Review how to add Reading Check-ins in Padlet.  Indie read – 10 minutes.

Quickwrite #3: “Talking ‘Bout a Revolution” Listen to the song / read lyrics – react in a 3 minute write.

Core read:  “This Far: Notes on Love & Revolution” by Daniel Jose Older from The Fire This Time.  Add to write with an additional 2 minutes of thought.

Preview:  BIG GROUP READ – choices Long Way Down, Solo, The Poet X. Start deciding what you’ll read.  (GSlides on the today’s GClassroom post – check out the links & fill out the request form).

TO DO:  Read at least 15 minutes – EVERY DAY.

PAST DATES:

• Reader/Writer survey was Friday 9/4
• WRITING 1 was due Sunday 9/6

STICK-AROUND:  Dropbox help.  Gotta get this figured out.

TODAY – Complete the survey on GClassroom to check-in today.  Instructor OFFICE HOURS today from 9 – 12 & 12:30 – 2 (Zoom link on GClassroom).  Stop in with questions about the assignment, to get help on platform sign-up/use (Dropbox, Padlet, Flipgrid).

NEW ANNOUCEMENT:  Mrs. C worked this summer on a fundraiser to help provide books by Black authors for students in our Granite City community.  And the books are here!  We have partnered with the GC Library and this month, when you go into the main library (Delmar Ave.) to pick up your library card, while supplies last you can get a FREE book just for you.  It’s for kids ages 4 – 18, so your younger siblings can participate too.  There are a variety of titles to help you gain perspective, see yourself, or just enjoy an awesome book.  Check it out!!

REMINDERS:

• NO CLASS on Monday – take the day for YOU (that’s why the writing is due on Sunday)
• What are you reading?  YOU NEED A BOOK (email Mrs. C to request books for delivery OR find your own read)
• Set-up Dropbox, Flipgrid, Padlet, & apply for a GC library card. (Pick up your real card at the main library and maybe get a FREE book).

DEADLINE:

• Reader/Writer Survey 2020 TODAY!!
• Writing Assignment #1 – window for turn in Friday 9/4 to end of day Sunday 9/7. Follow the directions on the assignment sheet. (You can find the syllabus & welcome letter at the top of this page under the SYLLABI tab).

UPCOMING:

• Next week – independent reading, writing basics, intro to your big group choice reads, & more read-together texts by Black authors.

How to Notebook – some quick notes on what to write in a notebook entry when you are asked to react/respond to something you read, watch, or listen to.

Watch & then create a NOTEBOOK entry in YOUR digital notebook:

• Open Dropbox
• Choose the file view (click all files on the left)
• Select YOUR digital notebook folder & open it
• Click the blue CREATE A FILE button
• ALWAYS choose Word Document
• Write HERE for 3 minutes (use tips from HOW TO NOTEBOOK to guide you
• Use the center of the blue bar (in Word online) to rename your doc QW2 9-2 History Reconsidered
• Choose Save & Return to Dropbox

To start our study of Black writers in America, we are going to start current and work back into the past.  Today, we read the opening chapter of Stamped by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X Kendi.  You can find a pdf of this chapter on the Google classroom post today.  Then create a notebook page (this time on a piece of paper?) to make some notes on what seems important here. Again, use tips from HOW TO NOTEBOOK to guide your thinking/writing.

WRITING ASSINGMENT #1:  WRITING 1

DEADLINES:

• YOU need a book to read by Friday – whatever you want to read
• Writing #1 due in Dropbox (follow the directions on the assignment page) anytime Friday 9/4 until end of day Sunday, 9/6.

REMINDERS:   Post-it in Padlet, Intro video in Flipgrd, and MOST important – DROPBOX – set up and share folders!

IMPORTANT:  Stop in to office hours on Friday (check Classroom for the zoom invite) if you need help with platforms or have questions about the assignment.

Meet via ZOOM.  Digital notebook setup & QW#1:  “so far?”

• Open your DROPBOX (If you haven’t done set-up, now’s the time. Use the directions found on the DROPBOX SET-UP tab above).
• Open your “______’S Digital Notebook” folder and choose CREATE A FILE
• Choose WORD document – it’s the 4th one down (Dropbox will take you to Word Online)
• Type QW#1: So Far? at the top and spend 3 minutes writing about the school year so far.  How was last week?  You can write in general or about this class.  What are you looking forward to? What is frustrating?  How are you feeling?
• Rename the document by clicking the center of the blue bar (above where you are typing – it should say Document)
• Change the name to QW 1 8-31 (the quickwrite # and the date) and then click SAVE AND RETURN TO DROPBOX)
• Done deal.  This is how we will do notebook entries most class days.  Be sure to change document names or we will end up with folders full of documents titled “document” (which is super confusing).

Add two more documents INSIDE your digital notebook folder.

1. What I’m Reading Now – you will be adding whatever you are reading by choice on this page (title the document “What I’m Reading Now” using the same directions as above).
2. To Be Read – you will keep a list of things you might want to read in the future (title this doc “TBR”)

Independent reading focus:  virtual book pass & book trailers.  Add titles to your To Be Read list.  GOAL 1:  Find something to read this week (by Friday)

• Go back to the Google Classroom post and notice the 2 slide shows attached to the post.
• One has book trailers – 20 books with links to their trailers – check them out.
• The other is a virtual book pass – 21 books with a picture of the back/inside jacket to give you a bit about the book.  Check them out too.
• Add any titles that might interest you to your TBR page.

REMINDERS:

• Set-up Dropbox, Flipgrid, Padlet, & apply for a GC library card.
• If you want to borrow books from Mrs. C or the school Media Center, email Mrs. C your requests.

UPCOMING:

• Writing Assignment #1 – details on Wednesday.

We made it through week one! Today we talked about the importance of independent reading and how that will work in class.

Here’s what you should be working on:

✅ Intro Survey (from last week – before we started)

✅ Flipgrid: check out the tutorials & post a Class Introduction video

✅ Padlet: Add a post-it to the Indie-Read Check in (be sure you sign up so your name shows)

✅ Dropbox:  sign up & create & share folders with Mrs. C

✅ Apply for a GC public library card (you’ll find a link on this page)

DEADLINE for these items is end of day Sunday, August 30th (that means by 11:59 pm)

Zoom today at your classtime.  Link in Google Classroom.

• Hour 1 – 9:00am
• Hour 2 – 10:30am
• Hour 3 – 12:30pm

New (set-up) Assignments – Check-out these platforms we’ll be using this semester.  HERE’S HOW:

✅  Flipgrid: Click the Flipgrid link on the website.  Use the join code mceng5 (this will always be the code for your course – write it down somewhere).  Go to the topic “Online Platform Tutorials & Set-Up.” Watch the Flipgrid “How-To” video.

✅  Assignment:  In Flipgrid – go back to topics and Choose “Class Introductions.”  Read the directions and add your response.  If you are confused, rewatch the “How-To” video.

✅  Padlet:  In the Flipgrid “Tutorials” topic, watch the video for “Padlet overview.”  Click the link on this website for Padlet for “Indie Read Check-In MC LIT/ENG 5.”  You’ll need a code to post there.  It is mceng5 (same as the flipgrid join code).  Once you enter the code, click SIGN UP (top right) and choose the G bar to sign in w/ Google (this will connect your email name with your posts).

✅  Assigment: In Padlet – scroll to the right until you find YOU and click the + to add a post-it.  Share one of your favorite books here by typing “FAVE BOOK: and then the title” add the date 8/26.

✅ Dropbox:  In the Flipgrid “Tutorials” topic, watch the video for Dropbox set-up.  It is NOT as detailed as the directions in the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab on this website.  Get a free Dropbox account using your school Google account.

✅  Assignment: In Dropbox – USE the set-up directions (on the website tab) and create & share the folders needed.  For this course, there will be 3 – drafts, submissions, & digital notebook. Follow the directions EXACTLY.

Attempt to finish these items TODAY if possible – However, the DEADLINE for them is end of day Sunday, August 30th (that means by 11:59 pm).  You can email me with questions or problems or ask questions in Friday’s quick zoom/office hours.

Reminders:

• Parent/Grown-Up/Caregiver options zoom meeting this evening at 6:30pm – have them email Mrs. C for the invitation.
• Fill out the interest survey (only if you haven’t yet).
• Explore the website (if you haven’t yet).

YES.  We will meet on Friday.  Hour 1 – 9:00am, Hour 2 – 9:45am, Hour 3 – 10:30am.  Check Classroom for the link.

Welcome!  Most of today’s details were on Google classroom, but start each class day by checking here for what’s up.

Here are your getting started tasks for today:

✅ Check out the syllabus (at the tab above if you didn’t pull it from Google classroom) – see what class will be about

✅ Take the survey from last week’s Classroom post (if you haven’t already)

✅ Explore this website (this will be homebase)

Expect more instructions on getting things going on Wednesday – and probably a real-time video meet via zoom or Google meets.

For a more detailed welcome, check out the letter linked below:

MC English 5 Welcome Letter Zoom Invite