Category: Rhet-Comp 102 / ENG 8A DC
Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, February 12th
Book talk & Indie read. Read/watch Hamlet Act II scene 2 & Act III scenes 1 until “To Be or Not To Be” soliloquy. Quickwrite #19: “To Be or Not To Be” soliloquy.
Past Deadline: Submit an audio of your CCR via flipgrid. Login with flipcode 251rc102 and your school @gcsd9.net email. THIS DEADLINE has passed, but many of you still need to submit AUDIO. Please do so ASAP!
Ongoing Hamlet assignment: Each day we read/watch, do what you need to do to have an idea of what’s going on (e.g. reread, check sparknotes, get a no-fear version, ask, etc.).
Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, February 11th
Quickwrite #18: Mufasa’s Ghost – The Lion King & Mufasa’s Death – The Lion King Read/watch Hamlet Act II scenes 1–2.
Deadline: Submit a “teacher-ready” draft of your CCR by end of day Sunday, Feb. 10th. Include an audio via flipgrid. Login with flipcode 251rc102 and your school @gcsd9.net email. THIS DEADLINE has passed, but many of you still need to submit AUDIO. Please do so ASAP!
Ongoing Hamlet assignment: Each day we read/watch, do what you need to do to have an idea of what’s going on (e.g. reread, check sparknotes, get a no-fear version, ask, etc.).
Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, February 8th
Indie Read. Quickwrite #17: “My” Shakespeare Experience. Read/watch Hamlet Act I scenes 2 – 5.
Deadline: Submit a “teacher-ready” draft of your CCR by end of day Sunday, Feb. 10th. Include an audio via flipgrid. Login with flipcode 251rc102 and your school @gcsd9.net email.
Ongoing Hamlet assignment: Each day we read/watch, do what you need to do to have an idea of what’s going on (e.g. reread, check sparknotes, get a no-fear version, ask, etc.).
Rhetoric & Comp -Thursday, February 7th
Book talk & Indie Read. Structural analysis – check out the maps. Intro to Hamlet. Read/watch Act I scene 1.
Deadline: Submit a “teacher-ready” draft of your CCR by end of day Sunday, Feb. 10th. Include an audio via flipgrid. Login with flipcode 251rc102 and your school @gcsd9.net email.
Ongoing Hamlet assignment: Each day we read/watch, do what you need to do to have an idea of what’s going on (e.g. reread, check sparknotes, get a no-fear version, ask, etc.).
Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, February 6th
Book talk & Indie Read. Structural analysis – map out the essay you annotated earlier in the week with your WRITE CLUB group. Intro to Shakespeare (hours 1 & 2).
Deadline: Submit a “teacher-ready” draft of your CCR by end of day Sunday, Feb. 10th.
Upcoming: Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, February 5th
Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #16: Expand thoughts on what you need to do to give or receive feedback in productive ways. Collected pre-conference sheets for CCR.
Hours 1 & 2: WRITE CLUB your Cited Commentary & Response papers. The usual Bless, Address, & Press.
Hour 6: Think/read about giving and receiving feedback. Work with your WRITE CLUB to complete a structure analysis of a “This I Believe” essay. Note how it’s set up and how it doesn’t succumb to formula.
Deadline: Submit a “teacher-ready” draft of your CCR by end of day Sunday, Feb. 10th.
Upcoming: Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, February 4th
Everyone: Meet your WRITE CLUB group.
Hour 1: Indie read & SWIC registration paperwork.
Hours 1 & 2: Think/read about giving and receiving feedback. Work with your WRITE CLUB to complete a structure analysis of a “This I Believe” essay. Note how it’s set up and how it doesn’t succumb to formula. YOUR papers in WRITE CLUB tomorrow!
Hours 2 & 6: Finish Long Way Down.
Hour 6: WRITE CLUB your Cited Commentary & Response papers.
Read something awesome!
Rhetoric & Comp / English 8 – Friday, February 1st
World Read Aloud Day!
Jason Reynolds’ Long Way Down continued.
2nd & 6th hour SWIC registration.
Everyone: Finish your papers for Monday!! (If you haven’t already).
Rhetoric & Comp / English 8 – Thursday, January 31st
World Read Aloud focus – begin Long Way Down by Jason Renolds.
Everyone: Yearbook quotes due tomorrow!
Deadlines:
- Rhet-Comp – Draft of CCR w/ works cited page for Monday 2/4 WRITE CLUB
- English 8 – Draft#1 indelible moment for Monday 2/4 in class
Rhetoric & Comp / English 8 – Wednesday, January 30th
No School – TOO Cold….Brrr.
Stay warm, work on your papers, and read something awesome!
-Mrs. C = )