Book talk & Indie read. Building thoughts and sources for a future writing piece while building citations entries (MLA Style).  Quickwrite #6:  “A Solution to Gun Violence Found in US History” – David Farrell Quickwrite #7:  “Selfies and Seeing Ourselves – One Artist’s Look in the Mirror” – Christina Balch

To Do:  Build works cited entries for the two works we read today.

Reminders:

• SIUE Contest entries to Mrs. C TODAY
• Xtra post-its or scotch tape for late homework bonus passes by Friday
• Clean up loose documents in your Dropbox folders this week (don’t delete anything)
• Read something awesome

Book talk & Indie read.  Brief intro to read, write, think activities for next few days – building thoughts and sources for a future writing piece while building citations entries (MLA Style).  Quickwrite #4:  “Feminism” from Bad Feminist  by Roxane Gay. Quickwrite #5:  “11:20” from Love and Other Ways of Dying by Michael Paterniti.

To Do:  Build works cited entries for the two works we read today.

Reminders:

• SIUE Contest entries to Mrs. C by Wednesday (that’s tomorrow!)
• Xtra post-its or scotch tape for late homework bonus passes by Friday
• Clean up loose documents in your Dropbox folders this week (don’t delete anything)
• Read something awesome

Indie read with rate calculation and goal setting.  MLA Citations:the basics (.ppt) 

Reminders:

• SIUE Contest entries to Mrs. C by Wednesday
• Xtra post-its or scotch tape for late homework bonus passes by Friday
• Clean up loose documents in your Dropbox folders this week (don’t delete anything)
• Read something awesome!

Book trailers & Indie read.  Data analysis of post-it note reading & writing data.

1st hour – senior meeting

Assignment:  Choose one of the first three quickwrites.  Attempt some MLA citation by adding in-text MLA style citation after the quote you started your piece with.  Then write a work cited entry (again MLA style) for the source.  (You will have to look up some info.)  Use the Purdue OWL for MLA explanation and guidance and search the book sources on google or Easybib for other publishing info.  (This assignment can be done ON the notebook page with your entry.)

Book talks & Indie read.  Quickwrites #1, 2, & 3.

1st hour only – MLA intro & assignment to choose one of your quickwrites and attempt to cite MLA style both your in-text quote and the source in a work cited entry format.  Use the Purdue OWL for reference.

Book talks & Indie read.  Review course syllabus.  Info on “office” hours passes & late homework pass bonus options.  SIUE Contest info – think about what you might submit to win writer’s cred & $$.

Deadline:  Writing contest entries to Mrs. C via email by Wed., Jan. 16th (see details on page above).

 

4 Types of Mistakes – Mindshift, Course introduction (where we were, where we are, where we go next), collected data about WRITE CLUB through post-it questions.

To Do: bring your notebooks to class & find something to read for indie read time.

Indie read.  1st & 2nd hour – course survey.

6th hour – Book totals & book pics 🙂

Deadlines:

• SPRING PORTFOLIO due no later than 11:59pm Friday 5/18
• Memory Books due Monday 5/21 firm even if you are absent (& yes, you HAVE to come to the “final”)
• Turn in classroom library books by Friday 5/18 (unless you make other arrangements with Mrs. C)

Indie read.  “Take With You” – a quick recap of what we’ve learned about writing this year.  Lab day – work on memory books & portfolios.

6th hour – course survey

Deadlines:

• SPRING PORTFOLIO due no later than 11:59pm Friday 5/18
• Memory Books due Monday 5/21 firm even if you are absent (& yes, you HAVE to come to the “final”)
• Turn in classroom library books by Friday 5/18 (unless you make other arrangements with Mrs. C)

Book talk & Indie read.  Rate calculation, averaging, and semester goal #. Notebook: Book spines w/ labels, final reading survey, final writing survey.  Notebook collection.

❤ Volunteer to guest book talk in other hours!

Deadlines:

• SPRING PORTFOLIO due no later than 11:59pm Friday 5/18
• Memory Books due Monday 5/21 firm even if you are absent (& yes, you HAVE to come to the “final”)
• Turn in classroom library books by Friday 5/18 (unless you make other arrangements with Mrs. C)