My goal is to

help you reach your

goal!

Today we will…• Identify homework board and write down today’s

assignment• Talk about beginning of class routine• Go over some basic rules and procedures• Fill in an index card with information for the

teacher• Complete a “get acquainted” activity• Look at some of the things we will do this year.• Start homework

EVERY DAY, at the beginning of English class…

• Report to your seat as soon as you enter the classroom

• Once you are seated, copy the homework from the homework board into your agenda. (Do this now.)

• Begin reading from an I.R. (independent reading) book unless/until the teacher gives you other instructions.

Basic Classroom Rules

Arrive fully prepared and on time. Remain in your seat at all times

unless you have permission from your teacher to get up.

Raise your hand and wait to be called on before speaking.

To leave the class, you must have a pass

Refrain from touching or disturbing others and/or their belongings.

Do not throw anything in the classroom.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY…

TREAT EVERYONE

WITH COURTESY

AND RESPECT!

On the front of the index card….

Melissa Samuelson 2439 Lake Ridge Dr. Dresher, PA 19025 H- 215-000-1234 Mom’s cell 610-111-2222 Dad’s work 215- 222-3333 -Last year I had trouble with grammar. -I have asthma and might need to use my inhaler.

On the back of the index card…

I would like to sit near the front because I pay attention better there.

You taught my sister Becky two years ago.

Who are you?????1.Tell everyone your full name and anything

your know about your name.

2.Tell us the best and the worst thing that happened to you this summer AND/OR

3.Tell the class something interesting or weird about yourself or your family.

I get to go

first!!!

ENGLISH

Core concepts…

Writing…• The writing process/writing

workshop/writing mini-lessons

• Identifying and developing the parts of the essay

• Responding to literature (using direct support from the source)

• Poetry writing

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Grammar…• Types of sentences (declarative, imperative, exclamatory,

interrogative)• Parts of speech (noun, verb, pronoun, preposition,

conjunction, interjection, adjective, adverb)• Parts of the sentence (prepositional phrases, subject,

predicate, etc.)• Capitalization• Punctuation• Usage 

Core concepts…

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Core concepts…

Speaking…

 

• “All About Me” introductory speech

• Oral interpretation and analysis of a poem

• Classroom discussion and other formal and informal speaking experiences

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Core concepts…

Literature...• The in-class novels Sleeping Freshmen by

David Lubar and Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

• Literary terms relating to plot, • character, etc.• Literary analysis and interpretation• Literature-based writings

Literature (continued):

• Poetry unit • Types of poetry • Poetic terminology (poetic devices,

figurative language, sound techniques, etc.)

• The lives and works of major classic and contemporary poets

ENGLISH