February 21, 2020

English 8 – Friday, February 21st

Indie read. WRITE CLUB – DRAFT #2.

Deadlines:

“teacher-ready” DRAFT#2 with photo in your Draft folder in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 2/24
Next THURSDAY – new BOOK CLUB target & post your 1 comment/1 question on Flipgrid

Upcoming: MLA citation basics – how to research

Reminders:

Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 asap
Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors. See the page tab above for details and due dates!

February 21, 2020

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, February 21st

Read aloud & Indie read. Film Study: Hamlet’s soliloquy 4 x – note film considerations and pick your favorite. Watch: Thug Notes Hamlet.

Deadline: Get your sonnet videos posted today 🙂 (if you haven’t already)

Upcoming: A little Hamlet analyis & introduction to academic research – group paper assignment.

Reminders:

Field Trip forms & $ asap (FT is Tuesday 3/3)
Tweet @ReadWarriors about a book you’ve been reading by 3/6
Memory Book Short #3 Window is now open

February 20, 2020

English 8 – Thursday, February 20th

Indie read. BOOK CLUB THURSDAY! view/make Flipgrid intros, notebook (see bullet points below), discuss, post-it (1 comment 1 question), think about your next target.

Target #1 Notebook Entry:

Pick a quote or passage (from target 1 section) – probably 2 or 3 sentences
copy it in your notebook verbatim (in quotation marks & note the page #)
Why is it significant?
How does it fit it? (Who says it and/or when in the story does it happen? How does it function in the plot or story as a whole?)
Why did you choose it?

Deadlines:

Friday – WRITE CLUB Draft#2 with photo in your Draft folder in Dropbox
Next THURSDAY – new BOOK CLUB target & post your 1 comment/1 question on Flipgrid

Reminders:

Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 asap
Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors. See the page tab above for details and due dates!

February 20, 2020

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, February 20th

Indie read. Quickwrite #21: Long Way Down – Did Hamlet follow “the rules”? Senior sonnet work time – finish up and post to Flipgrid (see Mrs. C if you still need the flipcode). And copy your group sonnet into your individual notebook.

Deadline: Get your sonnet videos posted today or tomorrow 🙂

Reminders:

Field Trip forms & $ asap (FT is Tuesday 3/3)
Tweet @ReadWarriors about a book you’ve been reading by 3/6
Memory Book Short #3 Window is now open

February 19, 2020

English 8 – Wednesday, February 19th

Indie read. Lab/Reading time: work on DRAFT #2 or read for BOOK CLUB or write your notebook entry or do your Flipgrid intro.

Deadlines:

Thursday – BOOK CLUB Target #1 (& your Flipgrid intro.)
Friday – WRITE CLUB Draft#2 with photo in your Draft folder in Dropbox

Reminders:

Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 asap
Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors. See the page tab above for details and due dates!

February 19, 2020

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, February 19th

RIP Hamlet. Read/Watch: Hamlet ACT V w/ plot point notes.

Deadlines:

Senior Year Sonnets will be shared in class TOMORROW! (and you’ll copy it into your notebook)

Reminders:

Field Trip forms & $ asap (FT is Tuesday 3/3)
Tweet @ReadWarriors about a book you’ve been reading by 3/6
Memory Book Short #3 Window is now open

February 18, 2020

English 8 – Tuesday, February 18th

Indie read. Review: Leads – think about yours for DRAFT#2. How-to: add your photo to your paper. Lab/Reading time.

Deadlines:

Thursday – BOOK CLUB Target #1 (& your Flipgrid intro.)
Friday – WRITE CLUB Draft#2 with photo in your Draft folder in Dropbox

Reminders:

Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 asap
Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors. See the page tab above for details and due dates!