Category: English 9/10
English 9/10 – Tuesday, October 4th
Indie Read
NOTEBOOK: Thoughts on Writing #2 Readings (2 min. for ea. of 3 selections)
WRITE TIME: Work on Writing #2 – Use your notebook thoughts from today to help you decide which topic to pick – CHOICE #1, CHOICE #2, or CHOICE #3
DEADLINE: Writing #2 – Expanding Thinking from All American Boys – we will be working on this IN-CLASS this week – come prepared with thoughts, these excerpts & a charged Chromebook 🙂 due end of day Thursday 10/6 (you can find the assignment under the ENGLISH 9/10 WRITING tab & on GClassroom)
English 9/10 – Monday, October 3rd
Indie Read
STUDY: Reading in preparation for Writing #2 – expanding thinking from All American Boys
- NYT Youth Radio essays “First Experience with Racism”
- The Other Talk by Brendan Kiely – Ch. 3
- “Why Are There Racist People?” by Duncan Tonatiuh
ASSIGNMENT: Writing #2 – Expanding Thinking from All American Boys – we will be working on this IN-CLASS this week – come prepared with thoughts, these excerpts & a charged Chromebook 🙂
English 9/10 – Friday, September 30th
Book Talk & Indie Read w/ clipboard check-in
NOTES: “How to Overcome Our Biases – Walk Boldly Toward Them” – Verna Myers TED Talk
TO-DO: Read something – anything you want 🙂
UPCOMING: Writing next week – inspired by All American Boys.
English 9/10 – Thursday, September 29th
Book Talk & Indie Read
FINISH/READ: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely (with audio) p. 297 – end
Quickwrite #13: “Are You Racist? ‘No’ isn’t a good enough answer” by Marlon James (click link below)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2016/jan/13/marlon-james-are-you-racist-video
TO-DO: Read something. . . . Just. Because.
English 9/10 – Wednesday, September 28th
Book Talk & Indie Read
Quickwrite #12: “Crash Course: Invisible Man” w/ John Green (Notes + Thoughts)
CONTINUE/READ: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely (with audio) p. 285 – 296
English 9/10 – Tuesday, September 27th
Book Talk & Indie Read
Quickwrite #11: Harlem Renaissance & How to Recognize Aaron Douglas’ paintings (video + paintings – what do you notice?)
CONTINUE/READ: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely (with audio) p. 269 – 282
English 9/10 – Monday, September 26th
Book Talk & Indie Read
CONTINUE/READ: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely (with audio) p. 246 – 267
English 9/10 – Friday, September 23rd
BBW Video: Ta-Nehisi Coates on CBS This Morning & Book Talk & Indie Read with check-in
NOTEBOOK UPSIDE-DOWN: Time Audit – a look at how we use our time and what we prioritize (if you missed class, check the GClassroom for a video walk-through)
TO-DO: Read something thought-provoking or rebellious or fabulous!
English 9/10 – Thursday, September 22nd
BBW Video: from Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien (click link below) & Indie Read
https://www.wmtw.com/article/activism-against-school-book-bans/39284302
CONTINUE/READ: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely (with audio) p. 227 – 246
English 9/10 – Wednesday, September 21st
BBW Video: “On the Banning of Looking for Alaska” – John Green & Indie Read
CONTINUE/READ: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely (with audio) p. 202 – 227