Bellringer : August 21st (aka The Warm-Up) 1) Put all materials (schedule paper, binder, pencils, pens, etc) on a desk. 2) Fold your paper in half (hot dog style) 3) Write your name (first or last) and an adjective that describes you on one side. Jocular Jason OR Hilarious Herron

Agenda Who are you…as an animal? Ice Breaker: Two Truths and a Lie Post-It Note Questions Business Classroom Tour Syllabus General Rules

Bellringer : August 21st (aka The Warm-Up) 4) On the other side of the paper, tell me what animal you would be and why. Be sure to write in complete sentences and observe the rules of capitalization and punctuation. If I could be any animal, I would be a Grizzly Bear. Why? Well, bears get to sleep a lot, and I love to sleep. Also, bears are tremendously fast runners AND they can climb trees quite swiftly. Since I like sushi, being a bear would be awesome because they dine on fresh salmon in the spring.

Which of the Following Statements is False? I love animals. Two cats, a rat, and a dog live with me. I still own and occasionally drive the same car I had in high school. I competed in a 50-mile trail run and finished in under nine hours.

Two Truths and a Lie Write three statements about yourself. Avoid “I like….” or “I dislike…” statements. State things that you have done, things you can do, or other facts. Make the statements believable. Be prepared to answer questions about each statement. Try to fool people. Lie well!

Post-It Note Write a question you have about one of the following: Class William Monroe Middle School Me Life

Tips for Classroom Success BE HERE! BE ON TIME! BE PREPARED! BE RESPECTFUL!

Team Beast Mode Rule #1 Cell Phones 1) All cell phones should be OFF and in your BOOKBAG when the bell rings. 2) We will use phones occasionally for class; when we finish, the cell phones will be turned off and placed out of sight.

Team Beast Mode Rule #2 Be on Time! 1) Be in your seat and…. 2) have all your materials and… Pens and pencils Binder Notebook 3) be ready to start the bellringer… by the time I close the door.

Bellringer : August 23rd 1) Put all materials (schedule paper, binder, pencils, pens, etc) on a desk. 2) Write your name in the center of a Circle Map. Mr. Herron

Agenda A Circle of You: Hobbies and Interests Snowball Fight Business Circle Map Brainstorm Writing Model: Informative vs. Uninformative Writing : Whaddaya Know? : Nouns Snowball Fight Business Syllabus and Post-It Notes Class Log Yellow Cards

Inside the large circle, list things that you enjoy doing outside of class. What do you do in your free time? Mr. Herron Run mountain bike Read Cook ski and snowboard longboard Write watch movies Frisbee golf Write Scrabble Adventure races Camping Play with cats

Models: Poor and Good I like football. Football is a lot of TOPIC: FOOTBALL!!! POOR GOOD Of all the sports, my favorite to play And watch is football. I have been Playing on a team since third grade. My first team, the Eagles, won the Pee Wee League championship. This year I will be playing quarterback for the school. When I am not playing, I watch football a lot. My favorite teams are the Washington Redskins and the Virginia Tech Hokies. Hopefully, I will get to watch the Hokies crush the Hoos in person this year. Watching and playing football makes fall my favorite season of the year. I like football. Football is a lot of fun. I play football a lot. I also football. This is why I like football.

Help Me!! TOPIC: Disc Golf!!! Playing disc golf is one of my favorite things to do.

Paragraph Writing Write a paragraph about YOU and this activity. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Write About It! 1) Choose one of the activities in your circle. Look for the one you can write the most about. 2) Write a SOLID paragraph about this activity and why it is important/enjoyable to you. MAKE IT ABOUT YOU!!!

Nouns : Whaddaya Know? 1) Underline all common nouns. 2) Draw a circle around all proper nouns.

Snowball Fight!...Sort of…. 1) On a sheet of paper, write down an interesting or unique fact about yourself. 2) Stand up and find a place to stand around the edge of the room. Give yourself some space. 3) Ball up your paper….. Poor Statements “I hate school.” “I am bored.” Good Statements “I have three chipped teeth.” “I can fold my feet behind my head.”

Yellow and Red Cards Red Card http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXpyyB8zdL8 Yellow Card http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty2q2WJxeVU

At the sound of the gong… Please stop what you are doing, even if you are in the middle of something. Please be quiet. Listen to me, Mr. Murray, or Mrs. Shipp