Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, January 24th

Book talk & Indie read. MORE Lab time! Pre-conference sheet for the Cited Commentary paper.

Deadline:  You’ll need a completed draft (with citations) of your cited commentary for WRITE CLUB on Tuesday, January 28th.

Reminders:

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

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at for the next couple of weeks
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Board Certification

English 8 – Thursday, January 23rd

Book talk & Indie read.  Study:  A look at dialogue “rules” & tips.  MORE Lab time for work on DRAFT #1 (Please complete drafts in MSWord INSIDE your shared Drafts folder in Dropbox.  Note that Dropbox lets you use MSWord online anywhere you have internet access.)

Class handout: 6 Tips for Writing Believable and Compelling Dialogue

More:  How to Write Dialogue: Master List of Dialogue Punctuation & Tips

Upcoming:  More lab time tomorrow.  Come to class ready to work! (full drafts will be needed mid-next week)

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

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, January 23rd

Book talk & Indie read.  Notes:  Research as a Conversation.  MORE Lab time!  (also, tomorrow)

Deadline:  You’ll need a completed draft (with citations) of your cited commentary for WRITE CLUB on Tuesday, January 28th.

Reminders:

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

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at for the next couple of weeks
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Board

English 8 – Wednesday, January 22nd

Book talk & Indie read.  Study:  Big Moves / Small Moves (“Effective” Moves of Writers)  Lab time for work on DRAFT #1 (Please complete drafts in MSWord INSIDE your shared Drafts folder in Dropbox.  Note that Dropbox lets you use MSWord online anywhere you have internet access.)

Upcoming:  More lab time all week.  Come to class ready to work!

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

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, January 22nd

Book talk & Indie read.  Cited Commentary Part III write & cite & technical parameters for this upcoming paper.  Continue to THINK about how you will connect some of these pieces while joining the “conversation.”

Upcoming:  More lab time all week.  Come to class ready to work!

Reminders:

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

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at for the next couple of weeks
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Board

English 8 – Tuesday, January 21st

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #6:  body parts.  Draft #1 info and writing time.  Please complete drafts in MSWord INSIDE your shared Drafts folder in Dropbox.  Note that Dropbox lets you use MSWord online anywhere you have internet access.

Upcoming:  More lab time all week.  Come to class ready to work!

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

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, January 21st

Book talk & Indie read.  MLA Basics – Works Cited Overview (see slides posted on January 9th).  Cited Commentary Part II instructions & additional sources.  THINK about how you will connect some of these pieces while joining the “conversation.”

TED talk video sources you may want to watch (again):

*Find the poems linked to last Thursday’s post.

Upcoming:  More lab time all week.  Come to class ready to work!

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at for the next couple of weeks
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards
  • Office hour passes for the semester – Big projects this semester; seek help when you need it.

English 8 – Thursday, January 16th

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #5:  Indelible (take two) – write about another moment that left “a mark” – one you can’t erase for good or bad or whatever.  Read Like a Writer (RLaW) intro to concepts and practice with “Disrupting My Comfort Zone” by Brian Grazer (clip-it in your writer’s notebook).

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

This weekend:  Read something awesome!

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, January 16th

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite/Notes #11:  Poem (choose 1 of 4)  – “When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny” by Blythe Baird, “The Man” by Taylor Swift, “Friend Zone” by Dylan Garity, or “Can We Autocorrect Humanity?” by Prince EA.  Cited Comentary assignment Part I – think about what you’ve read and start making connections.  Video:  “Research is a Conversation” by Shafer Library.

Updates:

  • sample student memory books that you can take a look at for the next couple of weeks
  • return your student release so Mrs. C can record for work on her National Boards
  • Office hour passes for the semester – Big projects this semester; seek help when you need it.

This Weekend:

  • “finish” any unfinished QWs from this week (#5 – #11)
  • cite the quotes (MLA in-text citations) you put in your notes – all the videos & articles have links on the previous posts
  • think about cited commentary assignment part I – what connections do you see? what do you think?