1. Ms. Dombrow English 9A and Writing for Publications I
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Ms. Dombrow
English 9A and Writing for Publications I

3. Daily Routines Warm-ups Agenda Turning in quality work Absent work
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Turning in quality work
Absent work
Checking grades

4. Assignments
All major writing assignments (essays) must be typed or written with blue or black ink.
All major writing assignments (essays) that are turned in late receive a deduction of 1/3 off the grade earned for each day it is late. Any essay more than five days late will receive no higher than 60% (credit only) regardless of grade earned.
Late homework/daily assignments will receive half credit (within the week of due date).
Plagiarism and cheating is prohibited and will receive no credit.

5. Class Expectations Be a part of the classroom community Be on time
Be prepared
Electronic devices

6. Unit #1 English 9A: Elements of a short story
Writing for Publications I: Basics of journalism/Ethics

7. Getting to know you! Choose a partner to interview
In paragraph form answer FIVE of the following questions about your partner:
Name
Age
Favorite text to read
If you could become any animal, what animal would you choose and why?
If you are unhappy or in a bad mood what can make you feel better?
If you could live anywhere else in the world with everyone you love, where would it be and why?
If you could choose your age forever, what age would you choose and why?
If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
What is your favorite food? What is your least favorite food?
What aspect of your personality adds the most value to the world around you?
Are you spring, summer, fall, or winter? Explain.

8. My partner’s name is Ms. Dombrow
My partner’s name is Ms. Dombrow. She is 24 years old and wishes she could stay that age forever! She loves to read everything! Some of her favorite texts are To Kill a Mockingbird, The Harry Potter Series, Anything Stephen King, Ernest Hemingway, William Shakespeare or Toni Morrison. She would love to hang out with William Shakespeare. She would want him to read her his romantic sonnets and make her laugh with his puns. If she could be any animal it would be a leopard because she loves the leopard’s spots and fierceness. When Ms. Dombrow is in a bad mood, you can cheer her up with some good food and a funny joke. She loves to eat anything spicy or sweet and there isn’t really anything she doesn’t like. If she could live anywhere else in the world with everyone she loves, she would reside on a beach on a Grecian Island or in a flat in London, England. She thinks her listening ear and ability to talk to anyone adds value to the world around her. If Ms. Dombrow was a season, she would be summer because she likes to be sunny and warm to others.