Thursday, 9/27 & Friday, 9/28

Friday, September 28

Do Now:

Get a vocabulary sheet from the back desk. Fill in the blanks with the vocab words. You can use your word maps to help you.

Today:
review vocabulary
AOTW
Assignments:
AOTW response due Monday


Thursday, September 27
Writing Prompt 1.5:
How much do you know about the presidential election? What issues do you think are the most important for the candidates? Do you have an opinion on the candidates?
Position paragraphs should go in the homework bin.

Today:
Review vocabulary
highlight paragraphs
peer edit paragraphs
discuss positions

Assignments:
word maps due tomorrow

Tuesday, September 25

No Do Now :(

Today:
Position Paragraph assignment
sharing "Where I'm From" poems

Assignments:
Thursday: position paragraph
Friday: word maps

Friday, 9/21 & Monday, 9/24

Do Now: New vocabulary words!

Today:
New vocabulary
Word maps
Step Up To Writing Peer Review ($1mil paragraphs)
Rules
AOTW

Assignments:
All periods: word maps due Friday

Periods 2&3:
DUE TUESDAY
"Where I'm from" final copy
Article of the Week #2

Periods 7&8:
DUE MONDAY:
"Where I'm From" final copy
Article of the Week #2
paragraph outline and draft

Thursday, September 20

Writing Prompt 1.4: 
You just won the lottery. What will you do with your $1,000,000?

Today:
Step Up to Writing power point
paragraph outline

Assignments:

Periods 2&3: 
paragraph outline and draft due Friday, 9/21
"Where I'm From" final copy due Monday, 9/24


Periods 7&8:
DUE MONDAY:
"Where I'm From" final copy
Article of the Week #2
paragraph outline and draft

Wednesday, September 19

Do Now: Make a T-chart in your Writer's Notebook. We will use this to peer review the "Where I'm From" drafts. 

Today:

Peer Review "Where I'm From" drafts

Review and discuss AOTW 1

Assignments:

Final draft of "Where I'm From" poems due Monday, 9/24

Extra credit for coming to Back to School Night tomorrow!

Friday, September 14

Writing Prompt 1.3: Brainstorm some characteristics or memories about you, your family and how you grew up. You can think about the following:

• family members 
• TV shows and movies
• music
• games or parties food
• trips and events 
• stories about your family

Today:
"Where I'm From" poems
Article of the Week

Assignments:
DUE WED, 9/19:
"Where I'm From" rough draft
Article of the Week response (Ways to respond to the Article of the Week)

DUE MON, 9/42:
"Where I'm From" final draft

Wednesday, 9/12 and Thursday, 9/13

Writing Prompt 1.2:
Choose a character from a summer reading book.

Write a paragraph describing this person. What goal is this person working towards? What characteristics does he/she show when working towards this goal? What obstacles does this person face? How does he/she handle conflicts or setbacks? What did you learn about this person's character or personality through his/her actions?

Today:
1. Body Biography overview
2. Group work time
3. Presentations

Assignments:
THURSDAY: finish and present body biographies
FRIDAY: signed syllabus and materials

Tuesday, September 11

Writing Prompt 1.1: Write about your name. You may want to consider some of the following questions:

·              What does your name mean?

·              Who gave you your name?

·              Are you named after someone? If yes, who? Why?

·              Do you like or dislike your name?

·              Do you have a nickname? If yes, what is it?

·              Do you have any stories about your name? If yes, tell it!

Today:
1. "My Name" reading and writing activity

Assignments:
Wednesday: Bring in Fever and your summer reading notebooks
Friday: materials and signatures due

Welcome to English 1!

We are excited to get to know you and work with you this year!

Please make sure you review the English 1 Class Syllabus to get familiar with our classroom policies and procedures.

What do you need for English 1?

• a binder with three sections:  vocabulary, notes, and assignments.
• loose-leaf paper for your binder.
• composition book for your Writer’s Notebook
• pencils or pens (blue or black ink).
• index cards (at least 200)
• a flash drive (shared with other classes)
• 2-3 highlighters