BMS "Underage Page" Writers' Network

GT Commitment

UNDERAGE PAGE IS A STUDENT-CHOICE, EXTRACURRICULAR WRITING OPPORTUNITY. MOST STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THIS WRITING GROUP ARE MEMBERS OF THE BISD GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM. Students who stress a desire to write various articles in conjunction with our Zone meeting group seek opportunities and receive guidance in achieving the following goals: * developing a deeper understanding of how intellectual potential affects self-development, relationships with others, and responsibilities to society, * participating in creative thinking abilities by increasing fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality * partaking in critical thinking abilities by increasing divergent thinking processes, problem- solving strategies, logical reasoning skills, and organization tools higher level thinking skills of synthesis, analysis, and evaluation * exploring complex research techniques that allow creation of products in areas of intense interest, and * skills of managing time and resources in order to set and meet goals.

READY TO SUBMIT?

Posted on April 9th, 2009 by kimpierce

When you’ve finished revising, spell-checking, rereading your article, AND SETTING UP A WORKS CITED DOCUMENT PAGE (ALSO REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING ARTICLE–YOU MAY USE ONE OF THE WORKS CITED/BIBLIOGRAPHY LINKS ON THE RIGHT: “EASY BIB”, “WORKSCITED4U”, OR “NOODLETOOLS”.)

you can let me know by clicking “Comments”. Include the title of your article and the titles of any jpeg photographs you want me to pull from your H: drive. (NOTE–ALL JPEG PHOTOS MUST BE CITED ON YOUR “WORKS CITED” DOCUMENT AS WELL.)

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Great Job!

Posted on April 9th, 2009 by kimpierce

You’ve all done such a great job over the past few weeks! Several authors have recently submitted, and now we’ll just have to wait patiently… Hopefully you’ll see your writing in print within the next few weeks.

Newest Submittals”

Tyler Roden–”Strum On!”
Bailey Gift–”What Happened on That Day”
Macy Banfield and Sam Stapper–”Spring into Good Books!”
Ryan Ward–”Mtv”
Ethan Becker–”2010 Olympics”
John Greenway, Taylor Manzella, and Sonny Sullivan–”Peer Pressure”
John Greenway–”Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame”
Sarah Schriner–”Cancer” and “Diabetes”

Currently “in the works”:

Savannah Durfee–”Txting Whl Drvng”
Sarah Larimore–”American Apathy?”
Taylor Manzella and Sonny Sullivan–”Teenage Depression”
Brody Grogan–”Rubik’s Cube”
Hartlea Heath and Alex Allen–”Jonas Brothers World Tour”

KEEP UP THE GREAT WRITING,BMS UNDERAGE PAGERS!

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Posted on March 30th, 2009 by kimpierce

NEXT MEETING: FRIDAY, APRIL 3, DURING ZONE

SET A GOAL FOR YOUR ARTICLE SUBMITTAL DATE.
YOU MAY COME IN TO WORK IN MR. COMMONS’ COMPUTER LAB ANY MORNING DURING TUTORIALS.
YOU MAY E-MAIL ME ROUGH DRAFTS THAT YOU WORK ON AT HOME.

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Writer’s Workshop: Monday, March 31

Posted on March 30th, 2009 by kimpierce

Authors and Articles Submitted to The Temple Daily Telegram:
- Savannah Durfee–”Twilight Obsession”
- Sarah Lairmore–”Dumb and Dumber”
Authors to Submit by Friday:
- Sarah Schriner–Article on Living with Diabetes
In the Works
- Ethan Becker–Article on the 2010 Olympics
- Brody Grogan–Article on the History and Reemergence of Popularity of the Rubic’s Cube
- Taylor Manzella, Sonny Sullivan, and John Greenway–Peer Pressure (Interview)
- Tyler Roden–”Strum On!”–Guitar Hero vs. Rock Band
- Ryan Ward–”MTV–From Bad to Worse”
- Macy Banfield and Sam Stapper–Book Reviews and Recommendations
- Timmy Kagel–”Saint Patrick”
- Bailey Gift–”Edward Cullen (Twilight) vs. Harry Potter”
- Hartlea Heath–How Popular Teenage Stars Keep in Touch with Fans
- Samantha Waggoner–New Topic (Published “On a Mission”–Mar. 26)
- Jaret White–New Topic