Indie Read w/ padlet check-in (add a new post-it to the top of your column to show your reading progress – no judgment).
Take the quick Illinois CTE survey (find a link on today’s GClassroom stream).
“Lab” time for work on draft #2 – indelible moment (see assignment in GClassroom or on the English 8 writing assignments tab above). Be sure to use MLA format.
DEADLINE: Draft/Writing #2 – Indelible Moment due in Dropbox Drafts no later than end of day Sunday 1/30
Book Talk & Indie Read.
RESEARCH TIME: 1. think about what big idea/question you want to explore (within the range of topics mentioned in the source materials) 2. reread / extend your reading to more sources 3. make notes as needed to both collect & further your thinking
DEADLINES:
Book Talk & Indie Read.
“Lab” time for work on draft #2 – indelible moment (see assignment in GClassroom or on the English 8 writing assignments tab above). Be sure to use MLA format.
DEADLINE: Draft/Writing #2 – Indelible Moment due in Dropbox Drafts no later than end of day Sunday 1/30
Indie Read.
“Research Is a Conversation” – video rewatch + NOTES.
NEW ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Cited Commentary & Response overview (parts I & II) w/ a connecting strategy for deciding what to write about and how to build it using the sources we’ve been reading. This week we’ll look at sources/notebuilding – developing ideas that will become the draft (with citations) that is due in Dropbox no later than Wednesday 2/2.
REMINDER/DEADLINE: Memory book short* (your 1st of 4 is due no later than Friday 2/4). Be sure to check the directions on what it is, how to turn it in, etc. on the memory book assignment sheet.
Indie Read.
OVERVIEW: Draft/Writing #2 assignment (find it both under ENGLISH 8 Writing Assignments & on GClassroom)
MLA FORMAT: Practice setting up this important format for writing papers. Save a template if you’d like so you can copy it and just rename when you write (instead of having to set up every time). See directions above at the tab that says MLA FORMAT SET-UP if you missed class or need a refresher.
DEADLINE: Draft/Writing #2 – Indelible Moment due in Dropbox Drafts no later than end of day Sunday 1/30
Indie Read.
Quickwrite #15: “Can We Autocorrect Humanity?” by Prince EA
SHARE/DISCUSS: Your 4 part notes choices & thinking with a group.
WATCH: Research Is a Conversation – click here ▶️ https://www.library.unlv.edu/node/233▶️
REMINDER/DEADLINE: Memory book short* (your 1st of 4 is due no later than Friday 2/4). Be sure to check the directions on what it is, how to turn it in, etc. on the memory book assignment sheet (available on GClassroom & the memory book tab above). *Heads up that we will be writing another paper next week, so you might want to get a jump on it and it’s okay to work ahead on these if you’d like.
Indie Read.
Quickwrite #9: Indelible Moment (take 2 – choose another one)
STUDY: “moment” papers in groups – what do you notice? wonder? what makes the writing “good”? (If you missed class or just wanted to read some of the other selections, you can find a pdf of them on todays GClassroom stream).
ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: Draft/Writing #2 – Indelible Moment due in Dropbox Drafts no later than end of day Sunday 1/30
NOTE: If you need to know what to catch up on from the “adaptive pause” aka the two weeks we went remote, check yesterday’s post for a list.
Book Talk x 3 & Indie Read w/ Rate calculation. Set an individualized reading goal for this book & then make an effort to read 2 hours per week (this includes the time we read in class).
Quickwrite #14: Table Topics ?s about your independent read
NEW ASSIGNMENT REMINDER: Memory book short* (your 1st of 4 is due no later than Friday 2/4). Be sure to check the directions on what it is, how to turn it in, etc. on the memory book assignment sheet (available on GClassroom & the memory book tab above). *Heads up that we will be writing another paper next week, so you might want to get a jump on it and it’s okay to work ahead on these if you’d like.
PAST DUE: If you are behind on any of your 4 part notes pages in your notebook, catch those up. We’ll be building on them as we draft our first piece for class this semester.
Book Talk x 3 & Indie Read w/ Rate calculation. Set an individualized reading goal for this book & then make an effort to read 2 hours per week (this includes the time we read in class).
Recap of what we did while remote and how to best get caught up if you’ve fallen behind.
Find all the details by looking back at each individual day (and cross-referencing the GClassroom when needed).
Book Trailers & Indie Read w/ padlet update (Add a new post-it to your column to update your reading progress.)
Quickwrite #13: Your Previous Research Experience(s)
SWIC dual credit registration. If you missed class, please check your email for specific instructions.
ASSIGNMENT/DEADLINE: QW/NB #12 +1 – read an additional poem (available on GClassroom along with transcripts) and complete your own 4 part notepage adding citations when needed + constructing a works cited entry due in your notebook no later than end of day Sunday 1/23
*All the pieces we are reading and taking notes/practicing citing are building to the first paper we will write in a couple of weeks. They will become source options for the paper we’ll write, so don’t neglect them as unimportant.
IMPORTANT: Return to in-person learning on Monday!! See you IN the classroom. Be sure to catch up on anything you’ve missed.
Mrs. Connolly's Class 