English 5 – Monday 3/1//20

5-5:10pm:  HI!  Tell us about your weekend, and day so far?  TELL US A STORY… we as readers will decide what it means… 5:10-5:35pm:  Telling a story… nothing is boring.  Why do people think of themselves as boring?  EVER?  As a narrator, the only thing you decide is whether to write or not.  that’s it….

English 5 – 2/22/21, Monday

5-5:10pm:  Bonsoir!!  How is everyone doing?  Done any writing for yourself?  Any reading?  Does anyone in here run? 5:10pm-5:35pm:  Report on essays… where did you start?  What have you done? What do you want to do? FTP:  You should always have something envisioned for an essay, what you want the reader to remember and think…

English 5 – 2/17/21, Wednesday

5-5:10pm:  Intro….  How was your break?  What did you do? What did you read, write?  Read or write anything for you? 5:10-5:35pm:  Lawson’s book….  What is your opinion? What did it show you? What do you wish it had done? If it did teach you something or connect with you in some unique way, what…

English 5 – 2/1/21, Monday

5-5:10pm:  Tell us a story from today….  Be sure to react to each other. 5:10-5:30pm:  Parts where Lawson connects to and speaks to you. 5:30-5:50pm:  How could this book help with an idea for the final essay this semester? 5:50-6pm:  Close… now what?  What do you want from Lawson?  What do you hope to see?…

ENGLISH 1A – BOTH SECTIONS

1 – How was your day?  Narrate it… where was the humor in it?  Where was the happiness?  And if neither, where was the education in your day?  What did the day teach you? 2 – Your relationship with Irby….  Let’s go a little further into it.  How would you describe it?  What is the…

ENGLISH 1A – BOTH SECTIONS

Hope you all enjoyed Sedaris’ book, and have some ideas prepped and partially developed for your first longer essay of the semester. There will be no rough draft required. You will work on this essay collaboratively with me up until its due date. If you want feedback, you must let me know and have specific…

ENGLISH 1A – 7PM

8/27/20 7-7:10pm:  What are you writing in your journal?  Haven’t started?  All good…. Please try it!! 7:10-7:30pm:  Sedaris findings… Share your thoughts.  What sources did you find? 7:30-7:50pm:  His character…. How would you describe it? 7:50-8pm:  Before we read, what do we want from our read?  That is… do you have certain expectations?  What do…

ENGLISH 1A – 5PM

8/27/20 5-5:10pm:  What are you writing in your journal?  Haven’t started?  All good…. Please try it!! 5:10-5:30pm:  Sedaris findings… Share your thoughts.  What sources did you find? 5:30-5:50pm:  His character…. How would you describe it? 5:50-6pm:  Before we read, what do we want from our read?  That is… do you have certain expectations?  What do…

ENGLISH 1A – 7pm Section

7-7:10pm:  Has anyone laughed lately?  At a certain point, don’t you just have to laugh?  And notice, this is a QUESTION.  Not a judgment or statement. 7:10-7:30pm:  Let’s talk about humor in Composition.  How is humor part of composition?  How can humor be literature?  What is the value to humor?  Has anyone heard of David…

ENGLISH 1A – 5pm Section

5-5:10pm:  Has anyone laughed lately?  At a certain point, don’t you just have to laugh?  And notice, this is a QUESTION.  Not a judgment or statement. 5:10-5:30pm:  Let’s talk about humor in Composition.  How is humor part of composition?  How can humor be literature?  What is the value to humor?  Has anyone heard of David…

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