Category: Rhet-Comp 101 / ENG 7A DC
Tuesday, September 26th – Rhetoric & Comp
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
STUDY: Revision in Motion – a look at college (med-school) app through 3 drafts
DEADLINE: Writing #3 – quickwrite expand or memory book chapter (see sheet below or on the RHET-COMP WRITING ASSIGN tab above) due as a complete MSWord draft in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day Wednesday 9/27
Monday, September 25th – Rhetoric & Comp
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
STUDY/READ ALOUD: “Sh***y First Drafts” by Anne Lamott from Bird by Bird (find a pdf on GClassroom if you want a reread)
WRITE TIME ⏰
DEADLINE: Writing #3 – quickwrite expand or memory book chapter (see sheet below or on the RHET-COMP WRITING ASSIGN tab above) due as a complete MSWord draft in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day Wednesday 9/27
Friday, September 22nd – Rhetoric & Comp
🎬Book Trailers & Indie Read
🖋️ Quickwrite #14: Body Parts

STUDY/MINI-LESSON: Old School Correspondence – envelopes & letters
RECAP/EXTENSION: Notices from yesterday’s RLaW – John Green essays (find them on GClassroom if you want to take a closer look)
DEADLINE: Writing #3 – quickwrite expand or memory book chapter (see sheet below or on the RHET-COMP WRITING ASSIGN tab above) due as a complete MSWord draft in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day Wednesday 9/27
Thursday, September 21st – Rhetoric & Comp
📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read
VOTE: Today’s Topic! (on the GClassroom stream)
STUDY: Essay — Real Essay w/ John Green selections from The Anthropocene Reviewed. Work in WRITE CLUB groups to watch for “moves” and read like a writer.
DEADLINE: Writing #3 – quickwrite expand or memory book chapter (see sheet below or on the RHET-COMP WRITING ASSIGN tab above) due as a complete MSWord draft in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day Wednesday 9/27
Wednesday, September 20th – Rhetoric & Comp
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
🖋️ Quickwrite #13: Poem – “You Need to Calm Down” or “Belief”
STUDY: Apply rhetorical situation concepts to poems from QW & introduce “Moves” of Effective Writers aka Big Moves/Small Moves and apply
ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #3 – quickwrite expand or memory book chapter (see sheet below or on the RHET-COMP WRITING ASSIGN tab above) due as a complete MSWord draft in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day Wednesday 9/27
Tuesday, September 19th – Rhetoric & Comp
Read Aloud – I Am a Story by Dan Yaccarino – & Indie Read
STUDY: Rhetoric by Definition – what is it? discussion.
NOTES: The Rhetorical Situation (available on GClassroom if you missed class)
TO-DO: Read something fantastic. . . . or realistic.
Monday, September 18th – Rhetoric & Comp
📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read
STUDY/NOTEBOOK: Time Audit (complete in the upside-down) *If you missed class see the video on GClassroom.
ASSIGNMENT PREVIEW: Class of ’24 Memory Book (paper copies tomorrow)
Friday, September 15th – Rhetoric & Comp
🎬Book Trailers & Indie Read
🖋️ Quickwrite #12: Random Picture Piece (ask Mrs. C for a picture)
STUDY/READ: “How to Email Your Professor Without Being Annoying AF” by Laura Portwood-Stacer
ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Read through the “Scholarly Definitions of Rhetoric” choosing your 3 favorites. Create a notebook page including these 3 faves ❤ AND reasons WHY you chose them (be thoughtful). Do this by classtime on Tuesday 9/19.
Thursday, September 14th – Rhetoric & Comp
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
WRITE CLUB! Bless, address, & press with your writing group. Working today on College App Essays.
TO-DO: Consider how your paper might change after comments and work with your group & read something awesome.
Wednesday, September 13th – Rhetoric & Comp
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
STUDY/PRACTICE: Intro to WRITE CLUB and feedback practice with sample college app paper. Bless, Address, & Press format with comments that include potential :), readerly questions, & suggestions (with open framing).
🖋️ Quickwrite #11: The door

DEADLINE: College App Essay due as an MLA formatted MSWord document in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 9/13 – that’s TODAY!