Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, March 29th

Student Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrites #34 & #35: Genre Experiment (2 of 3) – comic/storyboard – OR – haikus – OR – how-to instructions

WRITE CLUB – Share your Research Design / Talk about topics & ideas

ASSIGNMENT: Formalize your annotated bib into a typed version with a real works cited entry and an annotation (specific instructions on slides posted in GClassroom)

DEADLINES:

  • Annotated Bibliography (formal-ish) due in Dropbox by end of day 3/30
  • Memory Book Short (4th/final) due anytime between 3/19 & 4/1
  • Spring Book Talk – 3/28 – 5/11 (sign up in room 251)

PAST DUE:

  • Research Design due as notebook pages in class Wednesday 3/29
  • Idea Exploration due in Dropbox & Flipgrid was due Sunday 3/26

English 8 – Wednesday, March 29th

Quickwrite #25: Writer Bio (your own) – a quick paragraph about yourself as a person and a writer

WRITE CLUB – DRAFT #5 – read aloud and give feedback (strengths & areas for improvement) for each writer in your group

PAST DUE:

  • Draft #5 – Research Argument due in Dropbox was due YESTERDAY!
  • Organizational Plan (your research design) was due 3/26

UPCOMING: Thinking about narrative and getting started on your Multi-genre Project 🙂

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, March 28th

Student Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrites #32 & #33: Genre Experiment (2 of 3) – bio/character sketch – OR – interview questions – OR – sales advertisement

RESEARCH DESIGN & SOURCE SEARCH TIME ⌚

DEADLINES:

  • Research Design due as notebook pages in class Wednesday 3/29
  • Annotated Bibliography (formal-ish) due in Dropbox by end of day 3/30
  • Memory Book Short (4th/final) due anytime between 3/19 & 4/1
  • Spring Book Talk – 3/28 – 5/11 (sign up in room 251)

PAST DUE:

  • Idea Exploration due in Dropbox & Flipgrid was due Sunday 3/26
  • Hamlet Group Work Survey in GClassroom – was due Friday 3/24

P.S. If you submitted a topic video, Mrs. C sent you comments on that video via email. Check them out. If you don’t have a viable topic yet, YOU NEED ONE.

English 8 – Tuesday, March 28th

Indie Read

QUICK REVIEW: MLA in-text citations are needed in your paper anytime you paraphrase or quote a source (which you should be doing at least a few times) – Use the parenthetical technique we learned in class including the author/article title & page #)

WRITE TIME ⏱️

DEADLINES:

  • Draft #5 – Research Argument due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 3/28 TODAY!
  • Additional Sources – If you need a couple more printed, email them!

PAST DUE:

  • Organizational Plan (your research design) due as a pic in GClassroom no later than end of day Sunday 3/26
  • Annotate/Highlight/Notepages for your sources yesterday 3/23

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, March 27th

Read Aloud What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada & Mae Besom

Indie Read

Quickwrites #30 & #31: Genre Experiment (2 of 3) – to-do/item list – OR – dialogue (real or imagined) – OR – dictionary-style definitions (your own)

STUDY: MG Research Design – Set-Up Notebook 2-page spread to guide your project & start searching for sources

DEADLINES:

  • Research Design due as notebook pages in class Wednesday 3/29
  • Annotated Bibliography (formal-ish) due in Dropbox by end of day 3/30
  • Memory Book Short (4th/final) due anytime between 3/19 & 4/1
  • Spring Book Talk – 3/28 – 5/11 (sign up in room 251)

PAST DUE:

  • Idea Exploration due in Dropbox & Flipgrid was due Sunday 3/26
  • Hamlet Group Work Survey in GClassroom – was due Friday 3/24

English 8 – Monday, March 27th

Read Aloud What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada & Mae Besom

Indie Read

Quickwrite #24: Counterpoint – consider the other side of whatever you are “arguing” in your research piece

WRITE TIME ⏱️

DEADLINES:

  • Draft #5 – Research Argument due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 3/28
  • Additional Sources – If you need a couple more printed, email them!

PAST DUE:

  • Organizational Plan (your research design) due as a pic in GClassroom no later than end of day Sunday 3/26
  • Annotate/Highlight/Notepages for your sources yesterday 3/23

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, March 24th

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #29: Reading Reset? (Write about your current independent reading? How’s it going? Do you need a reset?)

STUDY: Tips for Terrific Topics 🙂 TIP #1 – DON’T recycle an old topic!! (see slide in GClassroom material)

ASSIGN: MG Idea Exploration – Spin 3 ideas for your project. Write them up with a little explanation as to why you are interested or what you might do. Make this a Word doc and leave it in your Dropbox Drafts folder. THEN make Mrs. C a quick Flip video explaining them (code for Flip was given in class). DO both of these items no later than end of day Sunday 3/26.

DEADLINES:

  • Hamlet Group Work Survey in GClassroom – complete by Friday 3/24 TODAY!!
  • Idea Exploration due in Dropbox & Flipgrid no later than end of day Sunday 3/26
  • Memory Book Short (4th/final) due anytime between 3/19 & 4/1
  • Spring Book Talk – 3/28 – 5/11 (sign up in room 251)

English 8 – Friday, March 24th

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #23: Reading Reset ? (Write about your current independent reading? How’s it going? Do you need a reset?)

STUDY/CREATE: Research Organization Page – in-class walk-through & demo – find details on the actual assignment on GClassroom

DEADLINES:

  • Organizational Plan (your research design) due as a pic in GClassroom no later than end of day Sunday 3/26
  • Additional Sources – If you need a couple more printed, email them!
  • Draft #5 – Research Argument due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 3/28

PAST DUE:

  • Annotate/Highlight/Notepages for your sources yesterday 3/23
  • Sources emailed to Ms. Walke were due 3/22
  • Topic Proposal – GForm due Tuesday 3/21

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, March 23rd

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #28: Interest Inventory Questions #3

OVERVIEW: Multi-Genre Research Project/Paper Overview – Contracts A & B options + physical examples

DEADLINES:

  • Hamlet Group Work Survey in GClassroom – complete by Friday 3/24 TOMORROW!!!
  • Idea Exploration (more on this on Friday 3/24) due in Dropbox & Flipgrid no later than end of day Sunday 3/26
  • Memory Book Short (4th/final) due anytime between 3/19 & 4/1
  • Spring Book Talk – 3/28 – 5/11 (sign up in room 251)

English 8 – Thursday, March 23rd

Book Talk & Indie Read

⏱️TIME FOR WORKING WITH SOURCES – read them more deeply, highlight & annotate as needed, make a 4-part note page in your writer’s notebook for each one.

DEADLINES:

  • Annotate/Highlight/Notepages for your sources – in class today 3/23
  • Organizational Plan (your research design) due no later than end of day Sunday 3/26
  • Draft #5 – Research Argument due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 3/28

PAST DUE:

  • Sources emailed to Ms. Walke no later than end of day yesterday!
  • Topic Proposal – GForm due Tuesday 3/21