English 8 – Wednesday, April 19th

Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY: Finalizing your multi-genre research paper/project (reference the slides on today’s GClassroom)

WRITE TIME ⏳for work on MG Project

DEADLINES: FULL MG Project due no later than end of day 4/19 (TODAY!)

UPCOMING: Share your project with your WRITE CLUB group tomorrow (4/20)

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, April 18th

Student Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY: “Why Writers Should Take More Risks [This Year]” by Colleen Story on Writers Helping Writers blog

Why Writers Should Take More Risks This Year

WRITE TIME ⏳for work on MG Project

DEADLINES:

  • Multi-Genre Mark #2 due no later than end of day 4/18 (Contract A any 10 – 14 p / Contract B any 8 p)
  • Spring Book Talk – 3/28 – 5/11 (date by sign up)

UPCOMING: WRITE CLUB to share progress & get feedback

English 8 – Tuesday, April 18th

Indie Read

STUDY: MLA Works Cited – video available on GClassroom (as well as the original MLA slides/video from earlier this semester). Quick tutorial with citationmachine.net

WRITE TIME ⏳for work on MG Project

DEADLINES:

  • MG Project Mark #2 due end of day 4/18– Mark #2 includes everything from Mark #1 + your poem, writer bio and at least two more pieces/genres of your choosing (dear reader letter optional)
  • FULL MG Project due no later than end of day 4/19

UPCOMING: Finalizing & Sharing Your MG Research Project

English 8 – Monday, April 17th

Indie Read

STUDY: Quick Read Aloud – “Take a Chance with Your Writing” by Patricia Woodside from Write It Sideways blog

Take a Chance with Your Writing

WRITE TIME ⏳for work on MG Project

DEADLINES:

  • MG Project Mark #2 due in-class 4/17 or 4/1 8– Mark #2 includes everything from Mark #1 + your poem, writer bio and at least two more pieces/genres of your choosing (dear reader letter optional)
  • FULL MG Project due no later than end of day 4/19

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, April 14th

Student Book Talk & Indie Read

NEW: MG Project “checklist”

WRITE TIME ⏳for work on MG Project

BONUS WATCH: “The art of letting go . . . of the floor” by Siawn Ou (TED Talk)

DEADLINES:

  • Multi-Genre Mark #2 due no later than end of day 4/18 (Contract A any 10 – 14 p / Contract B any 8 p)
  • Spring Book Talk – 3/28 – 5/11 (date by sign up)

PAST DUE:

  • Multi-Genre Mark #1 was due in class 4/11 (Contract A any 5 – 7 p / Contract B any 4 – 6 p)
  • Memory Book Short (4th/final) due anytime between 3/19 & 4/1
  • Annotated Bibliography (formal-ish) was due in Dropbox by end of day 3/30

English 8 – Friday, April 14th

Indie Read

STUDY: MG Project “checklist,” Order of Impact, and one-doc/page-break demo

WRITE TIME ⏳for work on MG Project

BONUS WATCH: “The art of letting go . . . of the floor” by Siawn Ou (TED Talk)

DEADLINES:

  • MG Project Mark #2 due in-class 4/17 or 4/1 8– Mark #2 includes everything from Mark #1 + your poem and at least two more pieces/genres of your choosing
  • FULL MG Project due no later than end of day 4/19

PAST DUE: MG Project Mark #1 due in-class Thursday 4/13– Mark #1 includes your 2-3 p research argument (was due 3/28), flash fiction (no more than 500 words – in-class 3/30), photo essay (in-class 3/31) & 1 additional piece of your choosing.

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, April 13th

Student Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrites #37 & 38: Genre Experiment (2 of 3) – top 10 list – OR – recipe – OR – tweet thread/text convo

WRITE TIME ⏳for work on MG Project

Bonus Video: Clint Smith on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert “Poetry is the Act of Paying Attention”

DEADLINES:

  • Multi-Genre Mark #2 due no later than end of day 4/18 (Contract A any 10 – 14 p / Contract B any 8 p)
  • Spring Book Talk – 3/28 – 5/11 (date by sign up)

PAST DUE:

  • Multi-Genre Mark #1 was due in class 4/11 (Contract A any 5 – 7 p / Contract B any 4 – 6 p)
  • Memory Book Short (4th/final) due anytime between 3/19 & 4/1
  • Annotated Bibliography (formal-ish) was due in Dropbox by end of day 3/30

English 8 – Thursday, April 13th

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrites #32 & 33: Genre Experiment (2 of 3) – top 10 list – OR – recipe – OR – tweet thread/text convo

STUDY: Poetry – what is it? how to? Watch video of Clint Smith (Above Ground) on Stephen Colbert’s late show

DEADLINES:

  • MG Project Mark #2 due in-class 4/17 or 4/1 8– Mark #2 includes everything from Mark #1 + your poem and at least two more pieces/genres of your choosing
  • FULL MG Project due no later than end of day 4/19

PAST DUE:

  • MG Project Mark #1 due in-class Thursday 4/13– Mark #1 includes your 2-3 p research argument (was due 3/28), flash fiction (no more than 500 words – in-class 3/30), photo essay (in-class 3/31) & 1 additional piece of your choosing.
  • MG Project Checklist – in GClassroom was due on Tuesday!!