Multi-Cultural Lit – Monday, October 18th

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #22: “This Is America” by Childish Gambino / Donald Glover

Read Reviews:

Rolling Stone: Donald Glover’s ‘This Is America’ Is a Nightmare We Can’t Afford to Look Away From https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/donald-glovers-this-is-america-is-a-nightmare-we-cant-afford-to-look-away-from-630177/

Pitchfork: Childish Gambino “This Is America” https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/childish-gambino-this-is-america/

Spin: The Cynicism Of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” https://www.spin.com/2018/05/donald-glover-this-is-america-review/

Revisit QW#22 and add other thoughts. What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, October 15th

Indie Read w/ Padlet check-in.

Digital (quiet) WRITE CLUB today. Use the guidelines below (you can also find them on GClassroom) to read and respond to your group members’ papers. If you don’t finish, complete this by end of day Sunday 10/17 EXTENDED to Monday 10/18.

Digital WRITE CLUB GuidelinesDownload

English 9/10 – Friday, October 15th

Indie Read w/ Padlet check-in.

WATCH: Austin Kleon at Bond 2018 (We’ll read his book Steal Like an Artist next week 🙂 )

DEADLINE: Writing #3 – your listicle “__#__Things” due no later than end of day today (submit in GClassroom as soon as possible)

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, October 14th

Indie Read.

Writing Time! Class time to draft your attempt at listicle “____ Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to _________” (detailed assignment on GClassroom as Classwork or on the Rhet-Comp Writing Assignments tab above)

DEADLINE: Writing #4 – ” _____Things” due no later than end of day Thursday 10/14 (you will NEED this paper complete in Dropbox in class on Friday!)

English 9/10 – Thursday, October 14th

Indie Read.

Writing Day! Work on writing #3 – listicle of either “____ Things You Can Do To Improve Your _______” OR “____ Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to _________” (see the assignment sheet either in GClassroom – it’s a writing assignment – or at the English 9/10 Writing Assignments tab above)

DEADLINE: Writing #3 due no later than end of day Friday 10/15

Multi-Cultural Lit – Thursday, October 14th

Indie Read.

Quickwrite #21: Novel #2 (target 2) What surprised you? What’s worth talking about?

Group Discussions Novel #2 – Everything Everything or Dear Martin or All American Boys.

DEADLINES:

  • Read to target #3 (the end) in your novel no later than classtime Thursday 10/21.
  • Turn in ANY past due writing assignments (and then email Mrs. C that you submitted)

English 9/10 – Wednesday, October 13th

Writing Day! Work on writing #3 – listicle of either “____ Things You Can Do To Improve Your _______” OR “____ Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to _________” (see the assignment sheet either in GClassroom – it’s a writing assignment – or at the English 9/10 Writing Assignments tab above)

DEADLINE: Writing #3 due no later than end of day Friday 10/15

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, October 12th

Book Trailers & Indie Read.

STUDY: “10 Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to You” by Jason Reynolds – Read and notice the features of this listicle (essayistic genre where list meets article).

NEW ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #4 – ” _____Things” due no later than end of day Thursday 10/14 (there will be in-class time for writing on Thursday)

Writing #4 – 10 THINGS due 10/14Download