Indie Read.

Quickwrite #26: Choose a “Character”

DROPBOX: If you haven’t already, create and share the partner write folder for writing #7 (share with Mrs. C) and then put this new draft IN this folder (NOT in the regular drafts folder).

Time for writing/reading!

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINES:

• Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom) ends 11/30
• Writing #7 – QW or MB (last draft of the semester – IMPT – check the directions as this one will be working with a partner NOT WRITE CLUB!) due no later than end of day Tuesday 11/30 (TODAY)

Book Talks & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #25: “Poem for an Inked Daughter” by Jean Wyrick + 2 minute quick revise

STUDY: Commas review and practice “quiz”

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINES:

• Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom) ends 11/30
• Writing #7 – QW or MB (last draft of the semester – IMPT – check the directions as this one will be working with a partner NOT WRITE CLUB!) due no later than end of day Tuesday 11/30

Sign-It Board: Add your name based on how many books you’ve read.

Indie Read.

Upside-Down: Reading Reflection – how’s independent reading going? expand.

Notebook: Comma “rules” notes. Commas that set-off non-essentials & closers, commas after introductory elements (sometimes making complex sentences) & openers, conventional reasons to use commas. COMMAS ARE FOR READERS!

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINES:

• Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom)
• Writing #7 – QW or MB (last draft of the semester – IMPT – check the directions as this one will be working with a partner NOT WRITE CLUB!) due no later than end of day Tuesday 11/30

Book Trailers & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #24: Fortunately, Unfortunately . . . (w/ random pictures)

Notebook: Comma “rules” notes. Commas that separate items in a series (& coordinate adjectives) & Commas that help join independent clauses (creating compound sentences). The rest of comma “rules” tomorrow.

READ SOMETHING AWESOME!

Take the student path survey (directions and link on today’s GClassroom stream).

Indie Read 🙂 & update the padlet with a new post-it.

TO-DO: Make changes and revisions as needed to any papers in your Dropbox folders, but particularly the rap rhetorical analysis (based on yesterday’s WRITE CLUB and your understanding of the assignment).

DEADLINES: Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom)

Pre-Conference Post-its (to guide your thinking)

WRITE CLUB!! Follow Bless, Address, Press protocol to work through the rap rhetorical analysis drafts. Some extra tips for making sure your paper does what is supposed to do (you can find this pdf on today’s GClassroom stream).

DEADLINES: Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom)

PAST DUE: Writing #6 – Part Two: rhetoric of rap paper due no later than end of day Wednesday 11/17 (this draft should be complete)

Indie Read.

STUDY: Tips for works cited page for this paper. Learn to use Style Handbooks like the Purdue OWL to keep your citations correct and consistent. Always choose the simplest way!! (slide of tips on GClassroom)

WRITE TIME/DEADLINE: Let’s work on this paper/ watching Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (an Ice-T film)

DEADLINES:

• Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom)
• Writing #6 – Part Two: rhetoric of rap paper due no later than end of day Wednesday 11/17 (WRITE CLUB tomorrow!)

Read Aloud & Indie Read

QUICK REMINDERS: Don’t regress into formula and old habits just because you are working with text/poetry that might make it feel like a more “traditional” assignment. Keep the new strategies you’ve learned in mind. Experiment a little – there is no “one way.”

WRITE TIME/DEADLINE: Let’s work on this paper/ watching Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (an Ice-T film)

DEADLINES:

• Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom)
• Writing #6 – Part Two: rhetoric of rap paper due no later than end of day Wednesday 11/17

PAST DUE: Writing #6 – Part One: rap lyric annotations were due no later than end of day Sunday 11/14 (a couple of days ago now. . . )

Student Book Talks & Indie Read

REVIEW: Rap Rhetorical Analysis assignment. Check out these slides on today’s GClassroom stream to clarify what this assignment really is.

WRITE TIME/DEADLINE: Let’s work on this paper/ watching Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (an Ice-T film)

DEADLINES:

• Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom)
• Writing #6 – Part Two: rhetoric of rap paper due no later than end of day Wednesday 11/17

PAST DUE: Writing #6 – Part One: rap lyric annotations were due no later than end of day Sunday 11/14 (YESTERDAY)

Book Talk & Indie Read w/ padlet board update.

WATCH: “Rapping, Deconstructed” vox.com

STUDY: Rhetoric of Rap – another annotation example + short rhetorical analysis example.

DEADLINES:

• Student-Led Book Talk (find the assignment and the varied/scaffolded due dates in GClassroom)
• Writing #6 – Part One: rap lyric annotation due no later than end of day Sunday 11/14

PAST DUE: Submission #2 (for teacher feedback) WAS due no later than end of day Sunday 11/7 (paper in Dropbox & audio in Flipgrid) SOME of these are still missing!