Book talk & Indie read. Steal Like an Artist – Austin Kleon:  read & write down points 4) “Use your hands” and 5) “Side projects and hobbies are important”  Quickwrite #14:  Choose “Time of Our Lives” by Pitbull & Ne-Yo – OR – “Eastside” by Halsey, Khalid & Benny Blanco.

 

IMPORTANT!  – If you have NOT finished your paper related to Long Way Down (imitate & expand), do so ASAP (by the end of the week)!!

Indie read.  Watch video:  Austin Kleon at Bond 2018.

IMPORTANT!  – If you have NOT finished your paper related to Long Way Down (imitate & expand), do so ASAP (by the end of the week)!!

Book talk & Indie read. Steal Like an Artist – Austin Kleon:  read & write down points 2) “Don’t wait to find out who you are to get started” and 3) “Write the book you want to read”  Quickwrite #13:  “What It’s Like” by Everlast.

 

IMPORTANT!  – If you have NOT finished your paper related to Long Way Down (imitate & expand), do so ASAP (by the end of the week)!!

Read aloud & Indie read.  Steal Like an Artist – Austin Kleon:  read & write down point 1) “Steal Like an Artist”  Quickwrite #12:  “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant.

 

IMPORTANT!  – If you have NOT finished your paper related to Long Way Down (imitate & expand), do so ASAP (by the end of the week)!!

Book talk & Indie read.  “Lab” time:  last in-class day for work on paper 1 – Long Way Down imitate & extend.  See Monday 9/30 for assignment directions.

If you need more time, get a pass for the media center or complete on your own (you just need internet to use MSWord through Dropbox).  To submit, just be sure the paper is in your Drafts folder in Dropbox – Mrs. C can see it there.

Deadline:  Long Way Down imitate & extend HAS to be in this week!

Book talk.  Collected notebooks! Work on papers associated with Long Way Down (instructions on the post for Mon. 9/30).

We won’t have class time for this next week.  If you need a media center pass or to come in and use Chromebooks with Mrs. C, see me Monday morning.  You can also finish from home – anywhere you have internet and can access Dropbox.  Just log in to your account and use MSWord by accessing your existing document in your drafts folder.

To Do:

• FINISH your writing assignment!  (It should have a poem & a paper)
• Read something awesome!

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #11:  Random picture.   Writing/work time for Dropbox set-up and work on writing assign #1.  (Details of assignment on Monday’s post).

To Do/Deadline:  Make sure your notebook is complete for TOMORROW!

 

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #10: Rethink Homelessness. Writing/work time for Dropbox set-up and work on writing assign #1.  (Details of assignment on Monday’s post).

To Do/Deadline:  Make sure your notebook is complete for Friday!

Upcoming:  more work on writing connected to (and patterned after) Long Way Down – THIS will be complete by end of week!

Read Aloud What Do You Do with an Idea?  & Indie read.  Notebook checklist.  Writing/work time for Dropbox set-up and work on writing assign #1.  (Details of assignment on yesterday’s post).

To Do:  Make sure your notebook is complete for Friday!

Upcoming:  more work on writing connected to (and patterned after) Long Way Down – THIS will be complete by end of week!

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #8:  “Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?” by Prince EA.  Intro to writing for Long Way Down with 4 options.

See handouts for poetry from Long Way Down. 

Options:

1. My Name Is:
   1. Step 1 – mirror the poem – make it about YOU
   2. Step 2 – in a loose “essay” tell the reader who you are
2. The Rules:
   1. Step 1 – mirror poems w/ your own rules for ________
   2. Step 2 – follow w/ either an “essay” that expands on these – OR – a story that incorporates your rules
3. Things That Happen: 1. Screaming 2. Sirens 3. Questions
   1. Step 1 – adapt/mirror poems
   2. Step 2 – story that incorporates it (CAN be fictional)
4. People:  Who would be on your elevator?  (alive or dead) Who, from your life, would show up?  CHOOSE 1 of 2 pages
   1. Step 1 – mirror the poems w/ YOUR 3 people
   2. Step 2 – follow with “essay” or story

To Do:

• CHOOSE an option for your writing
• Read something!
• Finish setting up Dropbox and sharing folders