Week of September 26-30

Hi everyone,

Here are the assignments for the week. If you haven't already, I highly recommend that you join Remind. It’s a messaging system that allows me to send you texts without having your phone number. I’ll send you reminders about important assignments, and you can text me with any questions you have.

To sign up, text your Class Code to the phone number 81010.

Class Codes:

First Period: @msatwil
Second Period: @d23gh
Fifth Period: @khhb8k7
Sixth Period: @k29bb
Seventh Period: @k3ckgk

If you have trouble with 81010, try texting your Class Code to (718) 514-2864.If you don’t want to use texts, you can download the free Remind app. If you have the app already, enter your class code to join this class.

Monday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Classwork: Discuss rubric for Satirical "How To" Guides and how to improve grades on the next piece. Review requirements and rubric for "Speaking Out" piece.

-Writer's Workshop: Self Evaluations. Using the writer's conference guidelines, read and revise your "Speaking Out" rough draft.

-Prompt for "Speaking Out" piece: Write a creative piece “Speaking Out” about a topic that you feel passionate about. You can write a story like “Cora, Unashamed,” a speech like “Ain’t I a Woman,” a poem like “I, Too,” or any other format you’d like. Your piece can be fiction or nonfiction, as long as the theme of “Speaking Out” is present.

HW: Revise your "Speaking Out" piece, incorporating ideas from today's workshop. Type and print or email to msatwill@gmail.com. Due Thursday.

Periods 2 and 6:

Classwork: Writer's Workshop: Self Evaluations. Using the writer's conference guidelines, read and revise your latest Common App essay draft.

HW: Revise your Common App essay, incorporating ideas from today's workshop. Type and print or email to msatwill@gmail.com. Due Thursday.

Tuesday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Classwork: MOSL Testing, Day 1. 

HW: Independent Reading, at least 10 pages and one Reading Log.

Periods 2 and 6:

Classwork: MOSL Testing, Day 1. 

HW: Independent Reading, at least 10 pages and one Reading Log.

Wednesday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Classwork: MOSL Testing, Day 2. 

HW: Independent Reading, at least 10 pages and one Reading Log. Your second draft of your "Speaking Out" piece is due tomorrow, typed and printed or emailed to msatwill@gmail.com

Periods 2 and 6:

Classwork: MOSL Testing, Day 2. 

HW: Independent Reading, at least 10 pages and one Reading Log. Your second draft of your Common App Essay is due tomorrow, typed and printed or emailed to msatwill@gmail.com

Thursday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Second drafts of Speaking Out pieces due today, printed or emailed to msatwill@gmail.com

Classwork: "Speaking Out" Writer's Workshop: Peer revisions.

HW: Revise your "Speaking Out" piece based on the feedback you received today.

Periods 2 and 6:

Next drafts of your Common App essays are due today, printed or emailed to msatwill@gmail.com

Classwork: Writer's Workshop: Introductions. Using the Introduction Guidelines for college essays, revise your own and peers' introductions.

HW: Revise your Common App Essay introduction based on your feedback in today's Writer's Workshop.

Friday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Reading logs due at the end of Independent Reading!

Classwork: Writer's Workshop: Editing. Using the Editing Guidelines, review your piece and mark any necessary edits.

HW: Complete your final draft of your "Speaking Out" pieces. Type and print out or email to msatwill@gmail.com by Wednesday, October 5th.

Periods 2 and 6:

Reading logs due at the end of Independent Reading!

Classwork: Writer's Workshop: Editing. Using the Editing Guidelines, review your piece and mark any necessary edits.

HW: Complete your final draft of your Common App essays. Type and print out or email to msatwill@gmail.com by Wednesday, October 5th.