GPAWP 2003 Summer Institute Web Diary Dear Friends: As of Fall 2004 the Greater Phoenix Area Writing Project has been discontinued. This website will be temporarily maintained on a limited basis for informational purposes and so that you are able to access the resources provided. All the best to you in your teaching. Monday, June 2 -- Thursday, July 3, 2003 Click on a day below for that day's Project agenda/activities. Day: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Monday, June 2 - Day 1 * Welcome/Introductions/Overview * Envelope Writing "Personal Reflection Paper" [MS Word] 21KB * Leona Spencer (Guest) "Blessing" * G. Lynn Nelson (GPAWP Director) "The Whole (Holy, Holistic, Healing) Writing Process" * Collage Sharing "Who Am I?" Collage Introduction [MS Word] 23KB "Who Am I?" Collage Worksheet [PDF] 122KB Tuesday, June 3 - Day 2 * Joan Snyder (Guest) "Writing and Sharing" * Elizabeth Simpson (GPAWP Co-Director) "Planning Your Teaching Presentation" [PDF] 90KB * G. Lynn Nelson (GPAWP Director) "More on Writing" [PDF] 762KB * Orientation for Writing Groups "Praise, Question, Polish" [PDF] 81KB * Writing Groups "Writing #1 - My Name, My Self"  [PDF] 224KB Wednesday, June 4 - Day 3 * Choosing Books at Changing Hands Bookstore "Book List" * Writing Group Debriefing "Writing/Support Group Debriefing Worksheet" * Model Teaching Presentation * Danielle La Fleur Video * Changing Hands Bookstore Thursday, June 5 - Day 4 * Writing Group Debriefing * Setting Up Next Writing "Maps and Memories" * Jim Blasingame (GPAWP Co-Director) "Six-Traits" * Writing Groups Monday, June 9 - Day 5 * Jim Blasingame (GPAWP Co-Director) "Six-Traits: Manipulating Voice" * Fortino Gomez (Guest) "Model Teaching Presentation: Problem/Solution Essay Introduction Activity with a Little Help from Kurt Cobain and Shel Silverstein" -- with WEBVIDEO * Feather Circle "My Name, My Self: Writings" Tuesday, June 10 - Day 6 * Thank You Notes * Literature Sharing "Literature Sharing Worksheet" "Bibliography--The Literature of Diversity" by Sharon Legge, Arizona Education Association Handout: "Common Stereotypes in Books and Misconceptions About Native American Culture" Handout: "Aspects to Consider when Choosing Multi-Cultural Literature for Children" * Writing Groups Wednesday, June 11 - Day 7 * Writing Group Debriefing * Elizabeth Simpson (GPAWP Co-Director) "Multi-Genre Research" * Barbara Geis (Guest) "Poetry Slam" Thursday, June 12 - Day 8 * Setting Up Next Writing "Teaching Stories: Small Joys" * Debra LaPlante (Teacher Consultant) "Personal Narrative - My Holiday Memory" * Writing Groups Monday, June 16 - Day 9 * WebVideo: Janet Winans (Guest) "Poetry" * Mary Ann Kearns (Teacher Consultant) "Touch & Feel" * Feather Circle "Publishing" Tuesday, June 17 - Day 10 * Thank You Notes * WebVideo: Sarge Lintecum (Guest) "Vietnam Blues/Haiku Poetry" * Writing Groups Wednesday, June 18 - Day 11 * Bridget Larkin (Teacher Consultant) "A Puzzle is Worth a Thousand 'Power' Words" * WebVideo: Sharon Curtin & Student Poetry (Guests) Thursday, June 19 - Day 12 * Setting Up Next Writing * Chris Rolf (Teacher Consultant) "Narrative Writing - The Haircut Story" * Writing Groups Monday, June 23 - Day 13 * Best Piece for Collection: Handout * Lisa Creaser (Teacher Consultant) "Poetry Writing Workshop" * Linda Cerracchio (Teacher Consultant) "New Friends Class Book" * Amy Gutierrez Frye (Teacher Consultant) "The Best Birthday Party Ever!" * Feather Circle "Publishing" Note: If you don't see a Navigation Bar on this page, please click here, then click on GPAWP Summer Diary to get back to this page. Updated: December 14, 2006

Tuesday, June 24 - Day 14 * Thank You Notes * Tom Romano (Guest) "The Multigenre Paper" * Writing Groups Wednesday, June 25 - Day 15 * WebVideo: Michael LaCapa (Guest) "Storytelling" * Stormy Rodden (Teacher Consultant) "Word Choice" * WebVideo Young Adult Writing Project (YAWP) Reading at Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe Thursday, June 26 - Day 16 * Best Piece due for Collection * Setting Up Closure Writing * Kathleen Maledon (Teacher Consultant) "Poetry from the Inside Out: Discrepant Images = Million $ Words" * Virginia Koppel (Teacher Consultant) "Everything You See Around You Was Made By a Worker . . . " * Writing Groups Monday, June 30 - Day 17 * "Blurbs" due for Directory * Crystal Azizi (Teacher Consultant) "Thank You Letter" * Lesley Alsentzer (Teacher Consultant) "Story Elements" * Feather Circle "Publishing" Tuesday, July 1 - Day 18 * "Setting Up Your In-Service" Wednesday, July 2 - Day 19 * Book Sharing Thursday, July 3 - Day 20 * Make Feather Sticks * Feather Circle "Closure" * Collection and Directories * Lunch Presentations Not Listed by Day (Date Unknown) * Jacqué Vandermate (Teacher Consultant) "Cloudy with a Chance of Anything" * Nancy Clemmer Garcia (Teacher Consultant) "Personification" * Michelle Coro (Teacher Consultant) "My Book of Life" * Brent Done (Teacher Consultant) "History is Written by the Victors" * Erik Francis (Teacher Consultant) "Writing Science Fiction: Becoming a Futurist" * Cynthia Gerard (Teacher Consultant) "Fiction Writing" * Bryan Gillis (Teacher Consultant) "Creating Believable Characters" * Jacqueline Harvey-Whiteman (Teacher Consultant) "Acrostics are Worth a Fortune!" * James Hutton (Teacher Consultant) "Dreams Unit " * Kathie Larsyn (Teacher Consultant) * Amanda Shaub (Teacher Consultant) "Sports Literature Analysis" * Kelly Traylor (Teacher Consultant) "Pictures with Word Choice" * Wendy Kelleher (Guest) "May the Circle Be Unbroken: Presenting Your Story with HEART!" * John Guenther (Guest) "I Paper - From Narrative to Research" Read stories from Writing Projects across the nation on the National Writing Project website . . .sign up for NWP Interactive and receive E-voice, the NWP e-newsletter. Writings