English 8 – Monday, April 4th

Indie Read

Quickwrite #29: “Chambers of a Gun” by Zanne Langlois (Button Poetry)

STUDY: Set-up 4 part notes – They Say, Quote, I Say, Questions (see a picture on the GClassroom stream) and use this format to make notes about “Chambers of a Gun.” Practice citing MLA style for they say and the quote. Review info on using timestamps when you cite videos & NEW info on quoting poetry with / to indicate line breaks and line #s in in-text citations.

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: DRAFT #5 – cited commentary (using 4 sources given in class) due in Dropbox no later than end of day Thursday 4/7

Draft #5 – Cited Commentary due 4/7Download

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, April 1st

Indie Read with Padlet check-in/update

Quickwrite #28: Reading Reset? (find a slide w/ questions on GClassroom stream today)

Multi-Genre Idea Exploration – time to think/share/work on these.

ASSIGNMENTS/DEADLINES:

  • Memory Book Short (4th & final submission) due no later than end of day Sunday 4/3
  • Idea Exploration for MG Project due in Dropbox & Flipgrid no later than end of day Sunday 4/3 (If you do yours Saturday, Mrs. C will give you feedback by email on Sunday – otherwise you’ll get that by the end of Monday)
  • Multi-Genre Project/Paper due 4/27 w/ presentation due 5/1

English 8 – Friday, April 1st

Indie Read with Padlet update

Quickwrite #28: “A Solution to Gun Violence Found in US History” by David Farrell (find a PDF on today’s GClassroom stream)

STUDY: Set-up 4 part notes – They Say, Quote, I Say, Questions (see a picture on the GClassroom stream) and use this format to make notes about “A Solution to Gun Violence Found in US History.” Practice citing MLA style for they say and the quote. Note new info on using timestamps when you cite videos.

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, March 30th

Indie Read

Quickwrite #28: Interest Inventory ?s #3

OVERVIEW: Multi-Genre Research Project/Paper Assignment – 2 contract versions & an active look at example papers (see more/some with talk-thrus on the Flipgrid – see Mrs. C if you need the join code)

mg-overview-2022-contract-aDownload
mg-overview-2022-contract-b-1Download

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Memory Book Short (4th) due no later than end of day Sunday 4/3

English 8 – Wednesday, March 30th

Indie Read

Quickwrite #27: “The Boys Are Not All Right” by Michael Ian Black from The New York Times (find a PDF on today’s GClassroom stream)

STUDY: Set-up 4 part notes – They Say, Quote, I Say, Questions (see a picture on the GClassroom stream) and use this format to make notes about “The Boys Are Not All Right.” Practice citing MLA style for they say and the quote.

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Submission #1 – a Teacher-Ready Draft due no later than end of TODAY!

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, March 29th

Indie Read

Quickwrite #27: Interest Inventory ?s #2

STUDY: Research – Narrative/Story – Multi-Genre

NOTE: If you missed class/are homebound, be sure to check today’s GClassroom stream for the readings/links to audio/video we looked at in relation to our upcoming research project.

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Memory Book Short (4th) due no later than end of day Sunday 4/3

English 8 – Tuesday, March 29th

Indie Read

Quickwrite #26: “11:20” by Michael Paterniti from Love and Other Ways of Dying (find a PDF on today’s GClassroom stream)

STUDY: Set-up 4 part notes – They Say, Quote, I Say, Questions (see a picture on the GClassroom stream) and use this format to make notes about “11:20.” Practice citing MLA style for they say and the quote.

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Submission #1 – a Teacher-Ready Draft due no later than end of day Wednesday 3/30

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, March 28th

Read Aloud & Indie Read

Quickwrite #26: Interest Inventory ?s #1

STUDY: Multi-Genre Intro – what is it? why do it? scheduling info + examples (you can access some to look at on Flipgrid – code given in class)

NOTE: If you missed class/are homebound, be sure to check today’s GClassroom stream for the readings we did in relation to our upcoming research project.

ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Memory Book Short (4th) due no later than end of day Sunday 4/3

PAST-DUE: Survey about Group Work was due yesterday 3/27.