Category: Rhet-Comp 101 / ENG 7A DC

Monday, August 28th – Rhetoric & Comp

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY: Read Like a Writer (slide in class & now in your notebook) Intro to concepts and practice with How I Became a Pirate.

DEADLINE: Letter1 due in Dropbox (as a Word doc) no later than end of day Tuesday 8/29

REMINDER: Send Mrs. C your SWIC ID# or Apply to SWIC (instructions on the GClassroom stream)

Friday, August 25th – Rhetoric & Comp

**REMOTE LEARNING TODAY**

Book Trailers!! (Add titles you might want to read to your TBR)

🖋️ Quickwrite #5: “Rethink Homelessness”

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Letter1 due in Dropbox (as a Word doc) no later than end of day Tuesday 8/29

REMINDER: Send Mrs. C your SWIC ID# or Apply to SWIC (instructions on the GClassroom stream)

Thursday, August 24th – Rhetoric & Comp

**REMOTE LEARNING TODAY**

Read Aloud: How I Became a Pirate – Melinda Long & David Shannon

STUDY:

  • Data/Answers from the “3 Questions About Grades” survey – quick analysis of trends.
  • A look at Points vs. Learning

UPDATES/TO-DO:

  • Dropbox check-in for folder sharing – If you haven’t yet set these up, please create & share. Directions at the DROPBOX SET-UP tab above.
  • Send Mrs. C your SWIC ID# or Apply to SWIC (instructions on the GClassroom stream)

Wednesday, August 23rd – Rhetoric & Comp

**REMOTE LEARNING TODAY**

NOTES: How to Notebook (add this to the next open notebook page)

Quickwrite #3: “Why Grades Shouldn’t Exist” – Alfie Kohn

UPDATES/TO-DO:

  • Dropbox check-in for folder sharing – If you haven’t yet set these up, please create & share. Directions at the DROPBOX SET-UP tab above.
  • Send Mrs. C your SWIC ID# or Apply to SWIC (instructions on the GClassroom stream)

Tuesday, August 22nd – Rhetoric & Comp

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

Syllabus Overview

TO DO:

  • Create a Dropbox Account (with an outside email) and set-up two shared folders. Find directions on the tab above labeled DROPBOX SET-UP.
  • Send Mrs. C your SWIC ID# (or apply online if you’ve not yet earned SWIC credit – instruction slides on GClassroom stream).

PAST DUE: Surveys – both the Intro Survey and the 3 Questions About Grades – It’s not too late to complete them 😉

Monday, August 21st – Rhetoric & Comp

📖Book Talks

Library Intro “Tour,” Book Browse, Check-Out, & Read Time

🖋️Quickwrite #3: What’s in the Box?

DEADLINE: Survey – 3 questions about grades due no later than end of day TODAY 8/21 (Find it in GClassroom)

PAST DUE: Intro Survey (also in GClassroom if you haven’t yet taken it)

TOMORROW: Bring your chromebook!

Friday, August 18 – MC Lit & Rhet-Comp

Book Talk x 2

🖋️ Quickwrite #2: “HS Reading Video” – watch it and write your own reactions, thoughts, or commentary

Book Pass! Add to your TBR as desired.

TO DO: Think about what you want to read. You’ll need something on Monday (some time in class for browsing & checking out).

PAST DUE: Intro Survey – if you still need to finish this or had a few tech hiccups, please do so. 🙂