English 1 Ms. Morcos-- room 209A

AGENDA TEACHER BACKGROUND REVIEW SYLLABUS STUDENT INTRODUCTIONS/ICE-BREAKER ACTIVITY Collect summer reading assignment HOMEWORK

TEACHER BACKGROUND MARRIED, MOTHER OF TWO GRADUATE OF NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION TEACHING FOR 15 YEARS Favorite book(S) “THE KITE RUNNER” & ANYTHING FOREIGN….

REVIEW SYLLABUS COURSE OVERVIEW, MATERIALS NEEDED, CLASS RULES & EXPECTATIONS ASK QUESTIONS NOW! (DO NOT WAIT UNTIL LATER FOR A MISUNDERSTANDING TO OCCUR) HAVE THE SYLLABUS SIGNED AND RETURNED BY NEXT CLASS

HOMELEARNING SIGN AND HAVE YOUR PARENTS SIGN THE SYLLABUS AGREEMENT! IF YOU DID NOT HAVE YOUR SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT TODAY YOU MUST BRING IT IN NEXT CLASS OR YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO.

HOME LEARNING PLEASE PLAN TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR MATERIALS BY THE SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL. You also need a BINDER SOLELY FOR THIS CLASS WITH DIVIDERS COME TO CLASS THIS WEEK WITH AT LEAST PAPER, PEN, PENCILS! Remember no cellular or electronic devices or I will be forced to take them away…

FIRST GRADE :) I WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU. WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO ALLOW YOU TO CREATIVELY SHOW ME. I WILL PLAY MUSIC (WITH NO LYRICS), A BEAT. YOU WILL TELL ME 3 THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF! THE MUSIC WILL REMAIN PLAYING WHILE YOU PRESENT. IN YOUR “PERFORMANCE” YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR NAME! YOU MUST ALSO INCLUDE A METAPHOR, IMAGERY AND REPETITION.