Category: English 8

English 8 – Friday, May 4th

Book talk x 2 & Indie read.  Multi-genre Presentations! Quickwrite #20:  multi-genre experience reflection

Deadlines:

  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • Memory Books due Monday 5/21 OR Dear Martin Chapters 1 -14 by 5/9

 

English 8 – Thursday, May 3rd

Book talk x 2 & Indie read.  Multi-genre Presentations!

Deadlines:

  • If you didn’t turn in completed final rubrics & mg notebooks + sources, you need to.
  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • Memory Books due Monday 5/21 OR Dear Martin Chapters 1 -14 by 5/9

Start thinking about the next work – either the scrapbook project – OR – Dear Martin book club study.

English 8 – Wednesday, May 2nd

Book talk x 2 & Indie read.  Multi-genre Presentations!

Deadlines:

  • If you didn’t turn in completed final rubrics & mg notebooks + sources, you need to.
  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • More presentations tomorrow – this means blogposts should be up

Start thinking about the next work – either the scrapbook project – OR – Dear Martin book club study.

English 8 – Tuesday, May 1st

Book talk & Indie read.  Multi-genre Presentations!

Deadlines:

  • If you didn’t turn in completed final rubrics & mg notebooks + sources, you need to.
  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • More presentations 5/1 & 5/2 – this means blogposts should be up

English 8 – Monday, April 30th

Book talk x 2 & Indie read. Collected completed final rubrics & mg notebooks + sources.  Multi-genre Presentations!

Deadlines:

  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • More presentations 5/1 & 5/2 – this means blogposts should be up

English 8 – Friday, April 27th

Indie read. Lab time.  (Turn in add a song).

Check the separate post for a preview of what comes next!

Deadlines:

  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • Final MG due MONDAY by classtime (presentation-ready). Notebooks & sources due Monday 4/30.
  • Presentations begin Monday 4/30 – this means blogposts should be up

English 8 – Thursday, April 26th

Indie read. Multi-genre tips:  page #s, pdfs, & text boxes.  MG project revision & finalization: next steps & rubric instructions.

Check the separate post for a preview of what comes next!

Deadlines:

  • MG – Add a song due 4/27 TOMORROW
  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • Final MG due Monday by classtime (presentation-ready). Notebooks & sources due Monday 4/30.
  • Presentations begin Monday 4/30

English 8 – Wednesday, April 25th

Indie read.  Lab time for work on multi-genre paper.  Conferring w/ students about MG by appt. time. Multi-genre project:  Add a Song assignment.

FOR YOUR CONFERENCE:

  1. Fill out the pre-conference sheet.
  2. Have a mostly “teacher-ready” draft of your MG paper uploaded (name the document “LastnameCONFCOPY”)
  3. Remember to show up!  (See the post with conference times if needed).

Deadlines:

  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • MG – Add a Song due Friday 4/27
  • Final version of your MG paper due By classtime Mon. 4/30
  • Presentations begin Monday 4/30

English 8 – Tuesday, April 24th

Indie read.  Lab time for work on multi-genre paper.  Conferring w/ students about MG by appt. time.

FOR YOUR CONFERENCE:

  1. Fill out the pre-conference sheet.
  2. Have a mostly “teacher-ready” draft of your MG paper uploaded (name the document “LastnameCONFCOPY”)
  3. Remember to show up!  (See the post with conference times if needed).

Deadlines:

  • Student book talks going on now!  (check the date you signed up for)
  • Final version of your MG paper due By classtime Mon. 4/30
  • Presentations begin Monday 4/30