English 8 – Tuesday, January 17th

Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY: What is Essay? Read 3 in-class real essays & work collaboratively to notice what commonalities and features they have.

NOTES: Create a “What is Essay?” notepage in your writer’s notebook.

PAST DUE:

  • Complete Dropbox set-up and folder share. See instructions above at the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab (follow directions).
  • Letter to the teachers due in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 1/16. Find assignment details above at the “English 8 Writing Assignments” tab or on Wednesday’s class post.

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, January 13th

Indie Read

Quickwrite/Notebook #5: “Feminism” by Roxane Gay from Bad Feminist – 4-part notes & citation review/practice

HOMEWORK: Choose 1 additional essay (all choices available as material in GClassroom under the topic CCR Sources) and complete a 4-part notepage (add citations where needed).

REMINDER: Be sure you have successfully set-up and can access your SWIC estorm account for upcoming registration

English 8 – Friday, January 13th

VIDEO: “How and Why We Read” – Crash Course w/ John Green

Indie Read w/ reading rate calculation (in NB Upside-Down)

Quickwrite #4: 5 Things You Can Do to Improve Your ____________

DEADLINES:

  • Complete Dropbox set-up and folder share. See instructions above at the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab (follow directions).
  • Letter to the teachers due in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 1/16. Find assignment details above at the “English 8 Writing Assignments” tab or on Wednesday’s class post.

English 8 – Thursday, January 12th

Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY: What makes writing “good”? A look at student essays where we’ll evaluate them and try to determine what makes writing effective. Steps 2 & 3 today – norm & notice.

ASSINGMENT/DEADLINE: Letter to the teachers due in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 1/16.

TO-DO: If you haven’t completed Dropbox set-up and folder share, please do so. See instructions above at the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab (follow directions).

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, January 11th

Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY/NOTES: MLA Citation Basics – cont’d (find these slides & a video talk-through in GClassroom as material – start about 07:45 in the video today)

Quickwrite/Notebook #4: Read “11:20” by Michael Paterniti from Love and Other Ways of Dying. Then take some notes / do some thinking using a 4-part note structure. (“They Say” – summarize what it’s about. Quote – quote something vebatim. I Say – react with your own commentary. Question – think big picture, what do you wonder? how can you make this relevant?)

TO-DO: Finish these notes for class tomorrow. Read something awesome.

**Figure out your e-storm account if you haven’t yet. See Mrs. C if you are still having issues.

English 8 – Wednesday, January 11th

Book Talk & Indie Read

STUDY: What makes writing “good”? A look at student essays where we’ll evaluate them and try to determine what makes writing effective. Step 1 today – read and evaluate.

ASSINGMENT/DEADLINE: Letter to the teachers due in Dropbox no later than end of day Monday 1/16.

TO-DO: If you haven’t completed Dropbox set-up and folder share, please do so. See instructions above at the “Dropbox Set-Up” tab (follow directions).

letter-spring-2023Download

English 8 – Tuesday, January 10th

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #3: “Why Grades Shouldn’t Exist” – Alfie Kohn (watch the video and share your thoughts)

SET-UP: Create a Dropbox account. Create and folders with Mrs. C. Find instructions at the “Dropbox Set Up” tab above.

TO-DO: Finish Dropbox folders (if you didn’t in class) & read more!

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, January 9th

Indie Read

Quickwrite #3: Boredom / “I’m Bored”

Course overview/trajectory: where we were ➼ where we at ➼ where we go next + syllabus overview

Watch: “Why Boredom is Good for You” by Veritasium

BONUS READING/THINKING: How (and why) to Practice Boredom by Shaunta Grimes – medium.com

FOR TOMORROW: Bring your Social Security #, SWIC ID #, and Date of Birth to sign up for your E-Storm account