Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, February 23rd

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #21: The Rules (from Jason Reynolds’ Long Way Down) – Does Hamlet follow the rules?

STUDY/NOTES: Hamlet & the Rhetorical Situation – Shakespeare’s 1605 play & 1996 Branagh’s film

CREATE/WRITE TIME: Continue & finalize sonnets with WRITE CLUB!! Present them to your classmates TOMORROW 

PAST DUE: Memory Book Shorts (1st & 2nd) were due no later than end of day Sunday 2/12 & Monday 2/20 respectively (see directions on the Memory Book Info sheet)

English 8 – Thursday, February 23rd

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #13: YOUR Favorite Restaurant – Review It!

STUDY: Review “As Not Seen on TV” by Pete Wells (review of Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar) – read it, analyze it, notice what’s going on in this restaurant review [link below]

NEW ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: DRAFT#3 – A Critical Review due in Dropbox Drafts as an MSWord doc no later than end of day Wednesday 3/1

Draft #3 – Review AssignmentDownload

PAST DUE: Teacher-Ready Submission WAS due as MSWord doc in Dropbox submissions folder Monday 2/20 (find the assignment sheet on the English 8 Writing Assignment tab above)

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, February 22nd

Indie Read

STUDY: Crash Course Hamlet parts 1 & 2

CREATE/WRITE TIME: Continue & finalize sonnets with WRITE CLUB!! Present them to your classmates TOMORROW 😉

PAST DUE: Memory Book Shorts (1st & 2nd) were due no later than end of day Sunday 2/12 & Monday 2/20 respectively (see directions on the Memory Book Info sheet)

UPCOMING: A look at the rhetorical situation of Hamlet & Shakespeare as film.

English 8 – Wednesday, February 22nd

Indie Read

Quickwrite #13:

STUDY: Review as a genre – a look at Rihanna’s Super Bowl half-time show (click the watch on YouTube link) & Entertainment Weekly’s review of that show (link below)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjBo–1n8lI

https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/rihanna-super-bowl-2023-halftime-show-review/#:~:text=low%2Dstakes%20return-,Super%20Bowl%202023%20halftime%20show%20review%3A%20Rihanna%20makes%20a%20slick,has%20earned%20a%20victory%20lap

PAST DUE: Teacher-Ready Submission WAS due as MSWord doc in Dropbox submissions folder Monday 2/20 (find the assignment sheet on the English 8 Writing Assignment tab above)

English 8 – Tuesday, February 21st

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #12: 5 Stars – write a review for something you would give ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

STUDY: Intro to review as a genre – why do we review? what are they good for? etc.

PAST DUE: Teacher-Ready Submission WAS due as MSWord doc in Dropbox submissions folder no later than end of day YESTERDAY (find the assignment sheet on the English 8 Writing Assignment tab above)

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, February 17th

Indie Read w/ Clipboard check-in

STUDY: Let’s write sonnets with WRITE CLUB!! Watch the crash course, check out the handout and build a sonnet about senior year with your group. (If you missed class, be sure to contact your group and find out how you can contribute.)

DEADLINES:

  • Memory Book Short (2nd) due no later than end of day Monday 2/20
  • Sharing group sonnets in class Thursday 2/23

UPCOMING/NEXT WEEK: Hamlet ACT V

English 8 – Friday, February 17th

Book Trailers & Indie Read w/ clipboard check-in

Quickwrite #11: Table Topics – questions about your Indie Read

STUDY/CHECK-IN: Submission (paper revision of one of your already written [hopefully] essays) check-in – It’s a Google Form you can find on GClassroom today! due TODAY!

DEADLINE: Teacher-Ready Submission due as MSWord doc in Dropbox submissions folder no later than end of day Monday 2/20 (find the assignment sheet on the English 8 Writing Assignment tab above)

English 8 – Thursday, February 16th

Indie Read

STUDY: Endings (Kickers) – work in groups to take a look at real endings of books and think about what that closing/kicker did, if it was effective, and why or why not?

DEADLINE: Teacher-Ready Submission due as MSWord doc in Dropbox submissions folder no later than end of day Monday 2/20 (find the assignment sheet on the English 8 Writing Assignment tab above)