Wednesday, October 10th

*Read: 10m
---Check second row of organizer.
*Analyze structure of "Farmworker Family"
*Journal #10:  Brainstorm a list of people you know (and could possibly interview) who have lived an interesting story.  Here's a model (page 1, page 2).
---Light, heavy, one episode, many episodes . . .

*OBJECTIVE:   Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Tuesday, October 9th

*Read:  10m
*Highlight Research/Narrative writing in "Farmworker Family."
*Complete second row of organizer.
*Finish Research/Narrative Formative
*HW:  Research/Narrative Formative due TODAY via Google Classroom before 11:59pm.
*HW:  Second row of organizer due TOMORROW.

*OBJECTIVE:  Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience

Monday, October 8th

*Read:  10m
*Add "Farmworker Family" to your Scrible sources (pull it up and hit the "S").
---Using Scrible toolbar, highlight three paragraphs that are ALL research.
---Use a different color to highlight three paragraphs that are ALL narrative.
---Create a "paper" through Scrible.com
------In that doc (and using the Scrible Writer Add-on) create a table with your narrative quotes on one side and your research quotes on the other.  Be sure to label the column headings!  Here's a model.
------Add a final row to the table in which you FAKE some quotes as if they came from the same article.
*HW:  Submit that doc to the "Research/Narrative Formative" assignment in Google Classroom.
---Due Tuesday before 11:59pm (16pts)

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from authoritative digital sources.

Friday, October 5th

*Read:  10m
---Check top row of organizer.
*Get an additional insight for each box from someone NOT at your table.
---Crowdsource!

*HW:  Intro to Scrible extended through end of TODAY.

*OBJECTIVE:  Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience

Thursday, October 4th

*Read:  10m
*Study/Craft
---Highlight in two colors for narrative & research
*Write:
---Your future-self is going to write a piece organized like this one.  Study it like a writer.  What "moves" should you make (or avoid) in the beginning, through the middle, and at the end of a piece like this?  Fill the FIRST ROW of the organizer with advice to your future-self.

*HW:  "Intro to Scrible" Google Classroom assignment due tonight before 11:59pm.
*HW:  First row of organizer due tomorrow, too.

*OBJECTIVE: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience

Wednesday, October 3rd

*Book Returns
*Read:  10m
*Finish Intro to Scrible
---Google Classroom assignment due TOMORROW before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: We'll get further acquainted with using Scrible to facilitate the research and writing process.

Tuesday, October 2nd

*Read:  10m
*Journal #9:  Do fiction authors do research?
---What research topic(s) might your author have explored in order to make the book more accurate, realistic, or interesting?  Can you tell if the writing is informed by research?  If so, how can you tell?  What details could only be presented by an author who'd done at least a little (maybe a lot of) research?  If you can't tell, what is it about your book that makes you think an author could maybe write it without doing any research?
*Intro to Scrible using "Let Grow"
---CAREFULLY follow the directions on the handout, step by step:  7pts.
*FINAL DRAFT DUE TONIGHT before 11:59pm
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.
------Must meet BOTH deadlines to be on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE:  We'll get further acquainted with using Scrible to facilitate the research and writing process.