First Week!

Welcome to the first week of school! I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and kicking off the new year together.

WEDNESDAY: (minimum day) All-school Sea King Day and barbecue lunch. 

Due: n/a

Homework: Make sure your dialectical journals for summer reading are ready to turn in on Thursday.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up, introduction to the class: overview and goals. Collect summer dialectical journal assignments for The Glass Castle. Discuss syllabus, including upcoming units, procedures and routines, lockdown instructions. Video - Bryan Stevenson, author of the all-school summer reading book Just Mercy. Discussion, collect Just Mercy charts.  Interest Inventory Interactive Worksheet activity. Introduce the "A Castle of My Own" assignment, due next Thursday/Friday. 

Due: (2nd period - Completed Interest Inventory Sheet), first journal entry, Glass Castle dialectical journal, Just Mercy chart (at the end of the period). Don't worry if you don't have the last column of the Just Mercy chart completed when you come to the first class.   

Homework: Review both summer reading books: The Glass Castle and Just Mercy.

1st period only - bring Interest Inventory to class with you on Tuesday.

Have a book in mind that you might want to read for an independent reading book. It must be grade and school appropriate, and approximately 150-300 pages. You don't need it yet, and you'll be working in groups, so please don't check it out or buy it just yet. 

For next Thursday/Friday:

Read and be familiar with the syllabus and summer reading assignments.

Please bring signed syllabus, Turnitin.com form, and Goodreads form.

"A Castle of My Own" assignment completed and ready to turn in.