Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, January 31st

Read Aloud:  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. Quickwrite #14:  Long Way Down – reactions, thoughts, etc.

Deadline:  Cited Commentary due for Mrs. C’s feedback no later than end of day Sunday 2/2 (this includes AUDIO on Flipgrid). 

Upcoming:  Hamlet study starts mid-next week.  If you want your own copy, get one!

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • First MB Short window closes at the end of this week. Details and instructions on your course syllabus

English 8 – Thursday, January 30th

Book talks & Indie read.  WRITE CLUB – bless, address, & press your way to a better paper.

New Deadline:  Use your WRITE CLUB feedback to create a “better” draft – make those changes no later than end of day Sunday 2/2.  Name this document YourlastnameDRAFT#1.docx (leave the file extension on). 

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • Return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, January 30th

Indie Read.  Read Aloud:  Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.

Deadline:  Cited Commentary due for Mrs. C’s feedback no later than end of day Sunday 2/2 (this includes AUDIO on Flipgrid). 

Upcoming:  Continuation of Long Way Down tomorrow.

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • First MB Short window closes at the end of this week. Details and instructions on your course syllabus.

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at (ends this week – I need to return them)
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Board Certification

English 8 – Wednesday, January 29th

Book talks & Indie read.  Quickwrite #8:  What do you think makes writing “good”?  + Notes from yesterday’s noticing.   WRITE CLUB introduction, procedures, and practice with a sample paper.

Pull up the sample paper (you’ll find it in your Drafts folder) and use MSWord commenting features to make at least 3 comments – 1 positive/potential, 1 readerly question, and 1 “what if…”  suggestion for improvement.

Deadline:  A COMPLETE draft of your indelible moment paper is due in your Drafts folder (in Dropbox) TOMORROW!  (No more in class lab time scheduled, so get this done if it isn’t.)

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • Return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, January 29th

Book talk & Indie read.  WRITE CLUB – cited commentary edition.  Submission sheet for the CCR.

Deadline:  Cited Commentary due for Mrs. C’s feedback no later than end of day Sunday 2/2 (this includes AUDIO on Flipgrid). 

Upcoming:  We will be reading a book together the next two days.  Don’t miss it 🙂

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • MB Short windows opened LAST WEEK!  Details and instructions on your course syllabus.

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at (ends this week – I need to return them)
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Board Certification

English 8 – Tuesday, January 28th

Book talk & Indie read.  Meet your WRITE CLUB group – quick icebreaker.  Read:  Essay Selections (x 2) from The Moment and work as a group to see what you notice, what you wonder, and what you think makes “good” writing.  Highlight a favorite line.

Deadline:  A COMPLETE draft of your indelible moment paper is due in your Drafts folder (in Dropbox) no later than classtime on Thursday 1/30.  (No more in class lab time scheduled, so get this done if it isn’t.)

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • Return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, January 28th

Book talk & Indie read.  Study:  The Relationship Between Boredom and Creativity.  Read blog post, check out cartoon, watch TEDtalk “How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas”

Share QW#13 – what YOU want from WRITE CLUB – with your group.  Citation Checks for your CCR paper.

Deadline:  You’ll need a completed draft (with citations) of your cited commentary for WRITE CLUB TOMORROW 1/29. DON’T FORGET your completed pre-conference sheet!

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • MB Short windows opened LAST WEEK!  Details and instructions on your course syllabus.

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at (ends this week – I need to return them)
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Board Certification

P.S. TOO many writers did not have full drafts today.  Get it together! 😉

English 8 – Monday, January 27th

Indie read.  Quickwrite #7:  “Dear Basketball” by Kobe Bryant. MLA Formatting – a hands-on walk-through.  See the tab at top to review or look it up on the Purdue OWL. Make sure your papers are all formatted MLA Style.

Deadline:  A COMPLETE draft of your indelible moment paper is due in your Drafts folder (in Dropbox) no later than classtime on Thursday 1/30.  (No more in class lab time scheduled, so get this done if it isn’t.)

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • Return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, January 27th

Indie read.  Quickwrite #12:  “Dear Basketball” by Kobe Bryant. WRITE CLUB – meet your group!  analyze WRITE CLUB data to notice trends in what frustrated you and what worked best in last semester’s clubs.  Quickwrite #13:  What do YOU/I want from WRITE CLUB?

Deadline:  You’ll need a completed draft (with citations) of your cited commentary for WRITE CLUB on Tuesday, January 28th. DON’T FORGET your completed pre-conference sheet!

Reminders:

  • Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!
  • MB Short windows opened LAST WEEK!  Details and instructions on your course syllabus.

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at (ends this week – I need to return them)
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Board Certification

English 8 – Friday, January 24th

Book talk & Indie read.  Notes:  video – “Clues to a Great Story” by Andrew Stanton (make a notepage for your notebook).  MORE Lab time for work on DRAFT #1 (full drafts will be needed mid-next week)

Extra: How to tell a great story, visualized andrewstanton-ted_poster_translated_v21

New Info:  Tweet about the books you are reading @ReadWarriors.  See the page tab above for details and due dates!

Reminder:  return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards