Investigating Writing Overall Expectations
Writing, Writers, and the Writing Life: demonstrate an understanding of writing as an art, a craft, and a career as they explore the work of a variety of Canadian and international writers.
- The Poets and Writers Complete Guide to Being a Writer (The Writing Profession)(Book)
- Writing Poetry to Save Your Life (Book)
- The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde (Book)
- Leaves of Grass (Book)
- They Called Me Number One (Book)
- English Literary Stylistics (Book)
- The Full Spectrum (Book)
- Indigenous Writes (Book)
- Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Book)
- Dream Wheels (Cloud Library eBook)
- Monster She Wrote (Cloud Library eBook)
- Writing Home (Cloud Library eBook)
- Writing Places (Cloud Library eBook)
- Careers in Writing(Cloud Library eBook)
- So You Want to be a Freelance Writer (Cloud Library eBook)
- Arc Poetry Magazine (Website)
- Room Magazine (Website)
- Augur Magazine (Website)
- Bookfest Windsor (Website)
- PEN Canada (Website)
- Movie Reviews (Website)
- The Art of Magazine Typography (Website)
- Writing About Race, Ethnicity, Social Class and Disability (Website)
- Submittable (Website)
- 80 Places to Submit Writing(Website)
- Journalism Program (Website)
- Creative Writing Programs(Website)
- Writing Jobs Canada(Website)
- The Writer’s Craft (Website)
Practising Writing Overall Expectations
Exploring Ideas, Forms, and Styles: generate and experiment with ideas about writing content, forms, and styles
- This is Not a Writing Manual (Book)
- On Writing (Book)
- Writing Without Bullshit (Book)
- Between the Lines (Book)
- Writing to Persuade (Book)
- Elements of Fiction Writing: Characters & Viewpoint (Cloud Library eBook)
- Just Write (Cloud Library eBook)
- Sing Me the Creation (Cloud Library eBook)
Drafting and Revising: organize, draft, and revise their writing, employing forms and stylistic elements appropriate for their purpose and audience
- The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan (Book)
- How to Write Your Life Story (Book)
- Powerful Words (Book)
- Writing Deep Scenes (Cloud Library eBook)
- Writing Children’s Books for Dummies (Cloud Library eBook)
- The Art of Comic Book Writing (Cloud Library eBook)
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Novel (Cloud Library eBook)
- Brave the Page (Cloud Library eBook)
- Rock Critic Law (Cloud Library eBook)
- My Shouting, Shattered, Whispering Voice (Cloud Library eBook)
- Fight Write (Cloud Library eBook)
- Story Genius (Cloud Library eBook)
- How to Write a Movie in 21 Days (Cloud Library eBook)
Editing, Proofreading, and Publishing: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies to refine and polish their work
- Live Writing (Book)
- The Author Training Manual (Book)
- How to Write a Sentence (Book)
- Editing Made Easy (Book)
- Book Publishing 101 (Book)
- Write Great Fiction: Revision and Self-Editing (Cloud Library eBook)
- Get Your Book Published (Cloud Library eBook)
- Before and After the Book Deal (Cloud Library eBook)
- The Insider’s Guide to Book Publishing Success (Cloud Library eBook)
- Google Play Books (Website)
- Apple Books (Website)
- Smashwords (Website)
Collaborative Writing: collaborate in the writing process with peers by generating ideas, responding to peers’ work, and assessing peers’ work in a workshop setting
- Online Writing Communities (Website)
- Wattpad (Website)
Reflecting on Writing Overall Expectations:
Metacognition: identify their strengths as writers and areas where they could improve, and assess the growth and development of their own writing style
- The Writer’s Digest Writing Clinic (Book)
- The Art of X-Ray Reading (Book)
- Getting Started with Metacognition (Website)
- Example of Portfolio Requirements (Website)
- OCAD Portfolio Requirements (Website)
- University of Windsor Portfolio and Admission Requirement (Website)