English 8 – Monday, March 21st

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Write Time ⏰ for DRAFT#4 – the review

DEADLINE/ASSIGNMENT: DRAFT #4 – the review due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 3/23

PAST DUE: All previous drafts! You’ll still need these (but make Draft #4 your first priority). Reminder that all drafts are “improvable” until the portfolio is final (which will be the last week of the semester May 9th).

Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, March 11th

Indie Read w/ Padlet update (add a post-it).

VIDEO-EXTRA: Also relevant to our look at perspective through sociological lenses, check out the video below (depending on your focus, it could push your thinking on your group paper).

CRITICAL LIT. ANALYSIS: More time for design & plan if needed. Research, read, draft, divide labor. Fill out the GForm (find it on Classroom) to share the details of your plan. Come back from break ready to put this paper together.

ASSIGNMENTS/DEADLINES:

  • G-Form examining your prospective topic/focus & how you will make this work in a group due TODAY!
  • Critical Lit. Group Paper due no later than end of day Wednesday 3/23 (in Dropbox Drafts folder of just ONE group member)

English 8 – Friday, March 11th

Indie Read w/ Padlet update (add a post-it).

DRAFT #4: More time to research and plan your review. If you didn’t already, fill out the GForm (on GClassroom) to share your topic and plans. Come back from break ready to write your review.

DEADLINES/ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Ideas for Draft #4 due in GForms Friday 3/11 TODAY!
  • Anything overdue by end of the week (email Mrs. C if you complete missing drafts)
  • DRAFT #4 – the review due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 3/23

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, March 10th

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CRITICAL LIT. ANALYSIS: Time for design & plan. Research, read, draft, divide labor. Fill out the GForm (find it on Classroom) to share the details of your plan by end of Friday.

ASSIGNMENTS/DEADLINES:

  • G-Form examining your prospective topic/focus & how you will make this work in a group due Friday 3/11
  • Critical Lit. Group Paper due no later than end of day Wednesday 3/23 (in Dropbox Drafts folder of just ONE group member)

English 8 – Thursday, March 10th

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Notebook Work: Return to ANY 2 previously written quickwrites and add some sensory details. Spend just 5 minutes completing this.

DRAFT #4: Time for exploring topics for your reviews. Find a GForm on Classroom where you need to provide some details about your plans for this paper. Do this by the end of Friday.

DEADLINES/ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Ideas for Draft #4 due in GForms Friday 3/11
  • Anything overdue by end of the week (email Mrs. C if you complete missing drafts)
  • DRAFT #4 – the review due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 3/23

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, March 9th

Indie Read

CRITICAL LIT. ANALYSIS: Time for design & plan. Work in your group to think about your approach for this piece. Check in with Mrs. C about the trajectory for your paper. Where do you think it’s headed?

ASSIGNMENTS/DEADLINES:

  • G-Form examining your prospective topic/focus & how you will make this work in a group due Friday 3/11 (this assignment will post tomorrow)
  • Critical Lit. Group Paper due no later than end of day Wednesday 3/23 (in Dropbox Drafts folder of just ONE group member)

English 8 – Wednesday, March 9th

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Quickwrite #24: Your “jam”/ Favorite music (song, artist, genre, whatever)

INTRO/OVERVIEW: DRAFT #4 – the review

DEADLINES/ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Ideas for Draft #4 due in GForms Friday 3/11 (this assignment will post tomorrow)
  • Anything overdue by end of the week (email Mrs. C if you complete missing drafts)
  • DRAFT #4 – the review due in Dropbox no later than end of day Wednesday 3/23

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, March 8th

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CRITICAL LIT. ANALYSIS: Time for design & plan. Work in your group to think about your approach for this piece. Check out the example analysis posted in GClassroom & be ready to discuss the direction your group’s paper hopes to go on Wednesday.

ASSIGNMENTS/DEADLINES:

  • Group Paper Check-In IN CLASS on Wednesday 3/9
  • Critical Lit. Group Paper due no later than end of day 3/23 (in Dropbox Drafts folder of just ONE group member)

English 8 – Tuesday, March 8th

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IN CLASS: Locating Sensory Detail – looking at writers’ use of sensory imagery in real books. Work in groups to examine books and report your findings in the GForm on today’s GClassroom assignment.

TO-DO: Work on anything past due that you haven’t completed & read something awesome. (Grades update at the end of the week….)

TOMORROW: A look at the assignment for DRAFT #4 – the review.

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, March 7th

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OVERVIEW: Critical Lit. Analysis Group Paper Assignment – check out the assignment sheet, slides, and tips for writing collaboratively (also the supplemental textbook source) on GClassroom attached to the assignment.

TIME FOR TALKING: Start discussing what you noticed in your novel that might make for interesting/intriguing paper topics and what representative example you might zoom in on.

ASSIGNMENTS/DEADLINES:

  • Group Paper Check-In IN CLASS on Wednesday 3/9
  • Critical Lit. Group Paper due no later than end of day 3/23 (in Dropbox Drafts folder of just ONE group member)