📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #25: Spoken-Word Poems “Hair” & “Afro-Latina” by Elizabeth Acevedo

STUDY/READ: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo p. 142 – 178 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)

PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5 (last Sunday)

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #24: Thoughts so far? The Poet X Part I – your impressions

STUDY/READ: New novel – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo p. 95 – 141 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)

PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5 (three days ago)

Read Aloud – The Roots of Rap by Carole Boston Weatherford & Frank Morrison – & Indie Read

STUDY/READ: New novel – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo p. 45 – 92 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)

PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5 (two days ago)

📖 Indie Read

STUDY/READ: New novel – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo to p. 45 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)

🖋️ Quickwrite #23: 3 Questions / 3 Predictions

PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5 (YESTERDAY)

🎬 Book Trailers & Indie Read

WRITE TIME ⏰

DEADLINE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) & time to select a track and get started with research and/or writing. Due no later than end of day Sunday 11/5

UPCOMING: New book next week – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #22: Body Parts (choose one & expand)

ASSIGNMENT: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) & time to select a track and get started with research and/or writing. Due no later than end of day Sunday 11/5.

🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃

Read Aloud & Indie Read

WATCH: “Why Is Being Scared So Fun?” TED video by Margee Kerr & Michael Jackson’s Thriller

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oetVvR5RQUs%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

🖋️ Quickwrite #21: What does MJ’s Thriller say about the thriller? (lyrics tape-in)

NOTEBOOK: Add on to Soundtrack Page for Solo by Kwame Alexander – add Tracks #13 & 14 thoughts (3 words, reminds me of, connect to novel)

STUDY/READ: Finish Solo by Kwame Alexander w/ Mary Rand-Hess p. 390 to end (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

NOTEBOOK: Add on to Soundtrack Page for Solo by Kwame Alexander – add Tracks #11 & 12 thoughts (3 words, reminds me of, connect to novel)

STUDY/READ: Solo by Kwame Alexander w/ Mary Rand-Hess p. 350 to 390 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

NOTEBOOK: Add on to Soundtrack Page for Solo by Kwame Alexander – add Tracks #9 & 10 thoughts (3 words, reminds me of, connect to novel)

STUDY/READ: Solo by Kwame Alexander w/ Mary Rand-Hess p. 310 to 350 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)