If you had to describe yourself to someone, what words would you use? How do you define yourself as a person? What are your biggest strengths? What do you enjoy? What are you most passionate about in life? What experiences have shaped you into the person you are today?

 Take out your journal from yesterday. Be prepared to share ONE thing you wrote.  Using the colored sheets of paper on the front table, make a nametag to place on your desk

 The following words represent examples of each of the parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection).  On a blank sheet of paper copy each of these words next to each word tell me what part of speech it is. Use #1 as your example.  You will use some more than once. 1) Billy – Noun 2) and - 3) wow - 4) quickly - 5) pitch - 6) on - 7) strange - 8) happiness - 9) they - 10) with - 11) so - 12) is -

 For today’s warm up you will be setting up your class binder ◦ On the outside cover I would like you to write:  Your first and last name  English I  Your class period. ◦ Before your dividers you should have.  Your course syllabus  Your six weeks syllabus ◦ Your dividers should be labeled and placed in the following order:  Warm Ups  Literature  Writing  Vocabulary  Grammar

Instructions: Copy each sentence below, correctly writing the words that should be capitalized. 1. richard the lionhearted was the king of england for ten years. 2. of the five great lakes, only lake michigan is entirely within the united states. 3. admission to the coronation ball required dressing in a costume from the renaissance era. 4. when salvadore began going to hershey high school, he spoke fluent italian and little english.

Instructions: Copy each sentence below, correctly writing the words that should be capitalized. 1. although erica likes her car, she’d really like a mazda miata. 2. the december 2004 tsunami affected many countries surrounding the indian ocean. 3. the only interstate highway that runs from canada to mexico is interstate 5 (from san diego to blaine, washington). 4. a small part of russian land is lodged between lithuania and poland.

Instructions: Copy the following sentences, correctly capitalizing or making lowercase any word or word groups that are incorrect. 1. Ms. Kincaid, who teaches biology II, is a Member of the national audubon society. 2. Other Conservation and Animal-Welfare organizations are the national wildlife federation (NWF) and the american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (aspca). 3. The goal of the world wildlife fund (wwf) is “to build a future where people live in harmony with nature.”

 Get out your packet for “The Most Dangerous Game”  Please turn in your packet by: 1.making sure that your full and correct MLA heading are in the top left corner, 2.checking to make sure that you have answered all questions, 3.then forming a neat stack of papers in the clear paper tray on my desk.  On the front table you will find a set of Scantron TM forms. 1.Please take one. 2.Write your name and period in the appropriate blanks. 3.For the subject, write the word QUIZZES. 4.Leave the date blank.  You have until I am finished taking role to study for your quiz. It would be most helpful for you to review your Narrative Structures/Literary Elements Notes.

Instructions: Copy the following sentences, correctly capitalizing or making lowercase any word or word groups that are incorrect. 1. The Natural resources defense council (Nrdc) is an environmental group. 2. In addition, Luisa Rane, the President of the school’s environmentalist club, made a presentation about Environmental Groups during world cultures II. 3. I think i would like to get involved with greenpeace international.

Instructions: Copy the following sentences, correctly capitalizing or making lowercase any word or word groups that are incorrect. 1. Is neptune or uranus the farthest Planet from the sun? 2. After the shuttle program, president Obama says we will explore mars and the Moon again. 3. The Astronauts are very excited to explore other parts of the Solar System, including the asteroid belt.