Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, April 3rd

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #33:  PLAY – how to _______ or “dictionary”def. list  (connect to your mg topic).

Deadlines:

  • MG mark #1 (6 – 8 pages) for sharing in WRITE CLUB Fri. 4/5
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th

*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 – Tuesday, April 2nd

Book talk & Indie read.  Notes:  Conducting Research (an introduction). Keep thinking about those multi-genre research ideas.

Upcoming:  how to build arguments and find direction for your writing

Deadlines:

  • 3 feasible ideas for your multi-genre research paper due TOMORROW in class (work in the template in Dropbox – inside the MG folder inside your drafts folder)
  • Did you submit DRAFT #4?  It was due SUNDAY!
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, April 2nd

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #32:  PLAY – recipe or sales ad or twitter thread (connect to your mg topic).

Upcoming:  quickwrites & mg work time (the next two days)

Deadlines:

  • MG mark #1 (6 – 8 pages) for sharing in WRITE CLUB Fri. 4/5
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th

*Heads up for anyone panicking – your memory books won’t be due until May 15th.  Please ask if you have questions.  More info soon (for those early-birds out there 😉 ).

English 8 – Monday, April 1st

Book talk & Indie read.  Exploring multi-genre research ideas.  Time for working – you’ll need three mostly-formed ideas.

Upcoming:  how to conduct research, build arguments, and find direction for your writing

Deadlines:

  • 3 feasible ideas for your multi-genre research paper due TOMORROW in class (work in the template in Dropbox – inside the MG folder inside your drafts folder)
  • Did you submit DRAFT #4?  It was due YESTERDAY!
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, April 1st

Book talk & Indie read.  WRITE CLUB to share MG research designs – get questions answered, think deeper through conversation.  Finalize them tonight for teacher download.  Check out the Multi-genre FAQ page above.

Upcoming:  quickwrites & mg work time (the next three days)

Deadlines:

  • MG mark #1 (6 – 8 pages) for sharing in WRITE CLUB Fri. 4/5
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th

*Heads up for anyone panicking – your memory books won’t be due until May 15th.  Please ask if you have questions.  More info soon (for those early-birds out there 😉 ).

English 8 – Friday, March 29th

Hour 3 – SWIC Career Fair

Hour 7 –  Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #27: interest inventory ?s #3.  Multi-genre paper examples – lots and lots of examples.

Deadlines:

  • Submit “teacher-ready” DRAFT #4 by end of day Sunday 3/31 – name it LastnameDRAFT#4 and move it to your submissions folder in Dropbox
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, March 29th

Hours 1 & 2 – SWIC Career Fair

Hour 7 – Book talk & Indie read.  Lab time for research & work on research design.

Deadlines:

  • MG Research Design for sharing in WRITE CLUB Mon. 4/1
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th

*Heads up for anyone panicking – your memory books won’t be due until May 15th.  Please ask if you have questions.  More info soon (for those early-birds out there 😉 ).

English 8 – Thursday, March 28th

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #27: interest inventory ?s #3.  Multi-genre paper examples – lots and lots of examples.

7th hour – youth risk survey

Deadlines:

  • Submit “teacher-ready” DRAFT #4 by end of day Sunday 3/31 – name it LastnameDRAFT#4 and move it to your submissions folder in Dropbox
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, March 28th

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #31:  PLAY – greeting card or haikus or comic (connect to one of your possible topics).  Lab time for research & work on research design.  Take your MG ideas from 5 to 1.

Deadlines:

  • Hamlet Group Reflection Google Form – if you haven’t done this, DO!
  • MG Research Design for sharing in WRITE CLUB Mon. 4/1
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th

*Heads up for anyone panicking – your memory books won’t be due until May 15th.  Please ask if you have questions.  More info soon (for those early-birds out there 😉 ).

English 8 – Wednesday, March 27th

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #26: interest inventory ?s #2.  Tom Romano talks Multi-genre  Intro to Multi-genre assignment & requirements.  Informational schedule with due dates.

Thursday/Friday: time to check out example multi-genre papers

Deadlines:

  • Submit “teacher-ready” DRAFT #4 by end of day Sunday 3/31 – name it LastnameDRAFT#4 and move it to your submissions folder in Dropbox
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up dates
  • End game for MG paper – May 9th