Book Talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #15: “White Boy Privilege” by Royce Mann

More reading time. Target for finishing Novel #1 is tomorrow!

DEADLINES:

• Read to end of novel Poet X or Solo for tomorrow
• Writing #3 – Identity Poem & Reflection (you can find this on GClassroom or at the MC Lit Writing Assignment tab above)

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #14: “Dear Uncle Sam” by Josh Abar

DEADLINE: End of novel #1 by Thursday. KEEP READING. See if you can hit that target!

Indie Read.

Listened to audio read-aloud of sections from each book: The Poet X and Solo.

Continued reading time and reminders from anyone who still needs to turn in Writing#1 or #2.

DEADLINE: End of novel #1 by Thursday. See if you can hit that target!

Book Trailers & Indie Read w/ padlet check-in.

Quickwrite #13: video/poems for Novel #1 – watch videos for your read and then write your reactions/thoughts

The Poet X

Solo

TO DO: Keep reading. Set a target to be at page 322 in Solo or page 221 in The Poet X.

Quickwrite #12 – using Tabletopics cards do some thinking about your Novel #1 (Poet X or Solo) – If you missed class, write about the book. What’s going on? What has surprised you? What are you thinking? Etc.

Talking with others reading your book, review some of the questions you answered for QW#12 and for yesterday’s QW#11 (which poem you chose and why). Discuss your reading of the book, it’s topics, and see where it takes you. (No spoilers beyond the target).

TO DO: Keep reading! Next target is to finish by next Thursday 9/23.

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #11 – “picked poem” – you chose a poem from your novel, The Poet X or Solo, write the name and page # of that poem at the top of your page, and then write about WHY you picked it and WHAT’S going on there… just keep writing (4 minutes)

More reading time: target tomorrow. Solo p. 207 & The Poet X p. 183.

Book talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #10 – 1st Impressions – what do you think so far of The Poet X or Solo?

Reading time. Note the target for Thursday: Solo p. 207 or The Poet X p. 183. Do your best to hit them.

Mark a couple of individual poems you particularly like in what you read for tomorrow.

REMINDER: It’s NOT too late to complete the last writing assignment. If you didn’t write the commentary and response one-page paper, check it out on GClassroom and submit it soon.

Book Talk & Indie Read.

It’s Book Choice day for Novel #1 – choose The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo or Solo by Kwame Alexander. If you need help choosing see the slides posted last week on GClassroom.

Set a schedule with an end date of Thursday 9/23 (that’s when you should be finished with the book), and a just prior to half-way target for this Thursday 9/16.

Time to get started!!

PAST DUE:

WRITING #2 – one-page commentary & response was due Sunday 9/12 (Be sure to add your thoughts, not just summary). Complete it if you haven’t yet. ALL LATE WORK IS FULLY ACCEPTED.

Book Talk & Indie Read – w/ a padlet board check-in (see GClassroom if you need more detailed instructions).

Review of Writing #2 assignment & time to get started, ask quesitons, etc.

Assignments & Deadlines:

WRITING #2 – one-page commentary & response due no later than end of day Sunday 9/12 (Be sure to add your thoughts, not just summary).

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #9: “Colorblind” by Joseph Capehart – watch and then respond in your notebook – whatever you need to say. . .

Read: W.E.B. DuBois’ opening to The Souls of Black Folk (you can find a pdf on the GClassroom) – pay attention to terms “the Veil” and “double-consciousness” as these are foundational ideas of DuBois

Assignments & Deadlines: WRITING #2 – one-page commentary & response due no later than end of day Sunday 9/12