Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, March 27th

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #30:  PLAY – bio/character sketch or fict. interview/interview ?s  (connect to one of your possible topics).  Reader Engagement:  how do we bring readers “closer”?  Research Design assignment.

Tomorrow:  Take your MG ideas from 5 to 1.  Time for working on your research design.

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 – Tuesday, March 26th

Book talk & finish WRITE CLUB – for draft #4 (are there citations?) Quickwrite #25: interest inventory ?s #1.  Notes:  “Mr. Armstrong” documentary segment – how did the writer of the documentary do that?  Intro to multi-genre concepts.

Upcoming:  next big assignment & 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

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, March 26th

Book talk & Indie read.  With your WRITE CLUB: share possible topics for your MG paper – Mrs. C says, “Stay flex-y.”  Quickwrite #29:  PLAY – list or dialogue (connect to one of your possible topics).  MG components – some specifics & examples.  Submission sheet for MG project/paper (you’ll find proper document titles here).

Check out the folder “Multi-Genre Awesomeness” inside your Drafts folder where you will be able to add work for your MG and you will find the templates for your idea exploration and research design.

Deadlines:

  • Hamlet Group Reflection Google Form – if you haven’t done this, DO!
  • Multi-genre idea exploration (MGIE) due (in Dropbox) in class Tues. 3/26 for sharing
  • 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, March 25th

Book talk & Indie read.  WRITE CLUB – for draft #4 (are there citations?) Sign up for sessions for Friday’s senior career day at SWIC.

Info on holistic grading and receiving feedback. (Submission #1 coming back to you soon.)

Deadlines:

  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, March 25th

Book talk & Indie read.  Hamlet Group Work Reflection via google forms (check your school email to complete).  Sign up for sessions for Friday’s senior career day at SWIC.  Think about possible topics for your MG paper – Mrs. C says, “Stay flex-y.”

Check out the folder “Multi-Genre Awesomeness” inside your Drafts folder where you will be able to add work for your MG and you will find the templates for your idea exploration and research design.

Deadlines:

  • Multi-genre idea exploration (MGIE) due (in Dropbox) in class Tues. 3/26 for sharing
  • 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.

English 8 – Friday, March 22nd

Book talk & Indie read.  Formatting a works cited page.  Lab time to continue work on DRAFT #4 & check citations.

Info on holistic grading and receiving feedback. (Submission #1 coming back to you this weekend.)

Deadlines:

  • DRAFT #4 – cited commentary & response due classtime on Monday 3/25 for WRITE CLUB
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, March 22nd

Book talk & Indie read.  Read: “Crafting Narrative” by Tom Romano.  A look at multi-genre example papers.

Check out the folder “Multi-Genre Awesomeness” inside your Drafts folder where you will be able to add work for your MG and you will find the templates for your idea exploration and rresearch design.

Deadlines:

  • Hamlet RA “teacher-ready” draft upload to Hamlet RA folder in Dropbox by end of day Sunday, March 24th
  • Multi-genre idea exploration (MGIE) due (in Dropbox) in class Tues. 3/26 for sharing
  • 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.

Rhetoric & Comp -Thursday, March 21st

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #28:  Interest inventory ?s #23 Intro to Multi-genre assignment & requirements.  Informational schedule with due dates.

Tomorrow: time to check out example multi-genre papers

Deadlines:

  • Hamlet RA “teacher-ready” draft upload to Hamlet RA folder in Dropbox by end of day Sunday, March 24th
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day
  • End game for MG paper – April 30th

English 8 – Wednesday, March 20th

Book talk & Indie read.  Sign up for student book talk for this semester – including new flipgrid portion.  Recap ideas that “Research Is a Conversation.” Lab time to start work on DRAFT #4.

Deadlines:

  • DRAFT #4 – cited commentary & response due classtime on Monday 3/25 for WRITE CLUB
  • Student book talks (including Flipgrid) due by individual sign-up day