Category: English 8

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 🙂

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

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

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

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

English 8 – Wednesday, March 22nd

Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY: Source Search for research project ⏰

DEADLINES:

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

English 8 – Tuesday, March 21st

Book Talk & Indie Read

TO-DO: Topic Proposal for your Research Argument (& Multi-Genre Project) – fill out the GForm (find it on GClassroom today)

STUDY: Source Search for research topic – you’ll send 2 to 3 quality, usable sources to Ms. Walke

DEADLINES:

  • Topic Proposal – GForm due TODAY 3/21
  • Sources emailed to Ms. Walke no later than end of day Wednesday 3/22
  • 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

English 8 – Friday, March 17th

Indie Read

Quickwrite #20: Interest Inventory Questions #1 (tape in & answer)

STUDY: Research Thoughts – What does it mean to research? Why does it matter? Thoughts from Hank & John Green (from their podcast), Bruce Ballenger (about research papers find this piece as a pdf on GClassroom as material), & Tom Romano (about the kind of project we will be doing)

Click the link to listen ▶️ https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dear-hank-john/episodes/haunted-christmas-trees (07:23 – 11:35)

Quickwrite #21: Interest Inventory Questions #2 (tape in & answer)

English 8 – Thursday, March 16th

Indie Read

STUDY: Research as a Conversation – thinking about research as informed inquiry that lends both logos & ethos to your writing

Click the link to watch ▶️ https://www.library.unlv.edu/node/233

PRACTICE/TO-DO: Check the assignment in GClassroom and complete a short draft (use Gdocs this time) where you join the conversation related to the pieces we read on Monday & Tuesday. Attempt to cite sources in-text with parenthetical documentation. Be sure this is complete by end of day (11:59pm).

PAST DUE: One page ad analysis – Draft#4 was due 3/10