Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #12:  Excerpt from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe by Douglas Adams.  “Minds Made for Stories” excerpt w/ talk about how genres overlap to keep readers engaged.

Blog post #2 – fave author – details.  College letter return – you can rewrite if you want an A.  

Deadlines:

• SUB1 in your Submissions folder in Dropbox no later than 11:59pm Monday, Oct. 8th + an audio of YOU reading your paper.
• Blog post by email due by classtime on Tuesday 10/9.

Sending audio tips:

• Record however you like – video, video w/ camera NOT on you, audio file, screencast (figure it out)
• Send it to Mrs. C in an email (NOT Dropbox)
• If the file is too large, try uploading into your Google Drive & then send Mrs. C permission to access it

Read aloud & Indie read.  Quickwrite #11:  Excerpt from Perfect by Ellen Hopkins.  Info on submission 1 (it gets “real” now).  Feedback “manifesto” & holistic grading overview.

Deadline:  SUB1 in your Submissions folder in Dropbox no later than 11:59pm Monday, Oct. 8th + an audio of YOU reading your paper.

Sending audio tips:

• Record however you like – video, video w/ camera NOT on you, audio file, screencast (figure it out)
• Send it to Mrs. C in an email (NOT Dropbox)
• If the file is too large, try uploading into your Google Drive & then send Mrs. C permission to access it

Book talk & Indie read.  Time audit (in notebook upside-down).  Video How and Why We Read – Crash Course Lit. w/ John Green

Reminder:  WRITE CLUB shirt order forms & $ are due on Tuesday, October 2nd.

Book talk & Indie read. WRITE CLUB!

Consider revising some of your writing. (Remember, at some point you’ll have to submit it for evaluation).

Read something awesome!

Reminder:  WRITE CLUB shirt order forms & $ are due on Tuesday, October 2nd.

Book talk.  Lab day/Indie read.  + mystudentpath.com survey (and a quick overview of takeaway points from WRITE CLUB post-its earlier this week).

Deadline:  New paper (MB or QW expansion) for WRITE CLUB 9/28 – that’s tomorrow.  

What will you write next?

Video:  ALA Banned Books of 2017 video Indie read with rate calculation + update your “what I’m reading now” page + reading goals (quantity & other/stretch). Review RLaW finds in “This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution” by DJ Older.

Deadline:  New paper for WRITE CLUB this Friday 9/28.  (MB or QW expansion)  Lab time on Thursday 9/27.

To Do:  Make any revisions you’d like to the papers you’ve written thus far.  Use your group feedback or even solicit feedback from other friends and fellow writers.

Read aloud The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken.  Indie read.  Quickwrite #10:  excerpt from The Running Dream.  “Reading as a Writer” by Don Murray.

Assignment:  RLaW/look for big moves-small moves in the iece “This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution” by Daniel Jose Older.

Upcoming:  New paper for WRITE CLUB this Friday 9/28.  (MB or QW expansion)

To Do:  Make any revisions you’d like to the papers you’ve written thus far.  Use your group feedback or even solicit feedback from other friends and fellow writers.

Indie read. (Xtra:  voter registration for anyone 18 by Nov. 6). Revision-cycle:  college app edition.

Reminder:  You should be building one Quickwrite Xtra each week.  You can find inspiration in the slide deck on the QW Xtra page above.

Upcoming:  New paper for WRITE CLUB this Friday 9/28.  (MB or QW expansion)

To Do:  Make any revisions you’d like to the papers you’ve written thus far.  Use your group feedback or even solicit feedback from other friends and fellow writers.

Book trailers & Indie read. WRITE CLUB:  college app edition.

Reminder:  You should be building one Quickwrite Xtra each week.  You can find inspiration in the slide deck on the QW Xtra page above.

To Do:  Make any revisions you’d like to the papers you’ve written thus far.  Use your group feedback or even solicit feedback from other friends and fellow writers.