Gathering Data: Day 2

Yesterday you interviewed two peers, one in class and one on your own. Take out your notes from those interviews.

Today you will enter the data you collected into a Google form and together we will look at it and see what it might be trying to tell us. 

Enter Interview Data Here

BOOK REVIEWS ARE DUE TODAY!

Your choices:

1. Put it in the in-class inbox. make sure your name is on it. It's late if it's not there by the end of the day.
2. Share it with me on Google Drive. Title it correctly (period# last name, first name - March Book Review). It's late if it's not shared by the end of today.

If you are absent: 

First, go input your interview data, and make sure you turn in your Interview Papers to me.

In class we wrote a paragraph in our English Journals about the qualitative data relating to the interviews that you got from around campus.

Use this link to look at the data to write the qualitative data analysis

Response to McBride, Part II

We'll read when the bell rings.

Goal #1: Independent Reading/Book Reviews

Your book reviews are due today! Go to the "Independent Reading/Book Reviews" tab at the top of this page to find the form you will need to fill out.

In another tab, you'll need to open your reviews in Goodreads to get the URL links.

Goal #2: Working on your McBride response letter

Yesterday you began composing your letter to Mr. McBride in regards to his article, "Hip Hop Planet," by summarizing his main points. Today we're going to focus on the second half of your letter in which you share your thoughts and opinions about his argument.

Novel Climaxes

We have a lot to do today. You need some tabs open:

• This blog
• Goodreads (Log in by clicking the Google symbol.). Open the pages where your book reviews are. If you haven't put your book reviews on Goodreads, do so.

The first thing you are going to do today is submit your book reviews. To do this, click on the "Independent Reading/Book Reviews" tab at the top of this page. Remember: you need the links to the pages for your book reviews, not the page for the book itself.

Over our break next week many of you will be writing the climax of your novel. This is the most exciting part of your book, the moment when your character gets (or loses) what he or she wants most. It is a moment of triumph or despair.
Here are some famous film climaxes for your enjoyment and inspiration. 

I may ask you to complete this exit slip form. It's two questions.

"Just keep writing. Just keep writing. Just keep writing," sings Dory.

Homework Reminder:

You have TWO book reviews due TOMORROW, Wednesday, November 19.

Write them in your English Journal. Paste them into Goodreads.

We've been using class time for a lot of different activities lately. Today is your chance to WRITE.

Check out the Dare Machine on NaNoWriMo if you need a challenge.

If everyone in both of our classes writes AT LEAST 500 words in class today, 

we will have written 30,000 words!

I think we could do that.

Source. Don'stuff

Mo' Subplots, Mo' Problems

We will read at the bell

Today we wrote, but first we spoke with our small groups using this protocol in order to generate ideas for subplots in our novels.

Shared Brainstorm:

1. Remind your group who your main character is, and what the main conflict of your story is. (1 minute)
2. Ask your group the following question: What other problems do you think my character could face in my story? (2 minutes)
3. Your group may ask clarifying questions or make statements such as:
   Would it make sense if your character….?
   What kinds of problems do you think _____ would face if...?
   I think it might be interesting if your character….?
4. While you’re listening, make notes of your group’s suggestions. 
5. Repeat for next group member.
6. When instructed - fill out this exit slip

For a quick review of subplots, check out this post from last week. It might help you.

HOMEWORK REMINDER: 

You have TWO book reviews due on Wednesday, November 19.

Write them. Put them in Goodreads. This is homework.

We're Almost Halfway!

Read until your computers are done loading, then get writing.

We will spend most of today writing. 

If you would like to work on writing your book reviews today instead, I suggest you write them in your English Journal before you post them on Goodreads. Scroll down to Wednesday's post for the book review chart and links to other posts about book reviews.

Remember: TWO book reviews of books you have read in the past six weeks are due on Wednesday, November 19st. 

Tomorrow is your 50% day (Yes, on a Saturday). Focus on your short term goal of reaching that checkpoint. Someone who wants to push themselves to be successful in this project should have AT LEAST 5000 words at the end of tomorrow.

Also, a form. Please fill this out honestly.

40%

READING IS AWESOME.

(So make sure you have your book out!)

Today we'll be continuing to work on NaNoWriMo, among a couple other small activities.


IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

• By the end of today, you should have about 40% of your novel written. (You should still be writing rising action! If you're struggling, give a character a new subplot)
• Your two book reviews are due on November 19.
• If you do not remember what goes into your book reviews, check out THIS post from last month about Goodreads, and THIS post from last month about writing book reviews.
• I have put the chart here for you as well. Each box represents what you could put in a paragraph. You should have 3-4 paragraphs!

AOW #4

You have some work to do today. Are you ready?

1. Today is Friday. That means you get to read an Article of the Week! You will not be on Newsela today. Instead, open this article called "The 9 Ingredients of Character Development." Make a copy to annotate. In your English Journal, write one paragraph to summarize the article, and one paragraph to share you thoughts and opinions.
2. Have you filled out the form for your book reviews? The link is on the top of the page and it says "Independent Reading/Book Reviews" on it. Make sure you have submitted that form.
3. Go back into Goodreads and edit/finish your book review.
4. Catch up on your English Journal.
5. Check Powerschool. Are you missing anything?

We are collecting your group novels today so you do not have to take them to the library. If you do not have it today, you have until next Friday, October 17 to return it to the library.

Also, on Monday, you will have an assessment to show your understanding of what we have been working on in the past five weeks. If you want to know what to do to prepare, the answer is to practice looking for characterization, setting, mood, sensory details, and conflict in your own independent reading novels. If you can do that, you will be fine.

Have a wonderful weekend!