English 9 Daily Agendas:  August 23 - August 27
 
Monday 8/23
No School - Teacher Work Day
Tuesday 8/24
1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Welcome and get comfy - fill to front & center, but you choose your seat.
    b. If needed, schedule check.
    c. Turn in Glue Sticks - checked off with turn in.
    d. Turn in portfolio, dividers, and journal in bins - checked off with turn in; place in bin.
    e. Emphasis Card: Plagiarism.
3. Blue Team Workshop
    a. What is the Blue Team?
    b. What do we do that makes us special?
        *Expectations *Shared grading & assignments  *IDUs
        *Parent contact  *Parent involvement  *Shared Conferences
        *Kick in the RIR  *Celebrations  *Exam - breakfasts & alternate schedule
        *Four teachers working together for you!
4. English Class Workshop
    a. Distribute Syllabus & Reading/Viewing Explanation/Permission Slip
    b. Assign: Both forms due signed by Friday.
    c. Assign: Of Mice and Men due September 7.
    d. Review Reading/Viewing Explanation & Permission & begin syllabus if time.
5. HW: 1) Signed Syllabus & Reading Explanation/Permission Slip due by Friday; 2) Of Mice and Men due Sept. 7.
Wednesday 8/25
1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Seat choice process continues.
    b. Welcome any new students: Syllabus, Reading Slip.
    c. Turn in portfolio materials, glue sticks, Syllabus, Reading Slip as needed.
    d. Reminders: Syllabus, Reading Explanation/Permission Slip due F; Of Mice and Men due Sept 7.
3. English Class Workshop
    a. Review of syllabus highlighting thematic approach, materials, grading & late work, website use including HW Matrix.
    b. Intro to website - academic & personal.
4. HW: 1) Signed Syllabus & Reading Explanation/Permission Slip due by Friday; 2) Of Mice and Men due Sept. 7.
Thursday 8/26

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: (Review Journal Expectations) What is a process?  What is a product?  What is the relationship between the two?  In school, do you think your are graded more by your process or by the products you produce?  Why do you think that?

2. Business:
    a. Seat choice process continues.
    b. Welcome any new students: glue sticks, portfolio/journal, Syllabus, Reading Slip.
    c. Turn in portfolio materials, glue sticks, Syllabus, Reading Slip as needed.

    d. Reminders: Syllabus, Reading Explanation/Permission Slip due F; Of Mice and Men due Sept 7.

3. English Class Workshop

    a. Website intro continued as needed.

    b. Create Individual Index Cards.
4. HW: 1) Signed Syllabus & Reading Explanation/Permission Slip due tomorrow; 2) Of Mice and Men due Sept. 7.
Friday 8/27

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business:
    a. Turn in portfolio materials, glue sticks, Syllabus, Reading Slip DUE.

    b. Reminder: Of Mice and Men due Sept 7.

3. eCampus
    a. Explain Laptop Procedures.

    b. Sign up for Blue Team eCampus Course.

    c. Take Help Session Survey.

4. English Class Workshop

    a. Assemble Portfolio.

    b. Begin discussion: The Process of Creation: Intro to "Writing Process"

5. HW: Of Mice and Men due Sept. 7.