Friday, September 22nd – Rhetoric & Comp

🎬Book Trailers & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #14: Body Parts

STUDY/MINI-LESSON: Old School Correspondence – envelopes & letters

RECAP/EXTENSION: Notices from yesterday’s RLaW – John Green essays (find them on GClassroom if you want to take a closer look)

DEADLINE: Writing #3 – quickwrite expand or memory book chapter (see sheet below or on the RHET-COMP WRITING ASSIGN tab above) due as a complete MSWord draft in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day Wednesday 9/27

Friday, September 22nd – Multi-Cultural Lit

🎬Book Trailers & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #14: Slam Poems by Verse Novel -write after watching the one for your novel

The Poet X – “Hair” by Elizabeth Acevedo

Punching the Air – “‘Cuz He’s Black” by Javon Johnson

Clap When You Land – “Afro-Latina” by Elizabeth Acevedo

Solo – “A Love Poem” by Kwame Alexander + “Zombie” music by Fela Kuti

DEADLINE: 🎯#2 Wednesday 9/27

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due Monday! (it’s not too late to turn them in)

Thursday, September 21st – English 9/10

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #13: List – What would you do with $106 million?

STUDY/READ: Jackpot by Nic Stone Chapters 7 (p. 54) – 10 (p. 79) (find the text on GClassroom – read in class with audio)

PAST DUE: Writing #1 – Thinking beyond Dear Martin was due in GClassroom was due MONDAY 9/18

Thursday, September 21st – Rhetoric & Comp

📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read

VOTE: Today’s Topic! (on the GClassroom stream)

STUDY: Essay — Real Essay w/ John Green selections from The Anthropocene Reviewed. Work in WRITE CLUB groups to watch for “moves” and read like a writer.

DEADLINE: Writing #3 – quickwrite expand or memory book chapter (see sheet below or on the RHET-COMP WRITING ASSIGN tab above) due as a complete MSWord draft in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day Wednesday 9/27

Thursday, September 21st – Multi-Cultural Lit

📖 Book Talk x 2 & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #13: Book Questions (Table Topics) apply to your verse novel

STUDY/DISCUSSION: 🎯#1 Talk – share poems chosen, questions answered & anything else that drives conversation about the book

DEADLINE: 🎯#2 Wednesday 9/27

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due Monday! (it’s not too late to turn them in)

Wednesday, September 20th – English 9/10

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #12: First Impressions? of Jackpot so far

STUDY/READ: Jackpot by Nic Stone Chapters 5 – 7 to p. 55 (find the text on GClassroom – read in class with audio)

PAST DUE: Writing #1 – Thinking beyond Dear Martin was due in GClassroom was due MONDAY 9/18

Wednesday, September 20th – Rhetoric & Comp

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #13: Poem – “You Need to Calm Down” or “Belief”

STUDY: Apply rhetorical situation concepts to poems from QW & introduce “Moves” of Effective Writers aka Big Moves/Small Moves and apply

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Writing #3 – quickwrite expand or memory book chapter (see sheet below or on the RHET-COMP WRITING ASSIGN tab above) due as a complete MSWord draft in Dropbox drafts no later than end of day Wednesday 9/27

Wednesday, September 20th – Multi-Cultural Lit

📖 Book Talk & Indie Read

🖋️ Quickwrite #12: Pick a Poem (from your book club verse novel so far) then, use it as inspiration to write something of your own, or comment on it, or pull quotes you like, or . . .

READING TIME ⏰

DEADLINE: 🎯#1 TOMORROW!! Read to target.

PAST DUE: Writing #2 – Thinking beyond Stamped was due Monday! (it’s not too late to turn them in)

Tuesday, September 19th – English 9/10

Read Aloud – I Am a Story by Dan Yaccarino – & Indie Read

STUDY/READ: Jackpot by Nic Stone Chapters 1 – 4 (find the text on GClassroom – read in class with audio)

PAST DUE: Writing #1 – Thinking beyond Dear Martin was due in GClassroom Monday 9/18 – YESTERDAY!