English 10- 8/27/14 What is the most important thing

I should know about you?

What is in the middle of nowhere?

FIDO – Freaks, Irregulars, Defects, Oddities. A coin collector’s term for a minting error.

Goals – Discuss classroom procedures and Portfolio. Learn the importance of using commas.

Homework – Add punctuation to the following: Rachel Ray finds inspiration in cooking her family and her dog. Find or create an image that represents you. I will be assigning points tomorrow.

English 10- 8/28/14 If you could spend one year in

perfect happiness, but afterward remember nothing of the experience, would you do so? Why or why not?

How do you make a witch itch?

OTE – Overtaken by Events. You must not be O.T.E.

Goals – Handout folders discuss proceedures and grading system. Discuss AIW. Begin poetry analysis “Motto.” Text-based discussion on the poem. (If time)

Homework – Punctuation – “Slow kids at play.”

English 10- 8/29/14 Great minds discuss ideas; average

minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. – Eleanor Roosevelt

What is the clumsiest bee?

BOTSAAT – Bunch Of Teachers Sitting Around A Table. A cynical description of the way important decisions are made in schools.

Goals – Sign up for Quizlet. Clarity Survey. Analyze and do a text-based discussion about, “Motto.”

Homework – Study Week 1 vocabulary. Punctuation – “Attention! Toilet for disabled elderly pregnant children.”