Scroll to yesterday's entry.  Click on "open this link" and you should find the vocabulary work for the short story Marriage is a Private Affair.  In order to work on this page, you need to copy and paste it as a Googledoc.  Follow the directions; however, you won't be able to circle the meaning of the bolded word--instead, highlight your answer. Don't share the assignment with me at this time; wait until Friday, as then I will show you how I want you send work to me.  Since you are in Googledocs, your work will be automatically saved.  Have a good evening!

Today we finished the Planner Scavenger Hunt and the Rules Quiz. Keep both in your notebook for a notebook check.  Make sure you have an Independent Reading Book tomorrow, or you will receive a lunch detention.

Hello students!  Today we will begin our Narrative Fiction Unit.  Sometimes, a story will have some words with which you might have some difficulty.  To help you with those words, do the VOCAB assignment for Marriage is a Private Affair; so open this link and get busy!

Now that you've mastered those words, I want you to read this story .  As you read, annotate for conflict(s) and characterization.

Sorry; as you can see, I wasn't able to get the scavenger hunt on my blog, so you'll get a few minutes at the beginning of class to complete that assignment.  

Remember to bring your Independent Reading Book (IRB) on Monday.

For those of you who haven't turned in the Netbook Agreement, have that to turn in to me on Monday.

Congratulations to all; we made it through the first week!  Have a great weekend!

If you haven't done so already, turn in your Netbook Agreement handout and find an Independent Reading Book to bring to class. 

We're getting our textbooks in the library tomorrow, so remember to have your school I.D. or your planner AND your class schedule.

In groups, we gave advice on how to be successful in school; that advice was written down in your notebook, so copy it from someone if you don't have it.  Label it ADVICE.  We also talked about consequences for not following the rules; 1st time is a warning, 2nd time is lunch detention, 3rd time is a phone call home, and the 4th time is a referral.  The exception to this list of consequences is the electronic device policy: 1st time is a warning, 2nd time is the collection of the phone to be given to the office and returned to your parent or guardian; if you refuse to give me your electronic device, you get a referral for defiance. 

We began the 6 Word Memoir.  Create a saying or slogan that illustrates something about you.  Examples: "Every day is a new experience."  "Argghh!  A pirate's life for me!"  Write your 6 Word Memoir creatively on a strip of construction paper.  Due date: 9/5

WELCOME BACK! 

There is a lot of information to absorb on the first day of class.  First, make sure you have the following internet addresses in your planner: jbgardham@gmail.com   and  
 jbgardhamsblog-o-rama.blogspot.com/

Also, we went over the syllabus and netbook agreement handouts; get these from the podium if you don't have them.  The classroom rules were discussed and we made a name tent.  To make a name tent, do the following: fold a regular sheet of paper in half by width; in the middle of the half-sheet, write your first name, big and bold; in the upper left-hand corner, write an adjective that describes you; in the upper right-hand corner, write something you like to do in your spare time; in the lower left-hand corner, write a future goal; and in the lower right-hand corner, write your favorite or least favorite subject.

The HW is to find and write down a college-level word that describes you.  I will collect that word at the door as you enter class.

Lastly, we did an exit slip answering the following questions: Which classroom rule will be easy for you to follow?  Which classroom rule will be difficult for you to follow?

CONGRATULATIONS! WE GOT THROUGH DAY 1!  WHOOP WHOOP!

SENIORS: Continue working on your Slam poem.  Presentations start Wednesday.  See Friday's blog for details about presentations.  Also, we went to the library to return textbooks.  If you did not do this during class, you are on your own; do not ask me to return textbooks during class.

SOPHOMORES: We discussed the last poem you will need to write; this new poem is to be based on a photograph of your choice.  The rubric for this poem is: Proof of picture attached to poem--20 points; Paints a picture with imagery--20 points; Strong verbs and precise nouns--20 points; Effective line breaks and stanzas--20 points; Personification, and either metaphor or simile--20 points.  All poems are due on Thursday, June 6, at the latest.  Also, we returned textbooks today; if you didn't do that, you are on your own.  Do not ask me to return textbooks during class.