Product & Pictorial Work Log

Date & Time Activity Commentary Pictures with Captions

Saturday, This afternoon, I Before I started my
September 30, wrote my outline outline, I had a general
2017 for my book. After idea of what topics I
11:30 AM – 2:00 writing a brief wanted my chapters to
PM summary for each be about. While I was
2 Hour and 30 chapter, I wrote out writing out my
Minutes what the goals were summaries, I did not
for this book and realize how difficult it
any other ideas I would be to come up
had that I believed with different conflicts
would improve the that a characters might
book. have and to create an
equally meaningful This is me writing my outline for Chapter 4.
theme. The chapters When I came back to Chapter 3, I found holes
where I had this in my story that I wanted to talk to my project
problem are the chapters facilitator about.
that I want to discuss
with my project
facilitator the most. I
was very stressed over
the past weeks because I
did not have the topics
of my book set in stone.
After writing my
outline, I feel confident
that I can begin writing This is a picture of the progress I have made; I
my book. am excited for what is to come.
Sunday, October This afternoon, I After meeting with
1, 2017 met with my Leonor, I feel eager to
4:00 PM – 5:00 project facilitator – start the writing process.
PM Leonor Herrera – to I am now more
1 Hour discuss the outline I confident in my ideas
created for my that I want to write
book. She about. I am glad to get
suggested areas in to this point because
the plot that could now I feel as if I am on
be improved upon some sort of schedule.
as well as gave me
cultural background
for a few of my
chapters. We also
came up with
themes in Spanish
and English for
each chapter. We
also came up with a In this photo, I am meeting up with my project
plan that would facilitator to discuss my ideas for my book.
make editing the
book less stressful.
Sunday, October This night, I began Once I started writing, I
8, 2017 writing Chapter 1 realized how hard it is to
9 PM – 11 PM for my book. I actually write a book. I
2 Hours pasted my outline felt it was difficult to
for the chapter at piece together thoughts
the top of the page, to create a story about
so that I would something I am not so
have something to experienced in. It was
refer to if I was helpful for me to realize
getting too far off how slow the writing
track. I also process is for me,
highlighted words I because it is helping me
did not feel rethink my pace for
comfortable writing each chapter.
translating through
google that I will This is me working on my first chapter. As I
ask my project wrote this chapter, I realized hard it to write
facilitator about. creatively; this is making me rethink my
writing schedule.

This is my what I had written after an hour; I

hope it is easier in the future.
Monday, October This afternoon, I This was extremely
9, 2017 made a WACC helpful as it helped me
1:40 PM – 2 PM appointment with to prevent an issue that
20 Minutes Spencer Hayes- a could have created
past AP Spanish many problems in the
student. He helped future. It also gave me
me churn out some some confidence that I
problems I had with was on the right track.
formatting and
helped me realizes
that I was going
back and forth
between past and
present tense. In this photo, I am working with Spencer Hayes
to help my book get better.
Sunday, This night, I I felt like writing in
November 5, 2017 continued working Spanish was a little bit
8 PM – 10 PM on Chapter 1. I had easier now that I had
2 Hours problems coming gotten past the
up with ideas on beginning; however, I
starting the am feeling anxious with
interview that having the book done on
occurs in the plot so time. I found that
I made a WACC needed to go over the
appointment in preterit tenses again as I
order get some was a little slow on
ideas. I also remembering how to
scheduled some conjugate different
time in the future verbs like that.
 that I would make In this photo above, I am working on my first
myself write at. I chapter. I began to feel frusturated about how I
looked over some remembered the preterite tense, so I looked
notes regarding the over my notes from the past.
preterit tense so I
would be able to
write faster.

In this photo, one may see the progress I had

made on Chapter 1; I am about halfway done.
Monday, Today, I worked I found it useful to go to
November 6, 2017 with Spencer Hayes the WACC for my
1:45 PM – 2 PM in the WACC to fix writer’s block needs. I
15 Minutes a gap in my am more confident
writing. We had about my books quality
some surplus time now that I have that
in the end so we transition in place.
edited my book.

In this picture, I am working with Spencer

Hayes to brainstorm on how to transition from
meeting the manager to the actual interview in
my book.
Tuesday, Today, I finished I am excited to have
November 14, my first chapter. I finally finished the first
2017 noticed I was easily chapter. I feel more
4 PM – 7:45 PM distracted in my confident about my
3 Hours and 45 past workspaces, so writing abilities after
minutes I moved to a more this. I also feel happier
secluded area of my having moved to a
house to work; I quieter room of my
worked more house to write. I felt my
efficiently because ending was lacking
of this. I made something as well.
WACC
appointment with
Zarina Frausto -a
past AP Spanish
student- in hopes to
find any little errors
before I send it to This afternoon, I am finishing up the first
my project chapter. I changed up the place that I wrote in
facilitator. and it significantly increased my concentration.
 In the picture above, I am in the home stretch of
finishing my first chapter.
Friday, Today, I worked I felt that my
November 17, with Zarina Frausto appointment with Zarina
2017 in the WACC to went above and beyond
1:45 PM – 2 PM look over and what my goals were. I
15 Minutes adjust the last page felt more confident
of my chapter. She about my plot as a
found some whole after today. I am
mistakes I made also confident that I
when I was making know of more things to
the translation in remember when I write
my head from my next chapter.
English to Spanish.
She also helped me
realize that I
confuse my first
and third person
singular
conjugations of the
preterit tense when
I write. In addition,
we talked over my
ending, and I
decided that it
worked the best in In this picture, I am working with Zarina
comparison to other Frausto to find errors in my the last page of my
options. first chapter.
Sunday, Today, I spent I felt more confident
November 26, some time editing when writing this
2017 my last chapter chapter because I was
4:30 – 8:30 PM before I sent it to writing faster than
4 Hours my project before. The writing
facilitator. I did process was hard for
some research on this chapters because the
Mexican police content went beyond my
officers and looked experiences. I feel that
to see how they the end of my chapter
would compare to ends on short notice.
American officers.
I also had to
research how basic
police stops
occurred because I
have never been In this picture, I am working on my second
pulled over before. chapter. I have found that writing this chapter
I brushed myself up was significantly fast than the last chapter.
 on a few Mexican
traffic laws. I also
looked up what
crossing the US-
Mexico border
entails. After, I
completed my
second chapter of
my book. I made
another WACC In the picture above, I am about three quarters
appointment with done with my second chapter.
Spencer Hayes to
look at how I ended
my second chapter.
I also made a
WACC
appointment with
Zarina Frausto to
help me edit before
I send my second
chapter to my
project facilitator.
Monday, Today, I worked I felt this was very
November 28, with Spencer Hayes helpful as I found I was
2017 in the WACC to see making less mistakes
1:20 PM – 1:35 if there were any than before. I also felt
PM other possible more confidence with
15 Minutes options for an the ending of my story.
ending. I decided to
reword part of my
ending to make it
end faster. We also
worked to lengthen
some of my
sentences.
Above, I am working with Spencer Hayes on
creating a smoother dialogue option for the
second chapter.
Tuesday, Today, I worked I found this to be a great
November 29, with Zarina Frausto use of my time. It was a
2017 in the WACC to real confidence booster
1:20 PM – 1:50 strengthen my to see that my research
PM dialogue in my was similar to Zarina’s
30 Minutes story. I also double life experiences. It was
checked my also nice to find some
research with her areas where I tend to
about crossing the write differently than I
border and dealing intend to.
with the Mexican Within this photograph, one may see I am
police because collaborating with Zarina Frausto to ensure that
those were cultural references, such as crossing the border,
experiences that I are correct.
have never had
before.
Monday, Today, I spent This story felt harder to
December 11, some time editing write because I tried to
2017 chapter 2. Then, I vary up my writing style
12 PM – 5 PM started and finished by adding jumps of time
5 Hours writing chapter 3. I and a letter. I also
spent some time encountered difficulty
researching the creating a happy ending
differences between for this story.
Hispanic weddings
and American
weddings in order
to make sure my
story makes sense.

In the picture above, I am contemplating the

best way to jump from the main character
reading the wedding invitation to the wedding
itself.

In this picture, I am about half way through the

chapter, and I am having trouble connecting to
different times.
Sunday, On this day, I In particular, I found
December 17, completed both chapter 4 interesting to
2017 Chapter 4 and 5. I write because I have
3 PM – 6 PM decided to omit never tapped into the
7 PM – 10 PM chapter 6 from the vocabulary for a specific
6 Hours book because I sport. Through these last
could not find a two chapters of my
good plot for the book, I have found it
chapter and I found easier and easier to
that the formatting write in Spanish. I am
of the dialogue also relieved to have the
would be difficult bulk of the writing
to write and portion completed.
understand from an
outsider’s
viewpoint as there
would be dialogue
In the picture above, I am working on my 5th
with in dialogue. I
and final chapter after having completed the 4th
researched soccer
terms for chapter 4. chapter of my book.
 In the picture above, I am building towards the
climax of the storyline of chapter 5.
Tuesday, January I made an account I was frustrated with the
2, 2018 with creation of the front
10:30 AM – 3 PM createspace.com cover because it kept
4 Hours and 30 and I started putting getting deleted.
Minutes together my book Otherwise, I was
for publication. I surprised at how easy
created the cover of the rest of the process
my book and put was. In the end, I was
each of my chapters relieved to have the
into the template process done.
that the website
provided. I called
my project
facilitator through
skype to meet with
her one last time
before I published
my book. We In the picture above, I am typing out the ISBN
discussed my book into my copyright page in my book. The ISBN
and what I needed is the assigned number in my book that details
to fix. Then I information such as the page count, binding and
walked her through trim format, the book addition, and the
the publication published.
process to get her
final thoughts.
After the call, I
finished editing my
book based on her
notes and I
completed the
publication process.

In the picture above, I have just completed

typing out the ISBN. I found it annoying that
the ISBN 13 and 10 were on different spots
between the book and create space.
In the picture above, I am meeting my project
facilitator – Leonor – through Skype. At this
moment, I am catching he up on where I am in
the publication process.

In this picture, there is a close up up of my

meeting with my project facilitator.