1. Bellringer : August 21st (aka The Warm-Up)
1) Put all materials (schedule paper, binder, pencils, pens, etc) on a desk.
2) Fold your paper in half (hot dog style)
3) Write your name (first or last) and an adjective that describes you on one side.
Jocular Jason OR
Hilarious Herron

2. Agenda Who are you…as an animal? Ice Breaker: Two Truths and a Lie
Post-It Note Questions
Business
Classroom Tour
Syllabus
General Rules

3. Bellringer : August 21st (aka The Warm-Up)
4) On the other side of the paper, tell me what animal you would be and why. Be sure to write in complete sentences and observe the rules of capitalization and punctuation.
If I could be any animal, I would be a Grizzly Bear. Why? Well, bears get to sleep a lot, and I love to sleep. Also, bears are tremendously fast runners AND they can climb trees quite swiftly. Since I like sushi, being a bear would be awesome because they dine on fresh salmon in the spring.

4. Which of the Following Statements is False?
I love animals. Two cats, a rat, and a dog live with me.
I still own and occasionally drive the same car I had in high school.
I competed in a 50-mile trail run and finished in under nine hours.

5. Two Truths and a Lie Write three statements about yourself.
Avoid “I like….” or “I dislike…” statements.
State things that you have done, things you can do, or other facts.
Make the statements believable.
Be prepared to answer questions about each statement. Try to fool people. Lie well!

6. Post-It Note Write a question you have about one of the following:
Class
William Monroe Middle School Me
Life

7. Tips for Classroom Success
BE HERE!
BE ON TIME!
BE PREPARED!
BE RESPECTFUL!

8. Team Beast Mode Rule #1 Cell Phones
1) All cell phones should be OFF and in your BOOKBAG when the bell rings.
2) We will use phones occasionally for class; when we finish, the cell phones will be turned off and placed out of sight.

9. Team Beast Mode Rule #2 Be on Time!
1) Be in your seat and….
2) have all your materials and…
Pens and pencils
Binder
Notebook
3) be ready to start the bellringer…
by the time I close the door.

10. Bellringer : August 23rd
1) Put all materials (schedule paper, binder, pencils, pens, etc) on a desk.
2) Write your name in the center of a Circle Map.
Mr. Herron

11. Agenda A Circle of You: Hobbies and Interests Snowball Fight Business
Circle Map Brainstorm
Writing
Model: Informative vs. Uninformative
Writing :
Whaddaya Know? : Nouns
Snowball Fight
Business
Syllabus and Post-It Notes
Class Log
Yellow Cards

12. Inside the large circle, list things that you
enjoy doing outside of
class. What do you
do in your
free time?
Mr. Herron
Run mountain bike Read
Cook ski and snowboard longboard
Write watch movies
Frisbee golf Write Scrabble
Adventure races Camping Play with cats

13. Models: Poor and Good I like football. Football is a lot of
TOPIC: FOOTBALL!!!
POOR
GOOD
Of all the sports, my favorite to play
And watch is football. I have been
Playing on a team since third grade.
My first team, the Eagles, won the
Pee Wee League championship.
This year I will be playing quarterback for the school. When I am not playing, I watch football a lot. My favorite teams are the Washington Redskins and the Virginia Tech Hokies. Hopefully, I will get to watch the Hokies crush the Hoos in person this year. Watching and playing football makes fall my favorite season of the year.
I like football. Football is a lot of
fun. I play football a lot. I also
football. This is why I like football.

14. Help Me!! TOPIC: Disc Golf!!! Playing disc golf is one of my
favorite things to do.

15. Paragraph Writing Write a paragraph about YOU and this activity. Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?

16. Write About It!
1) Choose one of the activities in your circle. Look for the one you can write the most about.
2) Write a SOLID paragraph about this activity and why it is important/enjoyable to you. MAKE IT ABOUT YOU!!!

17. Nouns : Whaddaya Know? 1) Underline all common nouns.
2) Draw a circle around all proper nouns.

18. Snowball Fight!...Sort of….
1) On a sheet of paper, write down an interesting or unique fact about yourself.
2) Stand up and find a place to stand around the edge of the room. Give yourself some space.
3) Ball up your paper…..
Poor Statements
“I hate school.”
“I am bored.”
Good Statements
“I have three chipped teeth.”
“I can fold my feet behind my head.”

19. Yellow and Red Cards Red Card
Yellow Card

20. At the sound of the gong…
Please stop what you are doing, even if you are in the middle of something.
Please be quiet.
Listen to me, Mr. Murray, or Mrs. Shipp