Thursday, October 12th – English 9/10

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

VOTE today for our next “together” book – Solo or The Poet X (form on GClassroom) – We’ll start the new book next week!

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: “10 Things. . . ” paper due in GClassroom by end of day Sunday 10/15

WRITE TIME ⏰

UPCOMING: Mid-term reflection survey tomorrow (& extra time to work on writing “10 Things” OR to read independently)

REMINDER: Friday 10/13 – TOMORROW – is the last day of the quarter! If you need to write stuff, do it! (and then email Mrs. C that it’s complete and in Dropbox)

Thursday, October 12th – Rhetoric & Comp

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

WRITE CLUB! Bless, address, & press with your writing group. Working today on our “10 Things” paper.

TO-DO: Consider how your paper might change after comments and work with your group & read something awesome.

UPCOMING: Mid-term reflection survey tomorrow (& extra reading time 🙂 )

Thursday, October 12th – Multi-Cultural Lit

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY/NOTES: “How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them” – Vernā Myers TED Talk

BOOK ISSUE: Book Club #2 selections 🙂 Read the first 20 – 30 pages by class on Monday!

UPCOMING: Mid-term reflection survey tomorrow (& extra reading time 🙂 )

REMINDER: Friday 10/13 – TOMORROW – is the last day of the quarter! If you need to write stuff, do it! (and then email Mrs. C that it’s complete and in Dropbox)

Wednesday, October 11th – English 9/10

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

READ/STUDY: “10 Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to You” by Jason Reynolds – click to read + notice how this piece is put together

🖋️ Quickwrite #19: LIST (from your life) – important people + why

UPCOMING: Writing #2 – “10 Things . . . ” due in GClassroom no later than end of school day on Friday 10/13 (time for writing in class the rest of this week)

Wednesday, October 11th – Multi-Cultural Lit

📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read

STUDY/NOTES: Recap of yesterday’s “Danger of a Single Story” – note talk-through + rewatch of highlighted moments (finish QW #20 if you didn’t yesterday)

🖋️ Quickwrite #21: Single Story – / + Exercise

TO-DO: Select your 1st & 2nd choices for the next in-class book club read. Form on today’s GClassroom stream.

PAST DUE: Writing #3 – identity poetry (inspired by book club verse novels) was due as MSWord doc in Dropbox Drafts folder no later than end of day Monday 10/9 – TWO DAYS AGO! (you can turn in your verse novels when this assignment is complete)

Tuesday, October 10th – English 9/10

📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read

STUDY/READ: Jackpot by Nic Stone – A word from AGM (p. 324) – CHS 36 (find the text on GClassroom – read in class with audio)

🖋️ Quickwrite #18: Final Impressions – Jackpot

UPCOMING: Writing #2 Assignment – info tomorrow 🙂

Tuesday, October 10th – Rhetoric & Comp

📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #21: LISTS (from your life) – important people, favorite interests, abstract beliefs

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #4 – “10 Things . . . ” due in Dropbox drafts as MSWord doc no later than end of day TOMORROW Wednesday 10/11 (time for writing in class today & tomorrow)

Writing #4 2023 – 10 ThingsDownload

WRITE TIME ⏰

Tuesday, October 10th – Multi-Cultural Lit

📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read

STUDY/NOTES: “The Danger of a Single Story” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED Talk – notes (recap tomorrow)

🖋️ Quickwrite #20: Your thoughts on “Danger of a Single Story” (video above)

PAST DUE: Writing #3 – identity poetry (inspired by book club verse novels) was due as MSWord doc in Dropbox Drafts folder no later than end of day Monday 10/9 – YESTERDAY! (you can turn in your verse novels when this assignment is complete)