Book Talk & Indie Read & update reading post-it in padlet (I forgot to announce this 1st hour).

READ/STUDY/NOTES: “End” from Donald Murray’s A Writer Teaches Writing (you can find a pdf on today’s GClassroom stream).

Also recommended – “And In the End” from Tom Romano’s Crafting Authentic Voice

STUDY: And That’s a Wrap…. a look at “real” endings with your WRITE CLUB group. How can you start to diversify the ways you choose to end?

DEADLINES:

• PAST DUE!!! Sumbit your QW #19 as a scan or photo on GClassroom no later than end of TWO DAYS AGO!!
• Writing #5 – QW or MB (the “opposite” of what you wrote for draft #3) due no later than end of day Tuesday 10/26

Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY: For Starters…. a look at “real” beginnings with your WRITE CLUB group. How can you start to diversify the ways you choose to begin?

DEADLINES:

• PAST DUE!!! Sumbit your QW #19 as a scan or photo on GClassroom no later than end of YESTERDAY
• Writing #5 – QW or MB (the “opposite” of what you wrote for draft #3) due no later than end of day Tuesday 10/26

Indie Read

Quickwrite #19: Mid-term Reflection – think about the things we do (quickwrites, drafts, write club, independent reading, learning about writing/rhetoric) and how you do them (are you thorough? on time? responsive? committed? engaged?) where do you excel? fall short? how can/will you be better?

STUDY: Revision from feedback in student example papers. What do you notice? and How did they change/improve?

ASSIGNMENTS/DEADLINES:

• Sumbit your QW #19 as a scan or photo on GClassroom no later than end of day today 10/20
• Writing #5 – QW or MB (the “opposite” of what you wrote for draft #3) due no later than end of day Tuesday 10/26

Book Talk & Indie Read.

READ/STUDY/NOTES: “Lead” from Donald Murray’s A Writer Teaches Writing (you can find a pdf on today’s GClassroom stream).

Also recommended – “In the Beginning” from Tom Romano’s Crafting Authentic Voice

Quickwrite Extension: Choose one of your previous quickwrites and (on the same page) attempt two additional different beginnings (try some of Murray’s recommendations).

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #18: Indie Read ?s (table topics cards) + quick revise time

Revisit/Finish comments on “10 Things” papers.

Indie Read w/ Padlet check-in.

Digital (quiet) WRITE CLUB today. Use the guidelines below (you can also find them on GClassroom) to read and respond to your group members’ papers. If you don’t finish, complete this by end of day Sunday 10/17 EXTENDED to Monday 10/18.

Indie Read.

Writing Time! Class time to draft your attempt at listicle “____ Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to _________” (detailed assignment on GClassroom as Classwork or on the Rhet-Comp Writing Assignments tab above)

DEADLINE: Writing #4 – ” _____Things” due no later than end of day Thursday 10/14 (you will NEED this paper complete in Dropbox in class on Friday!)

Book Trailers & Indie Read.

STUDY: “10 Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to You” by Jason Reynolds – Read and notice the features of this listicle (essayistic genre where list meets article).

NEW ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #4 – ” _____Things” due no later than end of day Thursday 10/14 (there will be in-class time for writing on Thursday)

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

STUDY: A look at rhetorical appeal logos and the art of kairos.

Quickwrite #17: “Consent as Tea”

Notebook Clip-In: Thinking about opportunity and noticing a writer’s use of rhetorical appeals logos, ethos, pathos annotate “I’ll Look at Your Facebook Profile…” by Louis Profeta

Have a great extended weekend and read something awesome!

Book Talk & Indie Read.

STUDY: A look at rhetorical appeals pathos and ethos.

Quickwrite #15: “Camaro” by Phil Kaye

Quickwrite #16: “All Parents Are Cowards” by Michael Christie via NYT- Opinionater

PAST DUE: If you haven’t yet submitted SUB#1 and/or it’s audio on Flipgrid, please do so (due 10/3).