English 8 – Friday, April 26th

Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #34: PLAY – timeline or schedule or comic (connect it somehow to your mg topic). Time for mg work.

Upcoming: work on mg pieces and making it all work together (Mon 4/29 – Wed. 5/1)

Deadlines:

  • WRITE CLUB for mg mark #2 – Thurs., May 2nd
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, April 26th

Book talk & Indie read. MG conferencing. Read “Grammar B” & “Alternate Style.” Make a note page for important points in your writer’s notebook.

Deadlines:

  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th
  • MG Presentations – May 1 –

*Heads up for anyone panicking – your memory books won’t be due until May 15th. Please ask if you have questions. Early bird info in the MEMORY BOOK tab above. 🙂

English 8 – Thursday, April 25th

Book talk & Indie read.   Quickwrite #33:  PLAY – text conversation or top 10 list (connect it somehow to your mg topic). Time for mg work.

Upcoming: work on mg pieces and making it all work together (Thurs. 4/25 – Wed. 5/1)

Deadlines:

  • WRITE CLUB for mg mark #2 – Thurs., May 2nd
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, April 25th

Book talk & Indie read.  MG conferencing.  Read “Whatever It Takes:  Breaking the Rules in Style” by Tom Romano.  Make a note page for important points in your writer’s notebook.

Tomorrow:  same format as today with reading about “Grammar B” & “Alternate Style”

To Do:  Complete your pre-conference sheets & meet with Mrs. C about your mg paper.

Deadlines:

  • Conferencing with Mrs. C – April 25 & 26
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th
  • MG Presentations – May 1 – 3

*Heads up for anyone panicking – your memory books won’t be due until May 15th.  Please ask if you have questions.  Early bird info in the MEMORY BOOK tab above. 🙂

Tips for a Fabulous MG Conference

Rhet-Comp students:

As you prepare for your conference with Mrs. C., check out the following tips for a great (but short) conference.

  1. Show up prepared.  Fill out your pre-conference sheet (it’s part of your score) and have your draft in ONE document if possible (you can still rearrange it later).
  2. Reread the MG FAQs so you don’t ask redundant questions and waste your time asking stuff you could’ve just looked up.
  3. Know what YOU want to ask.  This conference is directed by YOU.  Show your progress, ask questions, get suggestions.
  4. Realize that what you do after the conference is up to YOU.  Make changes or don’t.  Read the “ideal” point for each segment of your paper (required or extra) on the rubric so you know what is expected.

Can’t wait to see what you’ve created. And . . . . go!

With multi-genre madness,

Mrs. C = )

English 8 – Wednesday, April 24th

Book talk & Indie read.   Quickwrite #32:  PLAY – dialogue or news article (connect it somehow to your mg topic). Read “Crafting Narrative” by Tom Romano.  Overview of other required genres for your project (with notes & examples).

Upcoming: work on mg pieces and making it all work together (Thurs. 4/25 – Wed. 5/1)

Deadlines:

  • WRITE CLUB for mg mark #2 – Thurs., May 2nd
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, April 24th

Book talk & Indie read.  WRITE CLUB:  multi-genre mark #2.  Progress check-in & conference scheduling.

To Do:  Complete your pre-conference sheets & meet with Mrs. C about your mg paper.

Deadlines:

  • Conferencing with Mrs. C – April 25 & 26
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th
  • MG Presentations – May 1 – 3

*Heads up for anyone panicking – your memory books won’t be due until May 15th.  Please ask if you have questions.  Early bird info in the MEMORY BOOK tab above. 🙂

English 8 – Thursday, April 11th

Book talk & Indie read.   Quickwrite #31:  PLAY – how to or “dictionary” definitions list (connect it somehow to your mg topic). Time to work  on “argument”/research paper.  Don’t forget to build a works cited page.

Requirements:  3 – 4 pages, researched & cited, has an “angle” – proposal, position, or evaluation, works cited page

Upcoming: work on researched piece & reading day on Friday!

Deadlines:

  • 3 – 4 page “argument” (research paper part) of your MG finished by Fri. 4/12  or extended (upload in Dropbox no later than Sun. 4/14)
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, April 11th

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #36:  PLAY – text conversation or top 10 list (connect to your mg topic).  Time for mg work.

Deadlines:

  • WRITE CLUB – mark #2 – (12 – 20 pages w/ ALL required genres) – Tuesday, April 23rd
  • Conferencing with Mrs. C – April 24 – 26
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th
  • MG Presentations – May 1 – 3

*Heads up for anyone panicking – your memory books won’t be due until May 15th.  Please ask if you have questions.  Early bird info in the MEMORY BOOK tab above. 🙂