Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, February 28th

Indie read.  Quickwrite #25: ________teen – an attempt at poetry.  Study/Create/Share:  group work time for Hamlet RA topics

MONDAY: more work time on your Hamlet RA ideas, sources, & research design.

Deadlines:

  • Hamlet RA Research design due 3/4 or 3/5 (confer w/ Mrs. C in class)
  • Tweet @ReadWarriors about a book you’ve been reading by 3/6
  • Memory Book Short #3 Window closes 3/1

Reminder:  Field Trip forms & $ ASAP (FT is Tuesday 3/3)

English 8 – Thursday, February 27th

Indie read.  BOOK CLUB THURSDAY!  – Notebook entry:  table topics questions w/ your book club peeps, discuss as you work.  Flipdgrid:  Add a comment or question or respond to the comments and questions already on Flipgrid.  Intro to DRAFT#3.

TOMORROW:  work/write time for DRAFT#3

Reminders:

  • Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 ASAP
  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, February 27th

Indie read.  Quickwrite #24: acrostic poetry.  Study:  Research Design info – check the template in Dropbox, annotated bilbliography, review an example. JSTOR demo and source searching/ topic talk with your group.

TOMORROW: more work time on your Hamlet RA ideas, sources, & research design.

Reminders:

  • Field Trip forms & $ ASAP (FT is Tuesday 3/3)
  • Tweet @ReadWarriors about a book you’ve been reading by 3/6
  • Last week for the Memory Book Short #3 Window

English 8 – Wednesday, February 26th

Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #15:  TEDTalk responses/commentary – Selfies & Seeing Ourselves by Christina Balch, How to Raise a Black Son in America by Clint Smith, Solution to Gun Violence Found in US History by David Farrell.  MLA Citation practice:  Choose 1 of the transcripts and highlight 2 prominent lines.  Quote 1 and Paraphrase the other with MLA in-text citations following.  Use a timestamp format since these works are published as videos instead of text (author xx:xx).

TOMORROW:  BOOK CLUB Thursday, Target #2.  Be ready and post your 1 comment, 1 question to Flipgrid.

Reminders:

  • Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 ASAP
  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, February 26th

Indie read.  Study:  Strategy Analysis of sample paper (a rhetorical analysis about the humor in Romeo & Juliet) – divide, notice, & highlight claims, evidence, examples, & explanation.  Check out how a literary paper is put together.

IMPORTANT: Tomorrow we will look at online databases, primarily JSTOR, which you NEED your SWIC ID and estorm password to access.  Figure that out before you get to class.

Upcoming:  Sharing ideas about Hamlet with your WRITE CLUB group.

Reminders:

  • Field Trip forms & $ ASAP (FT is Tuesday 3/3)
  • Tweet @ReadWarriors about a book you’ve been reading by 3/6
  • Last week for the Memory Book Short #3 Window

English 8 – Tuesday, February 25th

Book talk & Indie read. Notebook:  Practice MLA In-Text Citations.

Deadlines:

  • THURSDAY 2/27 – BOOK CLUB target #2 & post your 1 comment/1 question on Flipgrid

Reminders:

  • Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 asap
  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!

 

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, February 25th

Indie read.  Lecture w/ Notes: Conducting Academic Research.  Hamlet Rhetorical Analysis (group) assignment – info & schedule.  Research Direction/Angle handout.  Quickwrite #23:  idea spinning for your Hamlet paper.  Watch more sonnets 🙂

CONDUCTING ACADEMIC RESEARCH

Reminders:

  • Field Trip forms & $ ASAP (FT is Tuesday 3/3)
  • Tweet @ReadWarriors about a book you’ve been reading by 3/6
  • Last week for the Memory Book Short #3 Window

English 8 – Monday, February 24th

Indie read.  Quickwrite #14: torn sandal photo.  Study & Notes:  MLA Citation Basics.

MLA CITATIONS the basics

Deadlines:

  • “teacher-ready” DRAFT#2 with photo in your Draft folder in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 2/24 – That’s TODAY!
  • This THURSDAY – BOOK CLUB target #2 & post your 1 comment/1 question on Flipgrid

Upcoming: MLA citation practice

Reminders:

  • Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 asap
  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!

English 8 – Friday, February 21st

Indie read.  WRITE CLUB – DRAFT #2.

Deadlines:

  • “teacher-ready” DRAFT#2 with photo in your Draft folder in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 2/24
  • Next THURSDAY – new BOOK CLUB target & post your 1 comment/1 question on Flipgrid

Upcoming: MLA citation basics – how to research

Reminders:

  • Bring back Field Trip permission forms + $10 asap
  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!