This document outlines the agenda for an EWRT 30 class. It discusses submissions to the Red Wheelbarrow literary magazine, including word count limits for different genres. It provides instructions for submitting work and notes the editor's contact information. The agenda also lists the topics and assignments for upcoming classes, including a drama project and terms test. Guidelines for group work on plays are presented, including rules, expectations, and suggestions for collaboration. Students are then instructed to get into their groups to work on projects.

1. EWRT 30 Class 18

2. AGENDA
•Discussion:
•Red Wheelbarrow submissions
•Coming Attractions
•Short Plays
• Group-work Rules
• Time to work

3.  Poetry: up to 5 poems
 Fiction: 1 short story (up to 5,000 words), or up to 3
short-shorts
 Plays: 1 dramatic piece up to 5,000 words
 Creative Nonfiction: 1 piece up to 5,000 words
 Comics: 1 brief graphic story
Red
Wheelbarrow
Literary
Magazine
Editor: Ken Weisner
weisnerken@fhda.edu
http:/faculty.deanza.edu/
weisnerken/

4. How to submit your work
• Send an email with your name
and the title(s) of your work to
weisnerken@fhda.edu
• Attach your clean and edited
text in a word document.
• Leave your name and other
identifying information off of
your submission.

5. Coming Attractions
• Class 19:
• Terms: Test #3 Drama
• Groups work on plays
• Class 20:
• Discussion: Portfolio
• In class time to work on play.
• Class 21
• Make-up or Retake of Terms Test (optional)
• Writers' Workshop: Drama Project #4
• Class 22:
• Due: Project #4 Drama
• Begin play readings/performances.
• Class: Final
• Due: Portfolio (Via Turnitin: one file).
• Due: Submission to Red Wheelbarrow (please copy me on your submission)
• Finish play readings/performances

6. Discussion Subject
•Group Work: Rules, Expectations, and Suggestions

7. Rules
• Everyone must contribute to the writing, though
everyone might not contribute equally.
• Everyone must play some part in the creation,
production, design, or delivery of the presentation.
• Everyone must be in class on both presentation
days to get full credit for the project.
• All presentations are due at our last meeting
before finals. I must have a copy before class
begins. We will use a lottery to choose the order of
performances/productions.

8. Expectations
• All students will participate enthusiastically.
• Group members will establish realistic goals
that work for everyone.
• Group members will keep their agreements
about what they will accomplish in a given
time.
• Group members will see me immediately if
someone in the group needs
“encouragement” to manage a share of the
work.

9. Suggestions
• Set up an electronic collaboration system to minimize
scheduling problems.
• Appoint a note-taker within your group.
• Assign different members leadership jobs in different aspects of
the project: planning, coordinating, research, IT skills, writing
skills, presentation skills.
• Make a plan that assures your project is ready on time.
• Check video or computer needs ahead of time.
• Let me know well ahead of time if you need me to help you do
something.

10. Get into your Groups
and work!

11. Homework
•Project #3 Due noon
Friday
•Work on your projects.
•Study for terms test #3,
which is at our next
meeting
Don’t wait until the last minute!