WRITE: Quickwrite #20 – Clint Smith’s “The Danger of Silence”

Quickwrite #21 – Thoughts and Notices about Independent Reading (check your posts on the padlet board and then reflect)

PORTFOLIO & NOTEBOOK TOUR WORK:  Sharing an example letter & then time to work, ask questions, get help, etc.  You can find the details on these on Monday’s post & at under the Writing Assignments tab. Also find them explained on the videos from the GClassroom stream from Monday.

Portfolio Example IntroLetter MCLR 2020 from Mrs. C

DEADLINES:

• NOTEBOOK TOUR due by end of day Friday 12/11
• FALL PORTFOLIO (w/ grade pitch) due by end of day Sunday 12/13

REMINDERS & PAST DUE:  Don’t forget it’s not too late to complete writing that you skipped earlier in the semester.  Check out the page tabs at the top of the website to find MC LIT/ENGLISH 5&7 – WRITING ASSIGNMENTS & MC LIT/ENGLISH 5&7– NOTEBOOK CHECKLIST. 

BOOK RETURN REMINDERS:  You filled out your preference for this on last Friday’s survey. Be sure to use a sticky note or paper to indicate YOU – so I know who turned in their books.

• BUS SEND BACK – Supply bus run next Tuesday 12/15 (last one)
• EXIT 1 DROPOFF – Only on weekdays from 8am – 3pm (by 12/16 please)
• HOME PICK-UP – Wednesday 12/9 from 2 – 5pm (have your books ready) – THIS IS TODAY!!

UPCOMING:  Friday OFFICE HOURS aka GET STUFF DONE. There will be a check-in question on the GClassroom & Mrs. C will be in the zoom all day to answer questions, provide assistance, etc.

BOOK CLUB #2 – Padlet board wrap-up & review.

Click the appropriate link below or visit padlet.com and put in the password listed below (immediately after the link & author’s name) for the book you chose to read.  Then answer (thoroughly) any 4 of the questions (this was actually due yesterday).  Be sure you are logged into Padlet so you name shows & you receive credit for your entries.  (Note: your posts won’t show up until Mrs. C approves them.)  If you’ve already completed this, check back to see what others who read your book thought.

• To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han – alltheboys
• The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline – marrowthieves
• Barely Missing Everything by Matt Mendez – barelymissing
• Internment by Samira Ahmed – internment
• Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay – patronsaints
• Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena – mexicanwhiteboy
• I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez – mexicandaughter
• The Young Elites by Marie Lu – youngelites

NEW (END OF SEMESTER) ASSIGNMENTS:

• NOTEBOOK TOUR – details on turning in your notebooks digitally – due no later than end of day Friday 12/11 (there are still the last 2 notebook entries on Wednesday)
• FALL PORTFOLIO 2020 MCLR – instructions & requirements (including new letter with in-class example) + screenshot of Dropbox folder – due no later than end of day Sunday 12/13  2020 PF screenshot

Work time – let’s get this started.  Stick around in the zoom or just stop back in if you need help.

REMINDERS & PAST DUE:  Don’t forget it’s not too late to complete writing that you skipped earlier in the semester.  Check out the page tabs at the top of the website to find MC LIT/ENGLISH 5&7 – WRITING ASSIGNMENTS & MC LIT/ENGLISH 5&7– NOTEBOOK CHECKLIST. 

BOOK RETURN REMINDERS:  You filled out your preference for this on last Friday’s survey. Be sure to use a sticky note or paper to indicate YOU – so I know who turned in their books.

• BUS SEND BACK – Supply bus run tomorrow – Tuesday 12/8
• EXIT 1 DROPOFF – Only on weekdays from 8am – 3pm
• HOME PICK-UP – Wednesday 12/9 from 2 – 5pm (have your books ready)

TODAY – Complete the BOOK RETURN SURVEY/OPTIONS on GClassroom to check-in today.

OFFICE HOURS:  In the zoom from 9 – 12 & 12:30 – 2.  Stop in with questions, get help w/ writing or request a book to read.

DEADLINES:

• BOOK CLUB #2 padlet board answers due no later than end of Sunday 12/6 (if you don’t know how to access this, come see me in office hours and I’ll show you)
• WRITING 6 – ID Exploration (BC#2 paper) due anytime between Friday 12/4 and end of day Sunday 12/6

REMINDERS & PAST DUE:  Don’t forget it’s not too late to complete writing that you skipped earlier in the semester.  Check out the page tabs at the top of the website to find MC LIT/ENGLISH 5&7 – WRITING ASSIGNMENTS & MC LIT/ENGLISH 5&7– NOTEBOOK CHECKLIST.  Catching up on these items this weekend will help you be ready to work on your portfolio next week.

UPCOMING: Portfolio work and notebook wrap-ups.

It’s an “on-demand”/asynchronous work day (NO ZOOM).  Here’s what to do:

FIRST:  Be sure to check-in TODAY by answering the attendance question on the GClassroom stream (if you haven’t already)

READ:  Finish your book for BOOK CLUB #2 (if you haven’t already. . . or at least make progress)

WRITE:  Work on answering 4 of the 11 questions on the padlet board for YOUR book club choice (instructions on Monday’s post – just scroll down)

STUDY:  Watch the video introducting the last (before your portfolio) writing assignment of the semester.  You’ll find this on today’s GClassroom stream.

WRITING 6 – ID Exploration (BC#2 paper)

CREATE:  Start thinking about and/or writing this paper.

DEADLINES:

• BOOK CLUB #2 padlet board answers due no later than end of Sunday 12/6 (complete them by Friday if you can)
• WRITING #6 due anytime between Friday 12/4 and end of day Sunday 12/6
• Make-up Work – all 6 writing assignments can still be turned in in your portfolio at semester’s end (last date for those is Sunday 12/13)

UPCOMING:  A quick book return survey & OFFICE HOURS on Friday (from 9am – 12pm & 12:30 – 2pm).  Stop in if you need help or have questions or just want to say hi.

NEXT WEEK: Portfolio work and Notebook wrap-ups.

READ ALOUD: Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard

WRITE:  Quickwrite #19 /notes – make notes while watching or respond after watching the New York TImes interviews below

READ: Indian Education by Sherman Alexie

STUDY/CREATE:  Instructions & Passwords for BOOK CLUB #2  Padlet board work.  Click the appropriate link below or visit padlet.com and put in the password listed below (immediately after the link & author’s name) for the book you chose to read.  Then answer (thoroughly) any 4 of the questions between today 11/23 & end of day Sunday 12/6.  Be sure you are logged into Padlet so you name shows & you receive credit for your entries.  (Note: your posts won’t show up until Mrs. C approves them.)

• To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han – alltheboys
• The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline – marrowthieves
• Barely Missing Everything by Matt Mendez – barelymissing
• Internment by Samira Ahmed – internment
• Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay – patronsaints
• Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena – mexicanwhiteboy
• I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez – mexicandaughter
• The Young Elites by Marie Lu – youngelites

TO DO:  Keep reading!!! END GAME on this book is Wednesday.  Reading time w/ check-ins in class! 🙂

REMINDERS & UPDATES:  Don’t forget it’s not too late to complete writing that you skipped earlier in the semester.  Check out the page tabs at the top of the website to find MC LIT/ENGLISH 5-7 WRITING ASSIGNMENTS & MC LIT/ENGLISH 5-7 NOTEBOOK CHECKLIST.  This weekend would be a great time to make sure your notebook entries are caught up (and if they are digital, rename your Worddocs appropriately).