Student book talk & Indie read.  Post-it Board activity.

More work on Paper #3: Expand any quickwrite or notebook writing into a larger piece of writing.  (At least a page and a half, typed, double-spaced, MLA style*).  Lab time.

Deadlines:

• Upload Paper#3 into our shared Dropbox folder by classtime Thursday.  Use Paper#3 in the saved document title. (Yes, there are points for having a draft on 11/9).
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9 (that’s this week!)
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30

*You can find a Word document with MLA formatting already in place in our shared Dropbox folder.  Open it and adapt as needed to type your paper.  When you re-save, change the document name to reflect your name and the assignment.

Student book talk & Indie read. Info on Paper #3: Expand any quickwrite or notebook writing into a larger piece of writing.  (At least a page and a half, typed, double-spaced, MLA style*).  Lab time for getting started.

Upcoming:  More work time tomorrow.  Arrive to class with a topic in mind, ready to write.

Deadline: Upload Paper#3 into our shared Dropbox folder by classtime Thursday.  Use Paper#3 in the saved document title.

*You can find a Word document with MLA formatting already in place in our shared Dropbox folder.  Open it and adapt as needed to type your paper.  When you re-save, change the document name to reflect your name and the assignment.

Student book talk & Indie read.  Notebook Write:  1:2:3 question work with others in your lit. circle.

Assignment:  Finish your book this week!

Deadlines:

• Revisions (optional) on Paper #1 by end of TODAY (add Revised to the document title in Dropbox & turn back in the version with Mrs. C’s handwritten comments).
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9 (that’s this week!)
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30th

Student booktalk & indie read.  Notebook write:  Choose a line/sentence/passage from your lit. circle book CHOOSE A LINE – CONTEXT

Deadlines:

• Revisions (optional) on Paper #1 by end of Mon. 11/6 (add Revised to the document title in Dropbox & turn back in the version with Mrs. C’s handwritten comments).
• Lit. Circle #2 – You should be finished by halfway through next week!
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30th

Student book talk & Indie read.  Revision examples with student papers.  Reminder revisions for paper one are due Monday.

Deadlines:

• Lit. Circle #2 – You should be about halfway!
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30
• Revisions (optional) on Paper #1 by end of Mon. 11/6 (add Revised to the document title in Dropbox & turn back in the version with Mrs. C’s handwritten comments).

Student booktalk & Indie read.  Notebook write:  connections with video (watch for how they connect to a character/emotions)

• Shadowshaper – Elizabeth Acevedo “Hair”
• Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – Sabrina Benaim – The Loneliest Sweet Potato
• The Young Elites – The Klute – “Supervillain”
• The Kite Runner – ‘Bystander’ – Slam Poetry by Christy Ku
• Mexican Whiteboy – Cuts That Spell
• To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before – Sabrina Benaim – “Unrequited Love in 9 Parts”
• Esperanza Rising – Denice Frohman – “Borders”

Deadlines:

• Lit. Circle #2 – Get reading!
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30
• Revisions (optional) on Paper #1 by end of Mon. 11/6 (add Revised to the document title in Dropbox & turn back in the version with Mrs. C’s handwritten comments).

Student booktalk & Indie read.  Rhetoric of Horror – Quickwrite #17:  Commentary on review of Get Out  (horror film by Jordan Peele) &  Get Out movie trailer

The Scariest Story Ever Told by Colin Nissan (The New Yorker)

Deadlines:

• Lit. Circle #2 – Get reading!
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30
• Revisions (optional) on Paper #1 by end of Mon. 11/6 (add Revised to the document title in Dropbox & turn back in the version with Mrs. C’s handwritten comments).

Indie read. Rhetorical Analysis overview.  RHETORICAL ANALYSIS slides

Rhetoric of Horror – video Why is being scared so fun? – Margee Kerr & Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Quickwrite #16:  What does Thriller (the song/video) say about the thriller (scary movie genre)?

Deadlines:

• Lit. Circle #2 – Get reading!
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30
• Revisions (optional) on Paper #1 by end of Mon. 11/6 (add Revised to the document title in Dropbox & turn back in the version with Mrs. C’s handwritten comments).

Book talk & Indie read.  Finalized book talk schedule.  How to post your blog for book talk!

5th hour only – Quickwrite #15:  Being 12 – Kids Talk Race

3rd hour only – Talk about feedback & revision for paper #1.  Guidelines & suggestions.

Deadlines:

• Lit. Circle #2 – Get reading!
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30
• Revisions (optional) on Paper #1 by end of Mon. 11/6 (add Revised to the document title in Dropbox & turn back in the version with Mrs. C’s handwritten comments).

Book talk & Indie read.  “Sign In” – how many independent reading books have you completed this semester?  Reading diverse authors:  Celeste Ng’s What Did My Mother the Chemist See in Betty Crocker? Return Paper #1.

3rd hour only – Quickwrite #15:  Being 12 – Kids Talk Race

5th hour only – Talk about feedback & revision for paper #1.  Guidelines & suggestions.

Deadlines:

• Lit. Circle #2 – YOU SHOULD HAVE A BOOK!
• Quotable mentions last names A – G Oct. 30 – Nov. 9
• Book talks (with blogpost) by sign-up starting Oct. 30
• Revisions (optional) on Paper #1 by end of Mon. 11/6 (add Revised to the document title & turn back in the version with Mrs. C’s handwritten comments).