English 8 – Friday, March 1st

Book talk & Indie read. WRITE CLUB for Draft #3 – bless, address, press.

Assignment:  Make changes to your draft based on group feedback.

AT THIS POINT:  You need 3 complete drafts in your draft folder.  IF there is a paper you haven’t yet written, or typed, or uploaded, or whatever, DO IT THIS WEEKEND!!!

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, March 1st

Book talk & Indie read. JSTOR demo.  You won’t be able to search JSTOR without first setting up a password.  Follow the directions on Wednesday’s blogpost.  Hamlet Group Rhetorical Analysis: Time for search & design.

Deadline:  First deadline for Hamlet RA is the research design (one per group) on Thursday, March 7th.

IF YOU HAVEN’T TURNED IN YOUR FLIPGRIP AUDIO FOR THE CITED COMMENTARY, YOU ARE HOLDING UP EVERYONE’S PAPERS!!  (See Mrs. C if you have extenuating circumstances.)

English 8 – Thursday, February 28th

Book pass – NEW BOOKS!!  Lab time for working on DRAFT #3.

Deadline:  DRAFT #3 first draft due TOMORROW (in class)

If you need help adding your image to your paper, check out the link on yesterday’s post.  (Don’t let the addition of the photo keep you from drafting your paper – you can always add it LATER!)

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, February 28th

Book pass – NEW BOOKS!!  Hamlet Group Rhetorical Analysis:  Research Design Info, Example, & Template.  Time for group talk – topic ideas and planning.

Important:  You’ll need your SWIC ID# and login password for class TOMORROW.  If you haven’t ever logged in, follow the directions on YESTERDAY’s blogpost to set up a password.

Deadline:  First deadline for Hamlet RA is the research design (one per group) on Thursday, March 7th.

IF YOU HAVEN’T TURNED IN YOUR FLIPGRIP AUDIO FOR THE CITED COMMENTARY, YOU ARE HOLDING UP EVERYONE’S PAPERS!!  (See Mrs. C if you have extenuating circumstances.)

English 8 – Wednesday, February 27th

Indie read.  Quick video on voting! Ten Terrible Reasons Not to Vote

Lab time for working on DRAFT #3.

Deadline:  DRAFT #3 first draft due Friday, March 1st (in class)

If you need help adding your image to your paper, check out the blog below.  (Don’t let the addition of the photo keep you from drafting your paper – you can always add it LATER!)

Working With Images in Microsoft Word

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, February 27th

Indie read. Quick video on voting! 10 Terrible Reasons Not to Vote

Hours 1 & 2: finish notes from yesterday (see slides below if needed).

CONDUCTING RESEARCH PPT

**Research direction: “angles” for academic inquiry.  A look at an example rhetorical analysis of a Shakespearean work – look for the inquiry pattern.  Logical thinking:  claims & evidence.  Time for group talk – generate and discuss ideas for your Hamlet paper.

**New schedule for Hamlet papers.

Important:  You’ll need your SWIC ID# and login password for class on FRIDAY.  If you haven’t ever logged in, follow the directions below to set up a password.

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English 8 – Monday, February 25th

Book talk & Indie read.  Senses & Description in writing via Tom Romano’s Write What Matters.  Look for (& share) sensory description in published excerpts.

Deadline:  Notebooks collected Tuesday, February 26th TOMORROW!!

Upcoming:  Writing DRAFT #3.

Reminder:  You should have two drafts (indelible moment & a review) in your Drafts folder in Dropbox.  If this isn’t true, get on it ASAP!!!

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, February 25th

Book talk & Indie read.  Study Hamlet in film by viewing 4 versions of the “to be or not to be” soliloquy.  Quickwrite #25:  make notes on each & then reflect & compare.

Gibson / Zeffirelli 1991

Branagh / Branagh 1996

Hawke / Almereyda 2000

Tennant / Doran 2009

Deadline:  Notebooks collected Tuesday, February 26th  TOMORROW!

Upcoming:  Writing about Hamlet!!