📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #16: BIG 6 Poetry Analysis (see slide on GClassroom if you need reference) – “Girl, You Better Sing” by Sophia Thakur (together) and a poem from your book club verse novel (on own) [tape-in]

• “Down the Hill” from Solo by Kwame Alexander
• “White Space” from Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
• “The flight” from Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
• “Spoken Word” from The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

DEADLINE: 🎯#2Wednesday 9/27 TOMORROW! Read to target.

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due a week ago! (it’s not too late to turn them in)

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #15: What Surprised Me/You? (or what has been interesting?) in your Book Club Verse Novel

READING TIME ⏰

DEADLINE: 🎯#2Wednesday 9/27 Read to target.

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due a week ago! (it’s not too late to turn them in)

🎬Book Trailers & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #14: Slam Poems by Verse Novel -write after watching the one for your novel

The Poet X – “Hair” by Elizabeth Acevedo

Punching the Air – “‘Cuz He’s Black” by Javon Johnson

Clap When You Land – “Afro-Latina” by Elizabeth Acevedo

Solo – “A Love Poem” by Kwame Alexander + “Zombie” music by Fela Kuti

DEADLINE: 🎯#2 Wednesday 9/27

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due Monday! (it’s not too late to turn them in)

📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #13: Book Questions (Table Topics) apply to your verse novel

STUDY/DISCUSSION: 🎯#1 Talk – share poems chosen, questions answered & anything else that drives conversation about the book

DEADLINE: 🎯#2 Wednesday 9/27

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due Monday! (it’s not too late to turn them in)

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #12: Pick a Poem (from your book club verse novel so far) then, use it as inspiration to write something of your own, or comment on it, or pull quotes you like, or . . .

READING TIME ⏰

DEADLINE: 🎯#1 TOMORROW!! Read to target.

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due Monday! (it’s not too late to turn them in)

Read Aloud – I Am a Story by Dan Yaccarino – & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #11: First Impressions? (of your book club verse novel so far)

NEW: Schedule and targets for reading of verse novels

• 🎯1: Thur. 9/21 🎯2: Wed. 9/27 🎯3: Wed. 10/4
• The Poet X 🎯1: 92 🎯2: 220 🎯3: 357
• Punching the Air 🎯1: 93 🎯2: 231 🎯3: 386
• Clap When You Land 🎯1: 116 🎯2: 261 🎯3: 417
• Solo 🎯1: 145 🎯2: 303 🎯3: 457

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due as an MSWord doc in Dropbox no later than end of YESTERDAY Monday 9/18

📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read

STUDY: Intro Verse Novel Book Club – issued books & get started reading (first 15 – 20 pages)

DEADLINE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped due as an MSWord doc in Dropbox no later than end of TODAY Monday 9/18

🎬Book Trailers & Indie Read

WRITE TIME ⏰

TO-DO: Fill out the GForm on today’s Classroom stream to select the book you want to read for the verse novel book club. Do this TODAY!

DEADLINE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped due as an MSWord doc in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 9/18

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY/WRITE: Details on Writing #2 assign + time to get started. (We’ll be working on them again tomorrow. Bring charged Chromebooks!!).

TO-DO: Fill out the GForm on today’s Classroom stream to select the book you want to read for the verse novel book club. (Do this today 9/14 or tomorrow 9/15).

DEADLINE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped due as an MSWord doc in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 9/18

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY/NOTES: Some Truths About Writing (slides available on GClassroom if needed)

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped due as an MSWord doc in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 9/18

UPCOMING: We’ll be working on our writing in class on Thursday & Friday – bring charged Chromebooks!!