Student book talk & Indie read.  Notebook:  reading & writing surveys.  Time for portfolio work.

Deadlines:

• Final notebook collection Thursday 12/13 in class
• Fall Portfolio due in Dropbox by end of Sunday 12/16 (includes all papers w/ abstracts & intro letter)
• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)

Upcoming:  lab time in class 12/13 & 14, next week – celebration of reading at the final exam (yes, you have to attend the finals period).

*Textbook turn in on Friday 12/14.

Student book talk & Indie read.  RLaW re-eval: “Ambush” by Tim O’Brien.

Deadlines:

• Final notebook collection Thursday 12/13 in class
• Fall Portfolio due in Dropbox by end of Sunday 12/16 (includes all papers w/ abstracts & intro letter)
• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)

Upcoming:  surveys on Wednesday, lab time in class 12/12 – 14

*Textbook turn in on Friday 12/14.

Student book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #28: Sandy Hook PSA Video  Fall Portfolio info & overview.  FALL PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION #4  December (last) Notebook checklist.

Deadlines:

• Final notebook collection Thursday 12/13 in class
• Fall Portfolio due in Dropbox by end of Sunday 12/16 (includes all papers w/ abstracts & intro letter)
• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)

Upcoming:  RLaW re-eval tomorrow, surveys on Wednesday, lab time in class 12/12 – 14.

Student book talk & Indie read.  RLaW practice with a partner – “Do the Math” by Penny Kittle.  Next week we will re-evaluate your RLaW skills (looking for growth).

Deadlines:

• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)

Upcoming:  End of semester portfolios – info top of next week!

 

Student book talk & Indie read.  WRITE CLUB (last one of the semester).

Deadlines:

• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)

Upcoming:  End of semester portfolios – info top of next week!

Student book talk & Indie read.  Quick review: punctuation < > { } Shut Up & Write.

Deadlines:

• draft of a paper for Thursday WRITE CLUB 12/6 – balance QW to MB 3:2 or 2:3 (If you don’t do this, you will end up writing an additional paper 😯)
• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)

Upcoming:  End of semester portfolios – info top of next week!

Student book talks & Indie read.  Quickwrite #27:  notes & thoughts on The Danger of a Single Story – Chimamanda Ngozi Achidie

Deadlines:

• draft of a paper for Thursday WRITE CLUB 12/6 – balance QW to MB 3:2 or 2:3 (If you don’t do this, you will end up writing an additional paper 😯)
• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)

Student book talks & Indie read.  Quickwrite #26:  6 Photographers / 1 Man  Xtra reading time!

Deadlines:

• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)
• digital submission #3 – rhetoric of rap paper – by end of Sunday 12/2 (no audio on this one)

Upcoming:  Last WRITE CLUB for a new paper this semester will be this Thursday 12/6.  Work to balance your QW to MB ratio (3:2 or 2:3 overall). If you don’t do this, you will end up writing an additional paper 😯

Indie read.  Read in groups.  “The Five Paragraph You Know What” from Tom Romano’s Crafting Authentic Voice.  

Deadlines:

• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Dec. 14 for last names P – Z)
• digital submission #3 – rhetoric of rap paper – by end of Sunday 12/2 (no audio on this one)

Reminders:

• Some of you still need to send me SUB2 audio recordings.  Do this asap!
• Don’t forget about quickwrite Xtras.  You’ll need them for Nov. 5, Nov. 13, & Nov. 26.

Upcoming:  Last WRITE CLUB for a new paper this semester will be next week (12/6).  Work to balance your QW to MB ratio (3:2 or 2:3 overall). If you don’t do this, you will end up writing an additional paper 😯

Student book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #25:  character -or- emotional “state”  Punctuation review notes:  parentheses ( ) hyphen – dash — ellipsis . . .  In class read:  “End” from Don Murray’s A Writer Teaches Writing & tips from Chuck Wendig’s The Kick-Ass Writer.

If you still have questions or concerns about your rhetorical analysis, check the FAQ page above.

Deadlines:

• student book talks – NOW thru Dec. 14th
• quotable mention – see due dates (by alphabet) on the QM page above  (next date Nov. 30 for last names H – O)
• digital submission #3 – rhetoric of rap paper – by end of Sunday 12/2 (no audio on this one)

Reminders:

• Some of you still need to send me SUB2 audio recordings.  Do this asap!
• Don’t forget about quickwrite Xtras.  You’ll need them for Nov. 5, Nov. 13, & Nov. 26.

Upcoming:  Last WRITE CLUB for a new paper this semester will be next week (12/6).  Work to balance your QW to MB ratio (3:2 or 2:3 overall). If you don’t do this, you will end up writing an additional paper 😯