English 9/10 – Thursday, October 21st

Book Talk & Indie Read

READ: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon sections 6 & 7 – pages 73-97. (If you missed class, you can find a PDF on GClassroom to stay caught up.)

Quickwrite #18: Song Connections – Take a look at the lyrics from the last 3 days (the songs we read, listened to, and wrote about). What’s the message? Is there a point? Show you can see the places these songs connect – use examples.

PAST DUE: Any writing you haven’t submitted in GClassroom. If you submit late work, please be sure to email Mrs. C when it is complete.

Multi-Cultural Lit – Thursday, October 21st

Indie Read

Quickwrite #25: Mid-term Reflection – think about the things we do (quickwrites, drafts, group/class novels, independent reading, learning about writing/rhetoric) and how you do them (are you thorough? on time? responsive? committed? engaged?) where do you excel? fall short? how can/will you be better?

Reading Day!!

DEADLINES:

  • Sumbit your QW #25 as a scan or photo on GClassroom no later than end of day TODAY 10/21
  • Target #3 (the end) of Novel #3 (Dear Martin, All American Boys, or Everything Everything) TOMORROW 10/22

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, October 20th

Indie Read

Quickwrite #19: Mid-term Reflection – think about the things we do (quickwrites, drafts, write club, independent reading, learning about writing/rhetoric) and how you do them (are you thorough? on time? responsive? committed? engaged?) where do you excel? fall short? how can/will you be better?

STUDY: Revision from feedback in student example papers. What do you notice? and How did they change/improve?

ASSIGNMENTS/DEADLINES:

  • Sumbit your QW #19 as a scan or photo on GClassroom no later than end of day today 10/20
  • Writing #5 – QW or MB (the “opposite” of what you wrote for draft #3) due no later than end of day Tuesday 10/26
Writing #5 QW or MB due 10/26Download

English 9/10 – Wednesday, October 20th

Indie Read.

READ: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon sections 4 & 5 – pages 50-72. (If you missed class, you can find a PDF on GClassroom to stay caught up.)

Quickwrite #17: Choose 1 of 2 songs. “Eastside” by Benny Blanco & Halsey & Khalid OR “Time of Our Lives” by Pitbull & Ne-Yo – read, listen, & respond….what do you think?

Multi-Cultural Lit – Wednesday, October 20th

Indie Read.

Quickwrite #24: “This Land” by Gary Clark, Jr.

Read Reviews:

Rolling Stone: Review: Gary Clark Jr. Fights for Freedom on ‘This Land’ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/gary-clark-jr-this-land-review-799001/

BluesRockReview: Gary Clark Jr: This Land Review https://bluesrockreview.com/2019/02/gary-clark-jr-this-land-review.html

Downbeat: Gary Clark, Jr. This Land https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/this-land

Revisit QW#24 and add other thoughts. What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, October 19th

Book Talk & Indie Read.

READ/STUDY/NOTES: “Lead” from Donald Murray’s A Writer Teaches Writing (you can find a pdf on today’s GClassroom stream).

Also recommended – “In the Beginning” from Tom Romano’s Crafting Authentic Voice

Quickwrite Extension: Choose one of your previous quickwrites and (on the same page) attempt two additional different beginnings (try some of Murray’s recommendations).

English 9/10 – Tuesday, October 19th

Book Talk & Indie Read.

READ: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon sections 2 & 3 – pages 24-49. (If you missed class, you can find a PDF on GClassroom to stay caught up.)

Quickwrite #16: “What It’s Like” by Everlast – read, listen, & respond….what do you think?

Multi-Cultural Lit – Tuesday, October 19th

Book Talk & Indie Read.

Quickwrite #23: “I’m Not Racist” by Joyner Lucas

Read Reviews:

CNN: ‘I’m Not Racist’ is the brutal race conversation nobody wants to have https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/entertainment/joyner-lucas-not-racist-video-trnd/index.html

Vulture: Joyner Lucas’s Viral Hit ‘I’m Not Racist’ Is Exhausting https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/joyner-lucas-viral-hit-im-not-racist-is-exhausting.html

Revisit QW#23 and add other thoughts. What do you notice? What do you wonder?

English 9/10 – Monday, October 18th

Book Talk & Indie Read.

READ: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon section 1 – pages 1-23. (If you missed class, you can find a PDF on GClassroom to stay caught up.)

Quickwrite #15: “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant – read, listen, & respond….what do you think?