Read Aloud – A Different Pond by Bao Phi & Thi Bui – & Indie Read
STUDY/READ: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo p. 179 – 220 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)
🖋️ Quickwrite #26: The Poet X – What surprised you? What’s worth talking about?
PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5
Student Book Talk & Indie Read
STUDY: Rhetoric of Rap – rap analysis paper examples (read though with notices) + Quote, Explain, Connect cycle
DEADLINE: Hip-Hop/Rap Rhetorical Analysis (writing #6) draft due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 11/15
UPCOMING: Write Time in-class both Tuesday & Wednesday – bring charged devices!
SIGN-UPS/DEADLINE: Student Book Talks 11/13 to 12/15 🙂
Read Aloud – A Different Pond by Bao Phi & Thi Bui – & Indie Read
🖋️ Quickwrite #33: “A Conversation with Asian-Americans on Race” – The New York Times
STUDY/READ: “What Did My Mother the Chemist See in Betty Crocker?” by Celeste Ng
PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5
UPCOMING: Book Club #3 (last one of the semester – we will choose books before the end of the week)
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
🖋️ Quickwrite #25: Spoken-Word Poems “Hair” & “Afro-Latina” by Elizabeth Acevedo
STUDY/READ: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo p. 142 – 178 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)
PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5 (last Sunday)
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
WRITE CLUB: Extra session + share rap/hip-hop lyrics & annotation thoughts
PREVIEW/ASSIGNMENT: Hip-Hop/Rap Rhetorical Analysis draft due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 11/15 (more details & examples next week)
SIGN-UPS/DEADLINE: Student Book Talks 11/13 to 12/15 🙂
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
🖋️ Quickwrite #32: “Peanut Butter, Jelly, & Racism” – video by The New York Times
STUDY/ACTIVITY: “Trusted 10” + thinking/reflection
WATCH: “Check Our Bias to Wreck Our Bias” – video by The New York Times
ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #4 – Expand a QW – build a thoughtful piece – due as an MSWord doc in Dropbox drafts due NOW (please make sure you’ve completed this over the weekend – if you haven’t already)
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
🖋️ Quickwrite #24: Thoughts so far? The Poet X Part I – your impressions
STUDY/READ: New novel – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo p. 95 – 141 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)
PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5 (three days ago)
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
WATCH: “Rapping Deconstructed: the best rhymers of all time” – vox.com
STUDY: Annotating your lyrics. Examples, listen, & brief talk-through. Find 2 examples in the class-shared folders in Dropbox.
ASSIGNMENT: Select lyrics (if you haven’t already – details yesterday) & try annotating them for class tomorrow 11/9.
SIGN-UPS/DEADLINE: Student Book Talks 11/13 to 12/15 🙂
📖 Book Talk & Indie Read
WRITE TIME ⏰
ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #4 – Expand a QW – build a thoughtful piece – due as an MSWord doc in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day today 11/8 (or tomorrow . . . but no in-class time after today)
Read Aloud – The Roots of Rap by Carole Boston Weatherford & Frank Morrison – & Indie Read
STUDY/READ: New novel – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo p. 45 – 92 (read in class with audio – see Mrs. C if you miss a day and need to borrow a book)
PAST DUE: Writing #3 – Solo Soundtrack “Poetry” (posted on GClassroom) was due Sunday 11/5 (two days ago)
Mrs. Connolly's Class 