Read Aloud – The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad (with S.K. Ali & Hatem Aly)

Indie Read.

Quickwrite #27: “Muslims Read Hate Comments”

READ: “The One Who Defines Me” by Aisha Saeed (find this on today’s GClassroom)

PAST DUE: Writing #4 – Review – WAS due in GClassroom no later than end of day Sunday 11/7.

Read Aloud – A Different Pond by Bao Phi & Thi Bui.

Indie Read.

Quickwrite #26: New York Times Op-Ed video “Conversations with Asian-Americans on Race”

READ: “What Did My Mother the Chemist See in Betty Crocker?” by Celeste Ng (find this on today’s GClassroom)

PAST DUE: Writing #4 – review – due in GClassroom no later than end of day Sunday 11/7 (YESTERDAY).

Read Aloud The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander & Kadir Nelson

Indie Read w/ padlet reading progress update.

Writing Day for Writing #4: Use this time to reread the assignment, check out the sample reviews, look at yesterday’s posts about directors & musicians, search around to find a focus, research background information, and/or start writing.

DEADLINES: Writing #4 – review – due in GClassroom no later than end of day Sunday 11/7.

Indie Read w/ reading rate calculation & “other” goal setting (not quantity).

Research & Writing Day for Writing #4: Use this time to reread the assignment, check out the sample reviews, look at yesterday’s posts about directors & musicians, search around to find a focus, research background information, and/or start writing.

Tomorrow: Be ready to use class time to write!!

DEADLINES: Writing #4 – review – due in GClassroom no later than end of day Sunday 11/7.

Indie Read.

Research Day for Writing #4: Use this time to reread the assignment, check out the sample reviews, look at yesterday’s posts about directors & musicians, search around to find a focus, and research background information.

Tomorrow: Be ready to tell Mrs. C what you are reviewing.

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Finish: Anatomy of a Review Get Out (see yesterday’s post for a link to the article & the new GClassroom assignment to see pics of the notes we did on the board).

NEW ASSIGNMENT: Writing #4 – Review: music or film by influential black artists/musicians

Watch videos (to generate ideas for this paper):

12 Most Influential Black Musicians of All Time

Book Trailers & Indie Read.

Anatomy of a Review: Variety.com “Review: Get Out”https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/get-out-review-jordan-peele-1201968635/ Read & dissect as a class (we’ll finish this on Tuesday) in preparation for the reviews you’ll be writing later this week of either song/album or film created by black artists/directors.

Book Talk

Jordan Peele’s Get Out & review @ rogerebert.com https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/get-out-2017

REMINDER: Catch up on anything missing in your writer’s notebook or overdue on GClassroom.

Read something awesome!

Jordan Peele’s Get Out.

REMINDER: Catch up on anything missing in your writer’s notebook or overdue on GClassroom.

Read something awesome!

Indie Read.

READ: Washington Post review “Jordan Peele Made a Woke Horror Film” by Bethonie Butler

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jordan-peele-made-a-woke-horror-film/2017/02/22/5162f21e-f549-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html

BEGIN VIEWING: Get Out written & directed by Jordan Peele