Indie Read

Notebook: Hero’s Journey Map (add the next two points Miles Morales’ story notes so far)

CONTINUE: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

TO DO: Catch up on any writing assignments or notebook entries you haven’t completed (notebook tours next week)

Indie Read

Notebook: Hero’s Journey Map (add Miles Morales’ story notes so far)

CONTINUE: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

TO DO: Catch up on any writing assignments or notebook entries you haven’t completed (notebook tours next week)

Indie Read

Notebook: Hero’s Journey Map (we’ll revisit it at the end of the week to see how Miles Morales’ story matches up)

START: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

TO DO: Catch up on any writing assignments or notebook entries you haven’t completed

Indie Read.

Quickwrite #30: What makes a superhero? (your thoughts)

STUDY: Matthew Winkler’s “What Makes a Hero?” TED Talk

Stan Lee’s “What Makes a Superhero?” TED Talk (click link)

Read “Into the Spiderverse & the Importance of a Biracial Spider-Man” – Hollywood Reporter (click link to read)

UPCOMING: Watching Into the Spiderverse and talking hero’s journey

PAST DUE: Writing #4 – another quickwrite expanded due no later than 12/3 (that was last week!!)

Book Trailers & Indie Read with Padlet update/check-in.

Last day for writing time for work on writing #4. TRY THIS: If you’ve finished the draft, work to improve at least 3 words (consider your word choice) and add one/another craft “move” like adding some figurative language or a purposeful fragment or a meaningful repetition or a power series of three… also make sure you double-space the paper and change paragraphs where ideas shift (indent using the tab key).

DEADLINE: Writing #4 – another quickwrite expanded due no later than end of day Friday 12/3 (that’s TODAY!!)

Read Aloud – Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld

Indie Read.

Writing time for work on writing #4. TRY THIS: If you’ve finished the draft, check for Mrs. C’s “5 words to replace” & make positive changes. Then, see where your paper might need more detail (where will readers want to know more?) and add it.

DEADLINE: Writing #4 – another quickwrite expanded due no later than end of day Friday 12/3 (we will have in-class time for finishing up tomorrow)

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Writing time for work on writing #4.

DEADLINE: Writing #4 – another quickwrite expanded due no later than end of day Friday 12/3 (we will have in-class time for drafting again tomorrow)

Read Aloud – Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena & Christian Robinson

Indie Read.

Quickwrite #29: Choose a “Character”

Read Like a Writer: Using the read like a writer sheet (inside your notebook cover) and highlighters or pens or pencil, look for the writer’s “moves” in Last Stop on Market Street. What do you “like?” What does the writer do to make it “good”?

DEADLINE: Writing #4 – another quickwrite expanded due no later than end of day Friday 12/3 (we will have in-class time for drafting this week starting tomorrow)

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #28: “Poem for an Inked Daughter” by Jean Wyrick (click to open link)

Read Like a Writer: A look at the writer’s moves in the poem above.

NEW ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #4 – another quickwrite expanded due no later than end of day Friday 12/3 (we will have in-class time for drafting this week)

Sign-It Board: Add your name based on how many books you’ve read.

Indie Read.

Quickwrite #26: Bad Girls with Perfect Faces (Table Topics ?s)

Quickwrite #27: After. . .

TO DO: Make sure your notebook is up to date. Use the ENGLISH 9/10 NOTEBOOK CHECKLIST tab at the top to see what you might be missing (and how to fix that).