Video:  “The Book Was Better?” w/ John Green.  Book/Movie trailers: If I Stay by Gayle Forman, The Maze Runner by James Dashner, Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (Love, Simon), Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, Divergent by Veronica Roth.  Indie read. Verified Dropbox folders.  Quick demo of dropbox upload, backdoor MSWord use, naming your dcuments, and MLA formatting info (find details at the “MLA Format” page tab above).  Preview/intro to Quickwrite Xtras (find details at the “Quickwrite Xtra” page tab above).

To Do:

• Create and share Dropbox folders (If you need to create a separate gmail account for this, go to gmail.com and do so.)
• Think about paper #1 (deadline Tues., Oct. 1)
• Have a great Homecoming Weekend & read something cool.

Parameters for Paper #1:

1. Write EITHER a memory book chapter (any from 1 – 17) OR expand a QW from your writer’s notebook
2. Type it in MSWord – about 2 pages, double-spaced, TNR12 or Calibri11 are good fonts (directions on format in the MLA tab at top of website)
3. Upload it later to your Drafts folder in Dropbox

Banned books video – 7 recommendations from littlebookowl.  Indie read.  Quickwrite #7:  primeval place.   Study:  What makes writing “good”?  take a look at a paper w/ potential and practice helpful feedback techniques.

To Do:

• Create and share Dropbox folders (If you need to create a separate gmail account for this, go to gmail.com and do so.)
• Think about paper #1 (deadline Tues., Oct. 1)
• Keep reading!

Parameters for Paper #1:

1. Write EITHER a memory book chapter (any from 1 – 17) OR expand a QW from your writer’s notebook
2. Type it in MSWord – about 2 pages, double-spaced, TNR12 or Calibri11 are good fonts (directions on format in the MLA tab at top of website)
3. Upload it later to your Drafts folder in Dropbox

Banned Books Week video – ClimbtheStacks recommendations.  Indie read.   Study:  What makes writing “good”?  finish read & eval, then norm & decide what makes a paper a “4”?

To Do:

• Create and share Dropbox folders (If you need to create a separate gmail account for this, go to gmail.com and do so.)
• Think about paper #1 (deadline Tues., Oct. 1)
• Keep reading!

Parameters for Paper #1:

1. Write EITHER a memory book chapter (any from 1 – 17) OR expand a QW from your writer’s notebook
2. Type it in MSWord – about 2 pages, double-spaced, TNR12 or Calibri11 are good fonts (directions on format in the MLA tab at top of website)
3. Upload it later to your Drafts folder in Dropbox

Video:  On the Banning of Looking for Alaska.  Book talk & Indie read.  Study:  What makes writing “good”?  read & eval.

To Do:

• Create and share Dropbox folders (If you need to create a separate gmail account for this, go to gmail.com and do so.)
• Think about paper #1 (deadline Tues., Oct. 1)
• Read something — ANYTHING

Parameters for Paper #1:

1. Write EITHER a memory book chapter (any from 1 – 17) OR expand a QW from your writer’s notebook
2. Type it in MSWord – about 2 pages, double-spaced, TNR12 or Calibri11 are good fonts (directions on format in the MLA tab at top of website)
3. Upload it later to your Drafts folder in Dropbox

BBW video:  Top 11 most challenged books of 2018. Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #6:  Indelible (Moment). Read:  “The Essayification of Everything” by Christy Wampole.  Note & Quote:  create a notebook page for what is important in this piece.

To Do:

• Create and share Dropbox folders (If you need to create a separate gmail account for this, go to gmail.com and do so.)
• Think about paper #1 (deadline Tues., Oct. 1)

Parameters for Paper #1:

1. Write EITHER a memory book chapter (any from 1 – 17) OR expand a QW from your writer’s notebook
2. Type it in MSWord – about 2 pages, double-spaced, TNR12 or Calibri11 are good fonts (directions on format in the MLA tab at top of website)
3. Upload it later to your Drafts folder in Dropbox

Book talk & Indie read.  Read Like a Writer (RLaW): How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long & David Shannon – work in groups to see what you can discover in the writing.  Brief intro to Memory Book papers and options for paper #1.

Dropbox Update:  Still working on seeing if tech can resolve our issues with verification email.  Another option is to sign up with another gmail account.  IF you have a gmail and want to try this, go for it.  DO NOT sign up with another email server as you will have problems signing in on the chromebooks.  (You can create an extra email on gmail for free to use for this if you want.  At this point, I’m not saying you have to… unless it comes to that.)

To Do:

• Set up Dropbox folders by end of day Sunday 9/22 (directions on the website – click the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab)*   I know we are hitting roadblocks in getting verification emails – I’m working on it with the tech dept and I’ll keep you posted.
• Read something awesome!

Upcoming:  You will write draft #1 of your first paper – due in class Tuesday, Oct. 1.  All the details will follow next week, but in general, you will be able to choose to either expand an existing quickwrite from your notebook OR write any one of the 17 memory book chapters.  (Don’t panic.  You won’t write all 17 of them.)

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #5:  Missing Spoons.  Notes/Discussion:  What is Writing?

To Do:

• If you are interested in seeing how Sketchnoting can work with Cornell Note Method check out this video:  Improving Cornell Notes with Sketchnoting Techniques
• Set up Dropbox folders by end of day Sunday 9/22 (directions on the website – click the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab)*   I know we are hitting roadblocks in getting verification emails – I’m working on it with the tech dept and I’ll keep you posted.
• Read something awesome!

Reminder:  TOMORROW is the last day to bring Mrs. C post-its and/or scotch tape if you’d like late HW passes in exchange (max 2 per student)

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #4:  video – Rethink Homelessness. Video:  Sketchnoting for College Students – Doug O’Neill.  Read:  “Reading as a Writer” by Don Murray – make a page of notes in your notebook (however you see fit – whatever techniques you like – this is notetaking practice).

Assignment:  Set up Dropbox folders by end of day Sunday 9/22 (directions on the website – click the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab)

Reminder:  Two more days to bring Mrs. C post-its and/or scotch tape if you’d like late HW passes in exchange (max 2 per student).

SWIC registration & retesting.  Watch video: Taking Notes: Crash Course Study Skills #1.  Book talk & Indie read.

Assignment:  Set up Dropbox folders by end of day Sunday 9/22 (directions on the website – click the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab)

Reminder:  If you’d like late HW passes, bring Mrs. C post-its and/or scotch tape no later than Friday 9/20 (max 2 per student).

SWIC testing / Indie read.

To Do:

• Read something wonderful!