1. English /29/18
What is the most important thing I should know about you?
What is in the middle of nowhere?
FIDO – Freaks, Irregulars, Defects, Oddities. A coin collector’s term for a minting error.
Goals – Discuss classroom procedures and Portfolio. Pass out portfolios. Learn the importance of using commas.
Homework – Add punctuation to the following: Rachel Ray finds inspiration in cooking her family and her dog. Find or create an image that represents you. I will be assigning points tomorrow. h

2. English /30/18
If you could spend one year in perfect happiness, but afterward remember nothing of the experience, would you do so? Why or why not?
How do you make a witch itch?
OTE – Overtaken by Events. You must not be O.T.E.
Goals – Handout folders discuss proceedures and grading system. Discuss AIW. Begin poetry analysis “Motto.” Text-based discussion on the poem. (If time)
Homework – Punctuation – “Slow kids at play.”
Take away the W.

3. English /31/18
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. – Eleanor Roosevelt
What is the clumsiest bee?
BOTSAAT – Bunch Of Teachers Sitting Around A Table. A cynical description of the way important decisions are made in schools.
Goals – Sign up for Quizlet. Clarity Survey. Analyze and do a text-based discussion about, “Motto.”
Homework – Study Week 1 vocabulary. Punctuation – “Attention! Toilet for disabled elderly pregnant children.”
Bumble Bee