English 8 – Friday, May 10th

Book talk & Indie read. Turn in Multi-genre “Rubric.”  Review portfolio handouts & time to work.

Deadlines:

  • Part Two – Soundtrack paper due in your Portfolio Tuesday, May 14th
  • Notebooks collected May 15th

Finals:

  • Hour 3 – Friday, May 17th 8:00 – 10:00 am
  • Hour 7 – Monday, May 20th 10:10am – 12:10pm

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, May 10th

Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #40:  Best high school memory.  Notebook checklists, reminders about portfolios,

SWIC 102 program assessment info:  SWIC needs the “best” piece of writing from each student registered in 102 for a general look at this course (not an evaluation of you as a student or of your instructor).  Choose your best piece, remove your name, and put a copy in the 102 Program Folder just shared with you.  (Mrs. C will make sure they get submitted to SWIC).  DO THIS SOON!

Deadlines:

  • Turn in your Quotable Mentions (if you haven’t already)
  • Portfolios due end of day May 12th (Sunday)
  • Notebooks collected May 14th
  • Memory Book (with checklist) due May 15, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Finals:

  • Hour 1 – Thursday, May 16th 8:00 – 10:00am
  • Hour 2 – Thursday, May 16th 10:10am  – 12:10pm
  • Hour 6 – Monday, May 20th 8:00 – 10:00am

English 8 – Thursday, May 9th

Book talk & Indie read. Work on/finalize MG and/or soundtrack paper.  Portfolio handouts.

Upcoming:  Portfolio talk-through & work time tomorrow in class.

Deadlines:

  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • Multi-genre Paper due no later than 11:59pm May 9th (upload/move to the submissions folder in Dropbox) THIS IS TODAY!
  • Part Two – Soundtrack paper due in your Portfolio Tuesday, May 14th
  • Notebooks collected May 15th

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, May 9th

Book talk & Indie read.

SWIC 102 program assessment info:  SWIC needs the “best” piece of writing from each student registered in 102 for a general look at this course (not an evaluation of you as a student or of your instructor).  Choose your best piece, remove your name, and put a copy in the 102 Program Folder just shared with you.  (Mrs. C will make sure they get submitted to SWIC).  DO THIS SOON!

Portfolio Information:  Handouts, talk through, (hours 1 & 2 time for work).  Basically, gather your papers (including the very first one you wrote last September), write two letters (one about writing and one about your reading), and pay attention to detail (names of documents, clean copyedit, etc.).  More work time tomorrow.

Memory Book Checklist: to turn in with your book next Wednesday

Hour 6 – Finish Multi-genre Presentations 🙂 Quickwrite #39:  What’s Your Biggest Regret?  Permission & use forms.

Deadlines:

  • Turn in your Quotable Mentions (if you haven’t already)
  • Portfolios due end of day May 12th (Sunday)
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • Notebooks collected May 14th
  • Memory Book due May 15, NO EXCEPTIONS!

English 8 – Wednesday, May 8th

Book talk & Indie read. QW#36:  Best high school memory. Conferences for MG paper (all 9-12 pages). Work on MG and/or soundtrack paper when not conferencing.

Deadlines:

  • MG pre-conference sheets:  fill out show Mrs. C if you didn’t have it at conference
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • Multi-genre Paper due no later than 11:59pm May 9th (upload/move to the submissions folder in Dropbox) THIS IS TOMORROW NIGHT!
  • Part Two – Soundtrack paper due in your Portfolio Tuesday, May 14th
  • Notebooks collected May 15th

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, May 8th

Book talk & Indie read.  Hours 1 & 2 –  Quickwrite #39:  What’s Your Biggest Regret? Quotable Mentions:  find your song lyric in the song you are writing about for your Soundtrack paper (unless you need to choose a diff. song – use common sense).  Turn these in to Mrs. C = )

Hour 6 – More Multi-genre Presentations 🙂

Hour 2 – permission & use forms.

Deadlines:

  • Soundtrack of My Life part 2 – you need it in class Wednesday, May 8th
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • Notebooks collected May 14th
  • Memory Book due May 15, no exceptions

English 8 – Tuesday, May 7th

Book talk & Indie read. ST/QW:  Songs from your life list (see soundtrack assignment page).  Conferences for MG paper (all 9-12 pages). Tips for finalizing your MG paper. Work on MG when not conferencing.

Deadlines:

  • MG pre-conference sheets:  fill out and be ready to conference if you haven’t yet.
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • Multi-genre Paper due no later than 11:59pm May 9th (upload/move to the submissions folder in Dropbox)
  • Part Two – Soundtrack paper due in your Portfolio Tuesday, May 14th
  • Notebooks collected May 15th

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, May 7th

Book talk.  (2nd hour only – Quickwrite #37:  MG reflection.  Write about your mg experience.)  Quickwrite #38:  How to Start a Movement – Derek Siverly  More Multi-genre Presentations 🙂

1st hour – permission & use forms.

Deadlines:

  • MG Presentations – still a few more to go – Be ready if you haven’t presented!
  • Soundtrack of My Life part 2 – you need it in class Wednesday, May 8th
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • Notebooks collected May 14th
  • Memory Book due May 15, no exceptions

English 8 – Monday, May 6th

Book talk & Indie read. Conferences for MG paper (all 9-12 pages). Work on MG when not conferencing.

Deadlines:

  • MG pre-conference sheets:  fill out and be ready to conference if you haven’t yet.
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • Multi-genre Paper due no later than 11:59pm May 9th (upload/move to the submissions folder in Dropbox)
  • Notebooks collected May 15th

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, May 6th

Book talk.  Quickwrite #37:  MG reflection.  Write about your mg experience.  More Multi-genre Presentations 🙂

Deadlines:

  • MG Presentations – still a few more to go – Be ready if you haven’t presented!
  • Soundtrack of My Life part 2 – you need it in class Wednesday, May 8th
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • Notebooks collected May 14th
  • Memory Book due May 15, no exceptions