August 31 Agenda Hall Passes Journal Rubric 8/31 Bellringer Vocabulary Review Essential Question 1 st Quarter Overview Please get your journal!

Hall Pass Write your name Circle Quarter 1 5 times max use! *Remember* Unused=Extra Credit

Journal Rubric ContentVoiceRules 5 The journal is well thought out, honest, and creative. The entry is fully developed. 5 The entry is engaging, honest and legible. The answers are written restating the question in full sentences. 5 The entry has few grammar and spelling mistakes. There are no fragments or run-on sentences. 3 The journal entry is honest, creative, but lacks development. 3 The journal entry is honest and engaging. The entry includes the answers, but not written in full sentences. 3 The journal entry has noticeable grammar and spelling mistakes. 1 The journal entry lacks honesty and creativity. There are one word answers. 1 The journal entry lacks honesty, hard to read, and is rambling. The questions are not re-written and the answers are hard to follow. 1 The journal entry is difficult to read due to too many errors in grammar.

Bellringer 8/31/15 (Write this as your header) Write ½ page in response to the following: Beaches can get polluted due to the oil that gets released when 2-4 wheel vehicles drive on the sand. Knowing this fact… Do you think vehicles should be allowed on the beach? Why? Remember: Use full sentences!

Vocabulary

Teeming

Part of Speech: Verb Definition: be full of or swarming with “The coral reef is teeming with fish.”

Adept

Adjective Definition: very skilled or proficient at something. “He is adept at surfing large waves.”

Squander

Verb Definition: waste (especially money or time) in a reckless or foolish manner. “entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars”

Congregate

Verb Definition: gather into a crowd or mass “Students congregate in the gym for the pep rally.”

Malevolent

Adjective Definition: Wishing evil or harm to another or others “I can sense malevolence in the Joker’s smile.”

1 st Essential Question: How are we intertwined with nature and how do we affect it as much as it affects us?

2 nd Essential Question: How do successful writers analyze and organize information from various informational texts to write informative essays?

1 st Quarter Overview Research Project –100 Point Summative VLT #1 Informative –100 Point Summative Journal –50 Point Summative Vocabulary –50 Point Summative –1 st day of each week –5 words a week

Calendars / Student Planning All students will be given a calendar each month to use as a planning tool When dates are stated – place assignment, project, etc. Calendar should be kept in handout section of binder (on top)

1 st Essential Question: How are we intertwined with nature and how do we affect it as much as it affects us? Homework: Homework: Try to answer this question. Give at least 3 examples while giving your explanation. Due: Due: Tomorrow!