Notes taken by Michael Cain in the process of listening and learning from the Northern California Writing Project of the Siskiyous
Aunt Sue gives you Grandpa's sacred keepsakes
Family Reunion-- Ants in the pies
E-writing projects
Psyche In A Straightjacket (poem)
Active voice: verb choice. -ing verbs weak, the verb 'to be' is weak
Dialogue: Should drive the story line forward
Tension: juxtaposition of interesting ideas, struggles
Sophistication: movement between narrative and reflection, dialogue and description
AHA! Moment: where the story starts, the writer discovers things
Controlling ideas: what writer wants audience to know or understand, innovate & apply knowledge
Making writing public: TopTen Posters, book marks, call out dialogue balloons,
Reasons to write: post a note, complaint box, PawPrints, Positive notes to others