Welcome to English Class! Today is Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Welcome to English Class! Find your assigned seat and write your name on your Bell Work packet. Today’s Objectives Assign seats Distribute Bell Work packet and complete first two Bell Work activities Distribute, explain, and assign Bio-Poem activity and bonus Yesterday, we Enjoyed our last day of summer vacation! Tomorrow, we will Complete our third Bell Work activity and begin our “Letter to the Future” "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“ - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Target: I can explain the focus and purpose of “MUGSHOt Monday” and Test-Prep Tuesday Bell Work Activities.

Today is Tuesday, September 4, 2018 MUGShot Monday ms cortese and mr sherry are are english teacher’s this year Today’s Objectives Assign seats Distribute Bell Work packet and complete first two Bell Work activities Distribute, explain, and assign Bio-Poem activity and bonus Yesterday, we Enjoyed our last day of summer vacation! Tomorrow, we will Complete our third Bell Work activity and begin our “Letter to the Future” "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“ - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Target: I can explain the focus and purpose of “MUGSHOt Monday” and Test-Prep Tuesday Bell Work Activities.

Today is Tuesday, September 4, 2018 MUGShot Monday Ms. Cortese and Mr. Sherry are our English teachers this year. Today’s Objectives Assign seats Distribute Bell Work packet and complete first two Bell Work activities Distribute, explain, and assign Bio-Poem activity and bonus Yesterday, we Enjoyed our last day of summer vacation! Tomorrow, we will Complete our third Bell Work activity and begin our “Letter to the Future” "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“ - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Target: I can explain the focus and purpose of “MUGSHOt Monday” and Test-Prep Tuesday Bell Work Activities.

TEST PREP TUESDAY! Look at the verb tenses! We are writing about the pyramids when they were first built, so we need to use the past tense, since that happened a long time ago.

Today is Wednesday, September 5, 2018 New Word Wednesday Term: Empathy Part of Speech: ? Definition: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another Today’s Objectives Complete Bell Work Remind Begin “Letter to the Future” Yesterday, we Completed Bell Work (MUGSHOT Monday and Test Prep Tuesday) Distributed, explained, and assigned Bio-Poem activity and bonus Tomorrow, we will Review classroom rules and guidelines HOMEWORK Bio-Poem bonus due Friday! Binders due Friday “Letter to the Future” due Friday! "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“ - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Target: I can define the term “Empathy” and use it correctly in a sentence.

Type I Thursday Today is Thursday, September 6, 2018 You have five minutes to write a paragraph explaining why it is important to have and adhere to (follow) rules and guidelines in a classroom setting. Your paragraph should contain an introductory sentence, a concluding sentence, and specific reasons, explanation, and examples. Today’s Objectives Complete Bell Work Review classroom rules and procedures Yesterday, we Completed Bell Work (New Word Wednesday) Started our “Letter to the Future” Tomorrow, we will Complete our fifth Bell Work activity Collect Bio-Poem bonus and “Letter to the Future” Check binders Read and annotate “Mistakes” article HOMEWORK Bio-Poem bonus due Friday! Binders due Friday “Letter to the Future” due Friday! "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“ - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Target: I can identify two important classroom guidelines and explain their importance.

Figurative Language Friday Today is Friday, September 7, 2018 Figurative Language Friday Term: Metaphor Definition: A comparison between two unlike things that does not use a linking word such as “like” or “as.” Example: (Using the definition, create a metaphor in the space provided) Today’s Objectives Complete Bell Work Collect Bio-Poem bonus assignments Collect “Letters to the Future” Check binders Read and annotate “Mistakes” article Yesterday, we Completed fourth Bell Work activity and reviewed classroom guidelines On Monday, we will Review the “Mistakes” article and begin our first official unit of study! "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“ - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Target: I can define “metaphor” and create a metaphor based on the definition.

Figurative Language Friday Man, that English assignment was a breeze! Ms. Cortese is a bear when she hasn’t had her coffee. Mr. Phillips is a bad banana with a greasy black peel.