Category: English 8
Rhetoric & Comp / English 8 – Monday, April 23rd
Indie read and lab day. Be ready for Tuesday!
English 8 – Friday April 20th
Indie read. Lab time for work on multi-genre paper. (Prom mtg.)
FOR YOUR CONFERENCE:
- Fill out the pre-conference sheet.
- Have a mostly “teacher-ready” draft of your MG paper uploaded (name the document “LastnameCONFCOPY”)
- 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)
English 8 – Thursday April 19th
Book talk & Indie read. WRITE CLUB – mark #2 for multi-genre papers. Conference sign-ups & pre-conference sheet handout.
FOR YOUR CONFERENCE:
- Fill out the pre-conference sheet.
- Have a mostly “teacher-ready” draft of your MG paper uploaded (name the document “LastnameCONFCOPY”)
- 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)
English 8 – MG Conference Times
Wednesday, April 25th
- 10:30am – Karinna J.
- 11:06am – Hannah M.
- 11:20am – Bailey T.
- 11:38am – Jordan H.
- 11:52am – Autumn R.
- 12:10pm – Cory D.
- 12:25pm – Zak B.
- 12:42pm – Alex R.
- 12:55pm – Jadon B.
- 2:25pm – Ryan Y.
- 2:40pm – Katie T.
Thursday, April 26th
- 11:38am – Francisco C.
- 12:10pm – Allen D.
- 12:42pm – Katie T.
English 8 – Wednesday, April 18th
Book talk & Indie read. WRITE CLUB postponed until tomorrow. 🙂 Lab time for multi-genre work.
Deadlines:
- Student book talks going on now! (check the date you signed up for)
- Next WRITE CLUB date is Wednesday 4/19 for multi-genre mark #2 – TOMORROW!
IF you are having problems with in-school Dropbox sign in, make sure your paper is in Dropbox where Mrs. C can see, and I’ll print copies for WRITE CLUB.
English 8 – Tuesday, April 17th
Book talk & Indie read. Multi-genre quickwrite: CHOOSE – how-to or original “dictionary” definitions (related to your mg topic). Lab time for multi-genre work.
Deadlines:
- Student book talks going on now! (check the date you signed up for)
- Next WRITE CLUB date is Wednesday 4/18 for multi-genre mark #2 – TOMORROW!
English 8 – Monday, April 16th
Book talk & Indie read. Multi-genre quickwrite: CHOOSE – haiku or recipe (related to your mg topic). Work time (old school – write something).
Deadlines:
- Student book talks going on now! (check the date you signed up for)
- Next WRITE CLUB date is Wednesday 4/18 for multi-genre mark #2
English 8 – Friday, April 13th
Indie read. Multi-genre quickwrite x 2: CHOOSE – bio/character sketch or interview questions (related to your mg topic) & CHOOSE – list or comic (related to your mg topic). Lab time for multi-genre project work.
Deadlines:
- Student book talks going on now! (check the date you signed up for)
- Next WRITE CLUB date is Wednesday 4/18 for multi-genre mark #2
English 8 – Thursday, April 12th
Indie read. Sketch review. Multi-genre quickwrite – CHOOSE: newsletter article or dialogue piece (related to your mg topic). Lab time for multi-genre project work.
Deadlines:
- Student book talks going on now! (check the date you signed up for)
- Next WRITE CLUB date is Wednesday 4/18 for multi-genre mark #2
English 8 – Wednesday, April 11th
Take a quick student paths survey. Indie read. Update due dates for multi-genre project. MG components overview – beyond the research/argument piece (details, examples, & possibilities).
Assignment: Add the “multi-genre sketch” page to your MG notebook – add ideas to it by classtime tomorrow.
Deadlines:
- Student book talks going on now! (check the date you signed up for)
- Next WRITE CLUB date is Wednesday 4/18 for multi-genre mark #2