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 – Monday, March 20th
Book Talk & Indie Read
Quickwrite #22: Interest Inventory Question #3
STUDY: Multi-Genre Project – Research Angles/Direction (proposal, position, evaluation) quick lecture, paper example videos
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