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the book should discuss what publishing houses do, not what editors do. That way, I can explain what goes on and move through the process from beginning of writing to publication. That might not be very new.

1. Why the publishing house? Why a small press? Common core calls for publication and distribution. It also calls for a knowledgeable adult to guide the writing process. How do we become knowledgeable in the revision of writing? Our own writing? Our own reading? How much guidance is too much and how much is too little?

2. Writing on Important themes.... Writer's group / tools of the trade??? Niche markets--- Different kinds of publishing houses. I did a social justice press, but there are countless others. The List. When the kids write, what supports them? This publishing house serves a writer's collective. The writers are together in the room. Listening to texts sets, reading, responding, connecting, critiquing? Using reading to kick start, prime the pump for writers. Mentor text research has been around for a long while. This might be a little different because we're dealing with social content, versus personal content. Ask teachers---what's your first piece of writing going to be with your kids? How will you start the year off? Are there specific writing projects you think you might do with kids? Start a web page and send it to everyone I know? Use tumblr or the blog for this?

3. Proposal / Contract --- Submitting your manuscript. Template is mentioned here. some common core stuff could be mentioned here too. The blue read will be hard to tie to CC so I have to work on that more. 4. Revision Responsibilities. Overview. Or should these be three different chapters? No, tighten it up.

5. Meet the authors? Stories about Andrew, Jesse, Anna, Dennell? Tionna? Yoohyeon? Sixth Graders in your interview section.

6. Why would teachers want to do this???

OUTLINE 2nd Try

Writing Workshop History Great stuff about the workshop. Concerns: Looking Forward---CC??? Revision tension. Tobin? Why bring a critical perspective to the writers workshop? Talk to Megan??? (Would she ever want to be critical? How could I convince her?)

Why the Publishing House? Learning from Published Writers & Editors??? Lamb and Curtis DePaola and Maggie? More???? JK Rowling + ???? Dog Called Homeless Author? Find more of these in your dissertation??? John Green and his editor??? More women! POC Ursula Nordstrom---Firsts?

Writing Calls for Manuscripts??? Get Writing! (Maybe find a cheesy list of writing for publication suggestions) Pre-Submission what's the workshop look like???? Critical Literacy. Intertextuality. Building schema? The kind of writing we want just doesn't happen spontaneously. Think of all the supports published authors have. Range of experiences, writing groups, etc...

Submitting Your Manuscript Contract / Proposal Editing in 4 colors / Tie to CC What happens with kids who don't want to do it? Many don't know what we want.

Revision relationship First drafts---we know they're not going to be good. Anne Lamott! Focus on Andrew a kid who needed intensive revision help. Focus on Anna or Yoohyeon or Dennell or Tionna??? (It might be nice to move these into Fairview). Do you have permissions???* Don't worry. 3 responsibilities?

Author Examples? Revision changes? Q and A with the editor? Tensions and benefits?

Conclusion: Invitations to experiment???? Process, Product, Praxis can be turned into a simpler conclusion, and a good one.

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