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Every magazine needs an identity. What theme could link our stories, poems, critiques and interviews?
What about 'Journeys'? A story could be about moving to a new country, and a poem about the walk to school.
Good, it is broad enough for different forms. Who will keep the deadlines and the overall vision?
That is the editor-in-chief. I would like to try that role.
And who checks spelling and consistency before we publish?
The copy editors and proofreaders.
Exactly. Everyone writes, and everyone also has a job on the team.
In the workshop each response has three parts: a praise, a question and a suggestion. Try it on Maya's story.
Praise: the opening line puts us right inside the storm.
Question: why does the brother suddenly forgive her at the end?
Suggestion: maybe add a short scene earlier that shows why he changes his mind.
That is specific and kind. Notice that you talked about the writing, not about Maya.
And the question helps her see what a reader is wondering.
A local poet has agreed to answer our questions. What makes a good interview question?
Open questions, like 'How do you know when a poem is finished?'
Good. What must we do before publishing her answers?
Record them accurately and ask her permission to print them.
Right. And how will readers know who she is?
We write a short introduction about her and her work before the questions.
original short stories, poems, literary critiques and author interviews.
a title and theme link the pieces, introduced by an editors' letter.
everyone contributes writing and takes an editorial role.
big picture first, then sentences and style, then spelling and punctuation.
a praise, a question and a suggestion, focused on the writing.
original work, short credited quotations and permission from interviewees.
A magazine with the theme "Journeys" might include a story about moving to a new country, a poem about the walk to school and a critique of a travel memoir.
A workshop response might read: "Praise: the storm scene is vivid. Question: why does the brother forgive her? Suggestion: add an earlier scene that prepares for this."
An interview with a local poet might open with a short introduction to her work, followed by open questions such as "How do you know when a poem is finished?"
A critique might claim that a novel's ending feels rushed and support this with evidence from the final chapter.
Draft it and share it, then edit with care; lay out the pages and publish with flair.
In the first meeting of the class magazine, everyone wanted to write and no one wanted to proofread. The issue went out full of errors. For the second issue they shared the roles, edited in rounds, and the school librarian asked for copies for the library.
Praise, Question, Suggest: the three steps of kind, useful feedback.
E.D.I.T. - Explore the big picture, Develop sentences, Inspect spelling and punctuation, Tidy the layout.
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What four kinds of writing does the literary magazine feature?
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What does the editor-in-chief do?
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In what order should editing happen?
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What are the three parts of a workshop response?
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What must you have before publishing an interview?
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A publication devoted to literature, such as stories, poems, criticism and interviews.
An invitation to contribute work, with guidelines on length, format and deadline.
The person responsible for the overall vision, content and deadlines of a publication.
A session in which writers share drafts and give each other structured feedback.
Checking and improving sentences for clarity, consistency and correctness.
The final check for spelling, punctuation and typing errors before publication.
A piece of writing that analyses and evaluates a literary work, using evidence.
The arrangement of text, headings and images on a page.
This lesson describes the Literary Magazine project: your class plans, writes, edits and publishes its own magazine of original short stories, poems, literary critiques and author interviews.
In the Literary Magazine project the whole class works as a publishing team. Each student contributes original writing, and students also take on editorial roles such as editor-in-chief, section editor, copy editor and designer. This lesson explains what goes into the magazine, how the team is organised, and the stages that take a piece from first draft to published page: a call for submissions, drafting, peer workshops, editing in rounds, layout and launch. It also gives guidance on writing a critique and an author interview, and on the ethics of publishing, from originality to permission.
The task in one sentence As a class, create a literary magazine featuring your own short stories, poems, literary critiques and interviews with authors.
What goes into the magazine
How the team is organised
From draft to publication
Writing each kind of piece
Publishing responsibly All creative work must be original. Quotations in critiques are short and credited. Interviewees, and anyone shown in a photo, agree to publication. Feedback and critiques stay respectful, focusing on the writing rather than the writer.
What is assessed The project focuses on producing texts and using language well, as set out in the Assessment Criteria lesson: the creativity and development of your ideas, and the accuracy and effect of your language.