Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, August 31st

Book Talk & Indie Read

Quickwrite #7: Primeval Place

DISCUSSION: “Good” writing – a norming session & brainstorm what made papers both excellent & not-so-great.

TO-DO: Choose a paper (from the sample set- you can find them on GClassroom if you need extra time) that you gave an eval of 2 or 3 and write out some comments/feedback YOU would give the writer. Consider something you liked, a question you had as a reader, and a suggestion you’d give. Bring this to class tomorrow.

English 9/10 – Tuesday, August 30th

Read Aloud – The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds & Indie Read

Quickwrite #4: Indie Read ?s (If you missed class, just write anything you want about your independent read so far.)

READ LIKE A WRITER: Review skills & practice by annotating “Sometimes the Earth is Cruel”* by Leonard Pitts, Jr. (clip it in your notebook) *find an extra copy of this text posted as material in GClassroom

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, August 30th

Read Aloud – The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds & Indie Read

2nd hour ONLY – SWIC Registration.

EXERCISE: What makes writing “good” or “effective”? Step 1 – read the 10 anonymous & random papers and give them a 4 – 1 eval based on the criteria from class (if you missed class [or need more time], you’ll find this as material in GClassroom by the end of today). Bring back your evaluations tomorrow & we’ll discuss.

English 9/10 – Monday, August 29th

Book Talk & Indie Read

WATCH: “Dear Dreamer” a Portrait of Jason Reynolds

LETTERS: Looking back at the letter you started in your notebook on Friday, find a place that needs expanding. Where could you have been more detailed? Where is there a story to tell? Find a spot and add on – it’s okay to write in the margin or draw arrows to below. Add on if you have more to add or just didn’t finish on Friday.