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Quickwrites #16, #17, #18: ethos, logos, pathos examine them in video advertisements and write down what you notice

STUDY: Rhetorical Appeals – notes & practice

Indie Read

STUDY: MLA Basics – How, What, and Why We Cite

CREATE: Build the Works Cited page for your review (if it needs one)

PAST DUE: DRAFT#3 – A Critical Review due in Dropbox Drafts as an MSWord doc was due Wednesday

Voter Registration

WRITE CLUB! Read through and give feedback on Draft #3 to group members.

PAST DUE: DRAFT#3 – A Critical Review due in Dropbox Drafts as an MSWord doc was due YESTERDAY!

Indie Read

WRITE TIME ⏳ for work on Draft #3 – the review

DEADLINE: DRAFT#3 – A Critical Review due in Dropbox Drafts as an MSWord doc no later than end of day TODAY!

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #15: Conspiracy Theories – any you believe? what do you think of them? whatever . . .

STUDY: MLA Citation Basics – a quick example of in-text citations & works cited entries

DEADLINE: DRAFT#3 – A Critical Review due in Dropbox Drafts as an MSWord doc no later than end of day Wednesday 3/1

TOMORROW: Write Time ⏰ for work on DRAFT #3

Indie Read

STUDY: What makes a review? Features + watching a short film (Tunnel) and practicing review-writing skills with WRITE CLUB group.

DEADLINE: DRAFT#3 – A Critical Review due in Dropbox Drafts as an MSWord doc no later than end of day Wednesday 3/1

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Quickwrite #14: Movie Review – pick your fave, or one you hate, or one that you’ve overwatched, or have seen most recently . . . and review it

STUDY: Movie Review “Donna Tartt’s art-theft epic has its wings clipped” by Peter Bradshaw – read it, analyze it, notice what’s going on in this movie review [link below]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/26/the-goldfinch-review

DEADLINE: DRAFT#3 – A Critical Review due in Dropbox Drafts as an MSWord doc no later than end of day Wednesday 3/1

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Quickwrite #13: YOUR Favorite Restaurant – Review It!

STUDY: Review “As Not Seen on TV” by Pete Wells (review of Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar) – read it, analyze it, notice what’s going on in this restaurant review [link below]

NEW ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: DRAFT#3 – A Critical Review due in Dropbox Drafts as an MSWord doc no later than end of day Wednesday 3/1

PAST DUE: Teacher-Ready Submission WAS due as MSWord doc in Dropbox submissions folder Monday 2/20 (find the assignment sheet on the English 8 Writing Assignment tab above)

Indie Read

Quickwrite #13:

STUDY: Review as a genre – a look at Rihanna’s Super Bowl half-time show (click the watch on YouTube link) & Entertainment Weekly’s review of that show (link below)

https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/rihanna-super-bowl-2023-halftime-show-review/#:~:text=low%2Dstakes%20return-,Super%20Bowl%202023%20halftime%20show%20review%3A%20Rihanna%20makes%20a%20slick,has%20earned%20a%20victory%20lap

PAST DUE: Teacher-Ready Submission WAS due as MSWord doc in Dropbox submissions folder Monday 2/20 (find the assignment sheet on the English 8 Writing Assignment tab above)

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Quickwrite #12: 5 Stars – write a review for something you would give ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

STUDY: Intro to review as a genre – why do we review? what are they good for? etc.

PAST DUE: Teacher-Ready Submission WAS due as MSWord doc in Dropbox submissions folder no later than end of day YESTERDAY (find the assignment sheet on the English 8 Writing Assignment tab above)