Book talk & Indie Read.  Quickwrite #2:  “Hands” by Sarah Kay – respond, react, tell a story, create whatever you want.  Trajectory:  recap where we came from, what we’ve learned, and where we are going.  Course syllabus overview.

Loose, general project schedule:

• January: working with sources & writing cited commentary
• February: Hamlet and writing rhetorical analysis (in groups)
• March: analysis / multi-genre start
• April:  Multi-genre research project work
• May:  portfolios & memory books
•  + throughout:  work on mb shorts, notebook writing, craft moves, etc.

 

Read aloud & Indie read.  Notebook review & Quickwrite #1:  “Hands” by Sarah Kay (trace your hand and write within about your own hands and their importance, accomplishments, features, etc.)  Post-It Data Collection:  WRITE CLUB edition & feedback on feedback.

Tomorrow:  course intro & syllabus

Collect Memory Books.   Book pics ❤

Please return class library books at the final exam 🙂  (if you haven’t already)

Deadlines:

• If you haven’t selected a piece for the 102 program assessment, do so ASAP.

Finals:

• Hour 1 – Thursday, May 16th 8:00 – 10:00am
• Hour 2 – Thursday, May 16th 10:10am  – 12:10pm
• Hour 6 – Monday, May 20th 8:00 – 10:00am

Book talk & Indie read. Notebook:  Reader/Writer Surveys.   Build your stack (book spine sheet) w/ symbols.  Collect writer’s notebooks.

SWIC 102 program assessment info:  SWIC needs the “best” piece of writing from each student registered in 102 for a general look at this course (not an evaluation of you as a student or of your instructor).  Choose your best piece, remove your name, and put a copy in the 102 Program Folder just shared with you.  (Mrs. C will make sure they get submitted to SWIC).  DO THIS SOON!

Deadlines:

• Memory Book (with checklist) due May 15, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Finals:

• Hour 1 – Thursday, May 16th 8:00 – 10:00am
• Hour 2 – Thursday, May 16th 10:10am  – 12:10pm
• Hour 6 – Monday, May 20th 8:00 – 10:00am

Book talk & Indie read. Turn in Multi-genre “Rubric.”  Review portfolio handouts & time to work.

Deadlines:

• Part Two – Soundtrack paper due in your Portfolio Tuesday, May 14th
• Notebooks collected May 15th

Finals:

• Hour 3 – Friday, May 17th 8:00 – 10:00 am
• Hour 7 – Monday, May 20th 10:10am – 12:10pm

Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #40:  Best high school memory.  Notebook checklists, reminders about portfolios,

SWIC 102 program assessment info:  SWIC needs the “best” piece of writing from each student registered in 102 for a general look at this course (not an evaluation of you as a student or of your instructor).  Choose your best piece, remove your name, and put a copy in the 102 Program Folder just shared with you.  (Mrs. C will make sure they get submitted to SWIC).  DO THIS SOON!

Deadlines:

• Turn in your Quotable Mentions (if you haven’t already)
• Portfolios due end of day May 12th (Sunday)
• Notebooks collected May 14th
• Memory Book (with checklist) due May 15, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Finals:

• Hour 1 – Thursday, May 16th 8:00 – 10:00am
• Hour 2 – Thursday, May 16th 10:10am  – 12:10pm
• Hour 6 – Monday, May 20th 8:00 – 10:00am

Book talk & Indie read.

SWIC 102 program assessment info:  SWIC needs the “best” piece of writing from each student registered in 102 for a general look at this course (not an evaluation of you as a student or of your instructor).  Choose your best piece, remove your name, and put a copy in the 102 Program Folder just shared with you.  (Mrs. C will make sure they get submitted to SWIC).  DO THIS SOON!

Portfolio Information:  Handouts, talk through, (hours 1 & 2 time for work).  Basically, gather your papers (including the very first one you wrote last September), write two letters (one about writing and one about your reading), and pay attention to detail (names of documents, clean copyedit, etc.).  More work time tomorrow.

Memory Book Checklist: to turn in with your book next Wednesday

Hour 6 – Finish Multi-genre Presentations 🙂 Quickwrite #39:  What’s Your Biggest Regret?  Permission & use forms.

Deadlines:

• Turn in your Quotable Mentions (if you haven’t already)
• Portfolios due end of day May 12th (Sunday)
• Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
• Notebooks collected May 14th
• Memory Book due May 15, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Book talk & Indie read.  Hours 1 & 2 –  Quickwrite #39:  What’s Your Biggest Regret? Quotable Mentions:  find your song lyric in the song you are writing about for your Soundtrack paper (unless you need to choose a diff. song – use common sense).  Turn these in to Mrs. C = )

Hour 6 – More Multi-genre Presentations 🙂

Hour 2 – permission & use forms.

Deadlines:

• Soundtrack of My Life part 2 – you need it in class Wednesday, May 8th
• Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
• Notebooks collected May 14th
• Memory Book due May 15, no exceptions

Book talk.  (2nd hour only – Quickwrite #37:  MG reflection.  Write about your mg experience.)  Quickwrite #38:  How to Start a Movement – Derek Siverly  More Multi-genre Presentations 🙂

1st hour – permission & use forms.

Deadlines:

• MG Presentations – still a few more to go – Be ready if you haven’t presented!
• Soundtrack of My Life part 2 – you need it in class Wednesday, May 8th
• Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
• Notebooks collected May 14th
• Memory Book due May 15, no exceptions

Book talk.  Quickwrite #37:  MG reflection.  Write about your mg experience.  More Multi-genre Presentations 🙂

Deadlines:

• MG Presentations – still a few more to go – Be ready if you haven’t presented!
• Soundtrack of My Life part 2 – you need it in class Wednesday, May 8th
• Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
• Notebooks collected May 14th
• Memory Book due May 15, no exceptions