Aug. 31st (A) and Sept. 1st (B)

Today was a work day to create lessons and materials for the writing review expert groups. The assignment sheet is in the sidebar. The presentations will be:

A Day:

Capitalization- Friday, September 2^nd

Semi-colons /Colons and Commas and Sentence Structure - Wednesday, Sept. 7^th

Paragraph Structure and Essay Structure- Friday, September 9^th

B Day:

Capitalization and Sentence Structure- Tuesday September 6^th

Semi-colons /Colons and Commas- Thursday, September 8^th

Paragraph Structure and Essay Structure- Monday, September 12^th

If you were gone today, or if you will be gone for the presentation, please come talk to me to get an alternative assignment.

Aug. 29th (A) and 30th (B)

The journal for today was "What is the difference between being a kid and being an adult?" Remember that all journals need to be 1/2 pg. long to get full credit.

Then, we reviewed our class policies and procedures. If you were absent, you'll need to come talk to me and get your hall and late passes for the term.

We reviewed text connections (the "Making Connections" worksheet is in the sidebar). Remember:

• Text-to-Self Connections are when you connect what you're reading to something in your personal life.
• Text-to-Text Connections are when you connect what you're reading to something else you've read (like a book or news article), a movie, tv show, or song.
• Text-to-World Connections are when you connect what you're reading to current events, historical events, or your knowledge or world cultures.

On the worksheet, write the definitions. Then, read the article and make two connections for each connection category. Just write out a short description and then the abbreviation. For example, "My grandma is a lunch lady. TS."

Last of all, next time, we will be working in groups to teach a writing/grammar concept to the rest of the class. Please come see me to join a group so that you can get credit and be ready to go next time.

1st Days of Class (Aug. 23rd-26th)

On our first day of class 9Aug, 23rd/24th), we tried to get to know each other and get excited about what we'll be learning this year. After introductions, we had a world cultures trivia competition. Among other things, we learned that the English love Cheese Rolling, Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world, and the citizens of Tomatina, Spain have a giant tomato throwing free for all once a year. If you find some interesting facts about the world, please share them with our class!

We got down to business on the second day of class (Aug. 25th/26th). The first assignment for the year is to write an introduction letter to me. Instructions can be found on the assignment sheet. The letter is due Aug. 31st (A day) and Sept. 1st (B day).

We also went through the disclosure document. The signature portion is due back to me, also by Aug. 31st (A day) and Sept. 1st (B day).

We discussed the Fantastic 50 Reading Challenge. There is a tracking sheet in the assignments bar. Look on Facebook for more information, or talk to me in class.

Last, of all, if you were absent, you'll need to write and turn in the journal entry: What are some things I've accomplished in my life? The entry must be 1/2 pg.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Welcome to Senior English!

It's finally here, your senior year! You're almost done... but, not quite.

This blog will be very useful to you over the course of this school year. There will be summaries of what we did in class in case you missed a day. There will be review materials, and most assignments will be available in the sidebar on the right.

If you are absent or you lose an assignment, come here first, then come see me if you need help. Also feel free to leave comments or email me as well.

I'm excited to work with all of you this year!