8/23/10
- Syllabus/Policy Sheet/Rules distributed and reviewed
- Return signed page and Plagiarism Sheet next class
- Student Inventory Sheet
- 3 Things About Me Activity
- Letters from the class of 2013
- HW - First impressions of GJHS (1/2 page)
8/25/10
- Period 3 - School-wide Bullying Presentation
- Period 5 - GJHS/TExtbook Scavenger Hunt
8/27/10
Bellwork - The best thing about high school is...(1/2 page)
- Policy/Plagiarism sheet due
- Pretest
- Letterman Top Ten List (due next class - 8/31)
8/31/10
Bellwork - The best thing about my 8th grade English class was....The worst thing about my 8th grade English class was...(1/2 page)
- Letterman Top Ten List due
- Plagiarism/Parody Presentation
- Parody HW - due 9/2
9/2/10
Bellwork - Dead word "good" - List 10 synonyms for the word "good"
- Parody Assignment due
- Newspaper Assignment - first one due 9/9
- Student ID's
- Parts of Speect Project Assigned
- nouns/verbs/pronouns/adjectives/adverbs due 9/13
- prepositions/interjections/conjunctions due 9/15
9/7/10
Bellwork: Clear your desk of everything but air and elbows.
- Work on parts of speech assignment
- Discovery testing
- First Newspaper Assignment due 9/9
- Textbooks assigned
9/9/10
Bellwork - What does the following quote mean, "Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." - Chili Davis (1/2 page)
- Newspaper Assignment due
- Coming of Age/Diction Lesson (denotation/connotation)
- Read "The Talk" (Soto) and "New Directions" (Angelou)
- Diction HW
- Parts of Speech Projects due 9/13 and 9/15
9/13/10
Bellwork - Kill "bad." List 10 synonyms for the word "bad."
- Collect Diction HW
- Read "Harrison Bergeron" (Vonnegut)
- Work on Parts of Speech Projects (nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs - due next class)
- Create Writing Portfolios
- QW - What would the world be like if everyone were truly equal in every way? Explain your answer. (1/2 page)
9/15/10
Bellwork - Clear your desk of everything except for air and elbows.
- Parts of Speech Presentations (nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs)
- Parts of Speech HW
- Early Release Day
9/17/10
Bellwork - Clear your desk of everything except for air and elbows.
- Parts of Speech Presentations (prepositions, interjections, conjunctions)
- Grammar Rock dvd
- Parts of Speech HW
- Quiz on all 8 parts of speech NEXT class!
9/22/10
Bellwork – Dead Word “ugly” – List 10 synonyms for “ugly”
Bellwork – Do you have any siblings? If so, tell me about them. If not, tell me what it is
like to be an only child. (1/2 page)
- Sentences by Function HW due
- The Scarlet Ibis
- HW - Ibis – simile/metaphor chart
10/4/10
Bellwork – Define courage. What does it
mean to be courageous? Who is the most
courageous person you know? Why? (1/2
page)
Bellwork –What is the biggest issue in our society today?
Why is it important? What can be done to make the
situation better? Explain your answer. (1/2 page)
Bellwork – What do you remember about
your first day of Kindergarten? Were you
excited to start school? Explain your
answer. (1/2 Page)
10/12/10
Bellwork – Tell me about a time you were caught in a lie. What did you lie about?
How were you caught? (1/2 page)
Create your own Radley House assignment – due 10/18/10
10/14/10
Bellwork – What is your favorite season? What makes it the best? Explain your
answer. (1/2 page)
Bellwork – Dead word “love” – List 10 synonyms for the word “love”