General Enduring Understandings:

• Writing is rarely easy

• The process of writing creates new insights and ideas

• The act of telling stories unites all of us in a global culture

• The more we write, the better writers we become

Publishing 

"Literature is like any other trade; you will never sell anything unless you go to the right shop."

                               -George Bernard Shaw

Essential Questions:

• What makes good writing?
• When is a piece ready to be sent out?
• Do I have an audience?
• Who can I trust?

"Literature is like any other trade; you will never sell anything unless you go to the right shop."

                               -George Bernard Shaw

 A. Finding them

                1. Literary magazines

                    a. college/community/local

                    b. “the big guys”

                2. Publishing Houses (books)

                3. “Vanity presses”

                4. Self-publication

 B. Rights/Ownership

                1. Explanation

                2. Protect yourself

Each student is required to submit a minimum of three pieces of his or her original work to at least three outside publications (any publication not produced or sponsored by the school district).  No student will be excused or exempted from this requirement.