discuss Casa Marina's theme and content, including individual poem selection and arrangement

Dessert
1. Quark à la mode: Brett Ralph flyer due; Brett Ralph program draft due; discuss chapbook & program layout & design.

For Next Time

1. Read Melanie Jordan full-length manuscript, The Broken Zoo, & Ghost Season chapbook
2. Read Max full-length manuscript
3. Evaluate Max overall theme and individual poem inclusion/order for chapbook-length manuscript
4. Suggest cover art/image(s)

Week 5.0

Tonight's Menu

1. Discuss standards for SIR fiction (in reference to fall 2008 and spring 2009 issues)
2. Decide fate of short story under consideration
3. Saunter to the computer lab; discuss nontraditional approach to flyers; Ralphites have flyer draft due.

Checkout these web sites:

http://www.concertposters.com/

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaposters/highlights.html

http://vintageconcertposters.com/_main/Index.cfm?page=api/gallery/view.cfm

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/12/50-beautiful-movie-posters/

http://www.premiere.com/List/The-25-Best-Movie-Posters-Ever/25.-Gun-Crazy


For Next Time

1. Read Casa Marina chapbook manuscript
2. Evaluate overall theme and individual poem inclusion/order
3. Suggest cover art/image(s).

Week 4 Agenda

Tonight's the Night (to)

1. Discuss obtaining your copies of other magazines.
2. Discuss poems for fall issue (which to include and in what order)
3. Team RopeWalk assignments:
-Martinets: J-mo, Kristin A, Jason O', Kara W
-Ralphites: Mallory C-S, Natalie W, Josh U, Jennifer R
-Los Eccentricities: Teri M, Breck B, Josh L, Brandi S
-Wright-ons: Jamie G, Sara J, Casey B, Roger G
4. Off to the lab for RopeWalk Visiting Writers Reading Series poster design(s).

For Next Week

1. Contact managing editors of your magazines--This is a preliminary inquiry, not an actual interview. Start by looking at what contact info is available online: do editors have individual email addresses listed, or is there a single contact address? Basically, introduce yourself and provide a little background info as to why you're emailing, and then ask if they would be available for a future interview. The primary goal at this time is just to see if someone responds to your email...and if so, how long does it take them?
2. Read short stories in fall 08 and spring 09 SIR to establish standards of acceptance.
3. Read submitted story and decide whether to accept for publication.

Week 3

Tonight's Agenda

1. SIR web color scheme (2-3 good partners for the cerulean blue).
2. Proofread your bios (stapled to the Kyoko Mori interview, unless you picked it up before I had the chance to do so...if that’s the case, there are extra copies in my mailbox).
3. Compare Mori’s excerpt of "Cardigan’s" to the original (don’t forget I gave you specific questions to address at the end of the excerpt).
4. Mark a favorite section (think paragraph) or two from the "Cardigans" excerpt to consider for promotional purposes.
5. Proofread Mallory’s interview that will be posted on the SIR web site.
6. Head to the computer lab: http://www.sarabandebooks.org/?page_id=1053