1. Welcome to Mrs. Hull’s 8th grade English and/or PreAP Class
Monday, August 19th, 2013
First Day of School!
Welcome to Mrs. Hull’s 8th grade English and/or PreAP Class

4. Monday, August 19, 2013 Agenda
Please choose your own seat …then begin completing the form in BLUE or BLACK ink
Take home the Golden page for parents – sign and return the bottom portion by Wed.
Getting to Know You Activity
Partner up with someone you do not know very well!
Practice procedures during class
Reminder – bring in your own 1” Binder and Dividers by Tuesday—that’s tomorrow! Thanks! 
Introducing
Mrs. Jennifer Hull
– 8th grade English
Share website

5. Getting to Know You Activity
Talk with your partner for 3 minutes
Find out about their interests, family, likes/dislikes
Write a nonsense sentence using the letters of their name.
Start each word with a letter from their name.
Example: Koalas eat ink toner habitually.

6. Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
Second day of School!

7. Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 English & PreAP English Agenda
Bring in your own 1” Binder and Dividers - Thanks! 
All additional class supplies due by Wednesday – refer to the supply list (available in office if needed)
Set up Language Arts Binder (next slide)
Review Policies and Procedures for Mrs. Hull’s Class – Handout green (Can I chew gum in here?)
Will keep in English Notebook
Please hand in the SIGNED forms from your parents with address on it (golden)

8. Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 English & PreAP English Agenda
Language Arts Binder for Mrs. Hull and Mrs. Ham’s class
Tab 1 – References
Tab 2 – WN
Tab 3 – Vocab/Spelling
Tab 4 – Mini-Lessons
Tab 5 – Handouts

9. Wednesday, August 21st, 2013
Third day of School!

10. ~ Wednesday, August 21st, 2013~ English & PreAP English Agenda
Practice procedure of turning in work – what you think 8th grade is going to be like…
Student Handbook as Informational Text Class Assignment
Choose partners through activity with Mrs. Hull
Within groups, choose one of the topics and prepare a presentation of material in your own words to the class
All group sections on next slide with page numbers in handbook

11. ~ Wednesday, August 21st, 2013~ English & PreAP English Agenda
Student Handbook as Informational Text Class Assignment
Each group will use the materials given to create a visual aid to help them in sharing out the information they learned from the text
Choose jobs within your group and be sure that everyone knows what is expected of them.

12. ~ Wednesday, August 21st, 2013~ English & PreAP English Agenda
Each member of the group will need a highlighter and you should all read the text and then discuss what you have read.
Make an attractive visual aid that highlights the main points to reach your audience
ALL work will be posted in the hallways for everyone to see! Be sure your group names are on the back of the work

13. Student Handbook Review
Group 1 – Student’s Rights and Responsibilities
pp. 9, 25, 49
Group 2 – Attendance and Truancy
pp. 14, 15, 35
Group 3 – Absences – Excused and Unexcused
pp. 39, 40
Group 4 – Cell Phones & Other Electronic Devices
pp. 74
Group 5 – Bullying
pp. 71
Group 6 – Dress Code
pp. 13, 51
Group 7 – Chemical Screen Test Policy/Drugs and Alcohol
pp.80, 52
Group 8 – Semester Exams and English Failures Policy
pp. 22, 23

14. Thursday, August 23rd, 2013
Fourth day of School!

15. Thursday, August 23rd, 2013 English and PreAP English Agenda
Share time – procedure for ShareChair
Use your 8th grade paragraph to share out in class, please expect your number to be called

16. Thursday, August 22nd, 2013 STAR Reading Test in library
Finish Handbook Information Presentations
Post in Hallway

17. Can you believe we made it through the first week of eighth grade!
Friday, August 23rd, 2013
Fifth day of school
Can you believe we made it through the first week of eighth grade!

18. Friday, August 23rd, 2013 English/PreAP English Agenda
Handout literary terms yellow pages – keep in the Reference Section of your class binder
Vocabulary Lesson #1 – Literary Terms
Read directions together and answer the first few as a class…what is not finished in class is considered homework.

19. Friday, August 23rd, 2013 English/PreAP English Agenda
Projects for the ceiling tiles (or wall tiles) of Literary Terms
Work with partner on your tile – must choose a literary term and then sign up to do that word for your class.
The best tiles that demonstrate artistic quality and a strong visual demonstration of the term will be chosen for our classroom ceiling!
All Ceiling Tile Projects will be scored with a rubric
Be sure the term is very prominent, with the definition possibly hidden somewhere on the tile