Collect RLaW “Cruel As It Is” Book talk & Indie read. POS notes:  verbs & adverbs.  Read essay “Only Daughter” and RLaW with a partner (or without).  Definitions of Rhetoric handout.

V and ADV MSWord

V and ADV PDF

Assignment:  Read through the rhetoric definitions, marking a couple of faves.  Be ready to discuss in class tomorrow.

Other Reminders:  Sign up for SWIC ID#, see Mrs. C if you don’t see your blogpost on the GCHSClassof’17Blog site. (Be sure you created an ORIGINAL title – or use “leave a comment” to let Mrs. C know a new one.  You lose points for a generic “reader/writer statement” title.)

 

Book talk & Indie read.  Monday log calculations – with help and extra reading time.  Quickwrite #4:  “Rethink Homelessness”

Due next:

• Post your Reader/Writer Statement to the blog no later than 11:59pm tonight!
• RLaW of “Cruel As It Is” – to be collected tomorrow

If you were having problems posting, here are the most frequent mistakes students are making.

1. Send an E-Mail. There is no way to post from wordpress or Dropbox.
2. E-Mail the SECRET ADDRESS, not Mrs. C. (and the address HAS to be EXACT)
3. To find the assignment, check the GCHSClassof ’17Blog.  There is a link on the mrsconnollysclass site.  On the full version (PC or laptop) it is on the right column.  If you are working on a mobile device (phone or tablet) scroll down to find the links.
4. Be sure to type the category coding exactly – because it is coding.  The easiest way to do this is to copy and paste from the entry with the assignment on it.
5. Find the topic by scrolling down for what seems like forever, or narrow your search by category, choosing “Topics.”
6. Please note that parentheses (  ) and brackets  [  ] are NOT the same item of punctuation.

Book trailers & Indie read.  POS review:  adjectives. Read Like a Writer (RLaW) – intro and a look at “Cruel As It Is” – annotate what you notice.

ADJECTIVE Notes MSWord

ADJECTIVE Notes PDF

Assignment:  Finish annotations on “Cruel As It Is” (this WILL be collected Monday)

Deadline:  R/W Statement (Blog #1) by end of Mon. 8/29

Reminders:  SWIC apply & Dropbox set-up/folder share

Book talk & Indie read.  Parts of Speech (POS) Review:  nouns & pronouns.  Blog assignment #1 – Reader/Writer Statement – intro and demo.  Details on the GCHSClassof’17Blog (use the link on the right).

N and PN MSWord   N and PN PDF

Deadlines:

• Blog Post #1 due Mon. 9/29 (that means by 11:59pm)

Reminders:

• Apply to SWIC to get an ID#
• Sign-up for Dropbox and share a folder with Mrs. C = ) by Friday

Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #3: From My Life.  What is Writing? discussion/ppt notes.

WHAT IS WRITING notes sheet

Reminders:

• SWIC – apply so you get an ID#
• Dropbox – sign-up and share a folder with Mrs. C
• Kleenex deadline is Friday (for late homework tickets)

Book talk & Indie read (1st clipboard intro).  Finished Notebook set-up.  Quickwrite #2:  English 7a So Far – your thoughts and reactions.  Dropbox demo (read the page at top of site for details).  Portfolio overview (just a look ahead; don’t panic).  The read/write connection.

DIGITAL PORTFOLIO 7A MSWord

DIGITAL PORTFOLIO 7A PDF

Priorities:

• Get your SWIC application done online – you’ll need that ID# next week
• Set up a Dropbox folder and share it with Mrs. C (by Friday)

Additional info on Dual Credit course opportunities & a quick look at applying to SWIC.  Intro and info on the classroom library.

DUAL CREDIT ENGLISH Courses at GCHS.docx

(2nd hour – senior class meeting)

For Monday:  Get your supplies – definitely get a WRITER’S NOTEBOOK!  And bring or borrow a book to get started with independent reading.

Mindset activities & writing, website tour, & reading video.  Reminder to get supplies and find a book to read by Monday!

The info on the assessment sheet is NOT a grading scale. This course follows the same grading scale as all others (10 point scale).

Holistic scoring works like this:  If your paper is an A paper, it will be given a 95%.  If your paper is a B paper, it gets 85%, and so forth according to the assessment sheet.  Unless you make revisions later (to earn extra points) OR turn in work late (which will result in a deduction), there are no other percentage scores on papers.

This means EVERYONE’s paper that falls into a grade range, gets that “on-the-fives” grade, not that the grading scale itself is altered in any way.

Hope that clears up the misinformation going around. If you have more questions, ask Mrs. C in class.