If you have your syllabus signature page, place it on the top right corner of your desk, please. ☺ Read the two examples below and determine what type(s) of figurative language is/are being used from the list provided. 1. When Rachel entered the haunted house, it was as black as coal. She used the walls to find her way down the hallway, terrified at what was to come. Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Idiom Hyperbole Allusion Alliteration Pun Assonance Synecdoche Irony SIMILE 2. Kevin peered out into the darkness. The sound of the thunder made him jump, and his eyes widened when he saw the bright lightning dance across the sky. PERSONIFICATION © Presto Plans

Announcements Summer Reading Project is due 9/6/2017; Everyone is required to complete this assignment.

Objectives SWBAT successfully complete a quiz centered on classroom procedures, rules, and policies. SWBAT effectively practice school safety procedures. SWBAT set up ELA interactive notebook.

PRE-QUIZ STUDYING In preparation for your classroom procedures/rules quiz, you may take the next 3 minutes to review your syllabus.

QUIZ EXPECTATIONS Do not talk during the quiz. At any point, if I think/see you talking, I WILL GIVE YOU A ZERO. Keep your eyes on your OWN paper.

QUESTION 1 Select the response that best answers the question below. Which of the following is the correct grading scale for Mrs. McCallum’s 7th grade ELA class? Daily Work 50%, Homework 5%, Tests 55% Daily Work 40%, Homework 10, Tests 50% Daily Work/Homework 60%, Tests 40% None of the above

QUESTION 2 Select the response that best answers the question below. What are the ways you collect make-up work in Mrs. McCallum’s class? Ask your parent Collect the make-up work from the turquoise bin. Don’t worry about make up work None of the above

QUESTION 3 Select the response that best answers the question below. Which of the following is NOT a consequence for poor behavior in Mrs. McCallum’s class. Reflection desk Extra homework A verbal warning A referral

QUESTION 4 Select the response that best answers the question below. When is it appropriate to use an electronic device in Mrs. McCallum’s classroom? While taking class notes. It is not appropriate to use electronic devices in Mrs. McCallum’s class. When Mrs. McCallum’s directs you to use the electronic device. All of the above.

QUESTION 5 Indicate whether the statement is “True” or “False” by writing the words “TRUE” or “FALSE”. In Mrs. McCallum’s class, it is okay to pass pencil sharpeners around the room as long is it has a lid.

QUESTION 6 Indicate whether the statement is “True” or “False” by writing the words “TRUE” or “FALSE”. If your entire body is not in the classroom when the tardy bell rings, you are considered tardy in Mrs. McCallum’s classroom.

QUESTION 7 Indicate whether the statement is “True” or “False” by writing the words “TRUE” or “FALSE”. “I don’t know” is an acceptable answer in Mrs. McCallum’s classroom.

QUESTION 8 Indicate whether the statement is “True” or “False” by writing the words “TRUE” or “FALSE”. As long as there is no trash around your area, you are free to leave Mrs. McCallum’s class as soon as the bell rings.

QUESTION 9 Indicate whether the statement is “True” or “False” by writing the words “TRUE” or “FALSE”. You may enter Mrs. McCallum’s classroom talking loudly as long as by the time the bell rings, you are quiet and working on your “Bell Ringer”.

QUESTIONS 10-14 Fill in the blank with the correct answers to Mrs. McCallum’s classroom rules. 10. Follow directions the ___________ time given. 11. Keep hands, feet, and objects to ______________at all times. 12. Raise your_____________ and wait to be called on, before speaking. 13. No _________________or racial slurs of any kind will be tolerated. 14. Be _________________for class.

QUESTION 15 If an assignment is 3 or more days late, what is the highest grade that can be earned?

QUESTION 16 Name 2 rewards for exceptional, or good, behavior.

QUESTION 17 When Mrs. McCallum yells “Boomer”, what word should you respond with?

QUESTION 18 If you are absent on Monday, collect your make up work on Tuesday, what day of the week should your make up work be returned to Mrs. McCallum?

QUESTION 19 If you do not have homework the day it is due, where should you go? Explain the procedure.

QUESTION 20 Using a complete sentence, state the restroom policy.

ANSWERS C B False True First Yourself Hands Foul language/profanity/cursewords Ready/prepared Verbal affirmation, positive phone call, raffle ticket, hand written note Sooner If you are absent Monday, make up-work should be turned into Mrs. McCallumby Wednesday of the same week. Go to the “No Homework Documentation” area. Scan the QR code, and complete the form. Restroom breaks are not allowed.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PRACTICE Let’s practice what do in case of an emergency, so we won’t all react like this! Shelter In Place

BRAIN BREAK- WHIP AROUND! You’re brain is working hard, so you deserve a quick break! Would you rather be invisible, or able to read minds?

You need your notebook EVERYDAY during class. Notebook Set Up Your notebook will have 3 sections. Reading Grammar Writing You need your notebook EVERYDAY during class. I will do random notebook checks; Make sure your table of contents is updated.