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Meeting date/time* |
Suggested Exercise
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2009 |
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8 Sep |
pm |
Poetry: Write a dramatic monologue of
no more than 40 lines. (In a dramatic monologue, the
poet speaks through an assumed voice - a character, a
fictional identity, or a persona.) |
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22 Sep |
am |
Getting Started / Getting Published |
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6 Oct |
pm |
Preparation for 'Pushing Out The Boat' and
the Scottish Association of Writers (SAW) conference |
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20 Oct |
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October half term break |
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3 Nov |
am |
Short story or poem for SAW (categories to be
advised) |
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17 Nov |
pm |
Open (submission of your choice) |
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1 Dec |
am |
Pantomime theme! Story, poem or script |
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15 Dec |
pm |
Christmas dinner |
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29 Dec |
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Christmas break |
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2010 |
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12 Jan |
am |
Poetry - 'the human form' |
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26 Jan |
pm |
Book Review (book to be advised - SAW) |
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9 Feb |
am |
Open (submission of your choice) |
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23 Feb |
pm |
Make us laugh! Humorous submission |
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9 Mar |
am |
Report from Scottish Association of Writers
(SAW) Conference 2010 |
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23 Mar |
pm |
External speaker (speaker to be
advised) |
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Easter break
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13 April |
am |
Characterisation exercises |
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27 April |
pm |
Factual article on local area |
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11 May |
am |
Open (submission of your choice) |
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25 May |
pm |
External speaker |
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8 June |
am |
Flash Fiction - Max 250 words on 'A day in
the life of .....' |
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22 June |
pm |
AGM followed by end of term dinner |
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Summer break |
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