LEARNING TARGET:  by the end of today’s class, you should be able say something about the defining traits of your book’s main subject.

GOODREADS PROMPT:  What sort of person is your book’s subject.  What specific examples from the text make you feel this way?

POEMFOLIOS DUE TOMORROW!!

INDEPENDENT READING GOODREADS  PROMPT:

•   Why did you choose it?  What are you hoping to learn from it?

2nd Hour Class Invite Code (if needed)

• https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/269596-ce-sikkenga-2-2017?invite_key=f8417d663e8fac58bd12ea0db51c6618b2250015&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of today you should be able to

• Explain the rules for Independent Reading
• Know how to log on and use GOODREADS

TODAY’S TOPIC:  What is the Title and Author of your book?  Why did you choose it?  What are you hoping to learn from it?

Goodreads codes:

• FIRST HOUR:  https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/268104-ce-s-1st-hour-english-10?invite_key=faf8a732ecf38605ec589d6dafc2d44925e7cf14&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup
• FIFTH HOUR: https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/268228-c-e-sikkenga-5-2017?invite_key=becb65fcd3101b150743dc48f534a490884cdd45&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup
• SIXTH HOUR:  https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/268234-ce-sikkenga-6-2017?invite_key=c7b9a57482580a14e12bba8ecb25edc7ee673d44&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup

IN CLASS TODAY:  We did the timed writing on poetic devices in class today.

TOMORROW:  To library–Mrs. Rider doing book talk on books for Independent Reading assignment (see Friday’s blog post).

UPCOMING DEADLINES:  

• Poemfolios due FRIDAY 2/6
• VOCAB UNIT TWO
  • Practice Quiz/Assignment checks WED. OCT. 11
  • FINAL QUIZ: FRIDAY OCT. 13 (Good luck with that!)
• INDEPENDENT READING PRESENTATIONS:  TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO START ON NOV. 1, 2017.

In class, most of class time will be spent reading independently.  We’ll be using “Goodreads” to log progress and share our thoughts about our reading.