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) Journal warm-up. Welcome and introduction. Share journal answers using the bucket. Receive syllabus, Turnitin.com forms. Summer reading announcements. Begin work on Interest Inventory Sheet.

Due: First journal entry, completed in class.

Homework: (for next class) Completed Interest Inventory Sheet.

(for next week) Signed syllabus, Turnitin.com forms, review summer reading.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Interest Inventory Worksheet activity.  Discuss syllabus, including upcoming units, procedures and routines, lockdown instructions. "Eleventh Grade: The Dark Side" PowerPoint.  Summer reading group activity. Introduce the Letter to Freshman Self assignment. 

Due: Completed Interest Inventory Sheet.

Homework: (for next class)
Type or neatly handwrite the Letter to Freshman Self assignment for next class. 

Review summer reading books, especially A Step Toward Falling.

Please syllabus and Turnitin.com signed.

(for next Thursday or Friday)
Summer reading assignments will be collected.