English 8 – Friday, May 3rd

Book talk & Indie read. WRITE CLUB for MG paper (all 9-12 pages). Conferences w/ Mrs. C next week. “Ideal” rubric list for your finalized project.

Deadlines:

  • MG pre-conference sheets:  fill out and be ready to conference on Monday 5/6
  • 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 – Friday, May 3rd

Book talk & Indie read. More Multi-genre Presentations 🙂

Deadlines:

  • MG Presentations – BE READY again on Monday
  • 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 – Thursday, May 2nd

Indie read.  Time for mg work.

Deadlines:

  • WRITE CLUB for MG paper all 9-12 pages – Friday, May 3rd TOMORROW!
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th
  • Notebooks collected May 15th

English 8 – Wednesday, May 1st

Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #35: play – bio/character sketch or interview questions. Time for mg work.

Deadlines:

  • WRITE CLUB for MG paper all 9-12 pages – Friday, May 3rd
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

English 8 – Tuesday, April 30th

Book talk & Indie read. Time for mg work & teacher check-ins.

Upcoming: work on mg pieces and making it all work together (Wed. 5/1 & Thurs. 5/2)

Deadlines:

  • WRITE CLUB for MG paper all 9-12 pages – Friday, May 3rd
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, April 30th

Book talk & Indie read.  Senior calendar with remaining topics, lessons, & due dates.

Notebook:  Soundtrack writings #1 – 4. #1.  List as many songs as you can that have impacted your life.  Moments, memories, inspirations, people, places, events, favorites, etc.  #2.  Choose one and write about it for 3 minutes. #3.  Again.  #4.  Again.

Memory book intro & overview w/ some examples.

Deadlines:

  • MG paper (lastnameFINALMG.pdf) in submissions folder no later than 11:59pm Tuesday, April 30th  TODAY!!
  • MG Presentations – BE READY May 1 TOMORROW
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • Memory Book due in class, no exceptions – Wed., May 15th

English 8 – Monday, April 29th

Book talk & Indie read. Multi-genre FAQs – read them at the tab above.  Time for mg work.

Upcoming: work on mg pieces and making it all work together (Mon 4/29 – Thurs. 5/2)

Deadlines:

  • WRITE CLUB for MG paper all 9-12 pages – Friday, May 3rd
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, April 29th

Book talk & Indie read. Multi-genre:  What’s Next?  Finalizing your project/paper.  Presentation info.  Tips for tightening your writing/final paper:  words to watch for, filter words, overused, etc.  29 Words to Cut From Your Novel  Watch opening sentences of inner pieces for power and specificity.

Deadlines:

  • MG paper (lastnameFINALMG.pdf) in submissions folder no later than 11:59pm Tuesday, April 30th
  • MG Presentations – BE READY May 1
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day

Upcoming:  Memory book info tomorrow – target date of Wed., May 15th