1. Welcome to English Class!
Today is Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Welcome to English Class!
Find your assigned seat and write your name on your Bell Work packet.
Today’s Objectives
Assign seats
Distribute Bell Work packet and complete first two Bell Work activities
Distribute, explain, and assign Bio-Poem activity and bonus
Yesterday, we
Enjoyed our last day of summer vacation!
Tomorrow, we will
Complete our third Bell Work activity and begin our “Letter to the Future”
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learning Target: I can explain the focus and purpose of
“MUGSHOt Monday” and Test-Prep Tuesday Bell Work Activities.

2. Today is Tuesday, September 4, 2018
MUGShot Monday
ms cortese and mr sherry are are english teacher’s this year
Today’s Objectives
Assign seats
Distribute Bell Work packet and complete first two Bell Work activities
Distribute, explain, and assign Bio-Poem activity and bonus
Yesterday, we
Enjoyed our last day of summer vacation!
Tomorrow, we will
Complete our third Bell Work activity and begin our “Letter to the Future”
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learning Target: I can explain the focus and purpose of
“MUGSHOt Monday” and Test-Prep Tuesday Bell Work Activities.

3. Today is Tuesday, September 4, 2018
MUGShot Monday
Ms. Cortese and Mr. Sherry are our English teachers this year.
Today’s Objectives
Assign seats
Distribute Bell Work packet and complete first two Bell Work activities
Distribute, explain, and assign Bio-Poem activity and bonus
Yesterday, we
Enjoyed our last day of summer vacation!
Tomorrow, we will
Complete our third Bell Work activity and begin our “Letter to the Future”
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learning Target: I can explain the focus and purpose of
“MUGSHOt Monday” and Test-Prep Tuesday Bell Work Activities.

4. TEST PREP TUESDAY!
Look at the verb tenses! We are writing about the pyramids when they were first built, so we need to use the past tense, since that happened a long time ago.

5. Today is Wednesday, September 5, 2018
New Word Wednesday
Term: Empathy
Part of Speech: ?
Definition: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another
Today’s Objectives
Complete Bell Work
Remind
Begin “Letter to the Future”
Yesterday, we
Completed Bell Work (MUGSHOT Monday and Test Prep Tuesday)
Distributed, explained, and assigned Bio-Poem activity and bonus
Tomorrow, we will
Review classroom rules and guidelines
HOMEWORK
Bio-Poem bonus due Friday!
Binders due Friday
“Letter to the Future” due Friday!
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learning Target: I can define the term “Empathy” and use it correctly in a sentence.

7. Type I Thursday Today is Thursday, September 6, 2018
You have five minutes to write a paragraph explaining why it is important to have and adhere to (follow) rules and guidelines in a classroom setting.
Your paragraph should contain an introductory sentence, a concluding sentence, and specific reasons, explanation, and examples.
Today’s Objectives
Complete Bell Work
Review classroom rules and procedures
Yesterday, we
Completed Bell Work (New Word Wednesday)
Started our “Letter to the Future”
Tomorrow, we will
Complete our fifth Bell Work activity
Collect Bio-Poem bonus and “Letter to the Future”
Check binders
Read and annotate “Mistakes” article
HOMEWORK
Bio-Poem bonus due Friday!
Binders due Friday
“Letter to the Future” due Friday!
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learning Target: I can identify two important classroom guidelines and explain their importance.

8. Figurative Language Friday
Today is Friday,
September 7, 2018
Figurative Language Friday
Term: Metaphor
Definition: A comparison between two unlike things that does not use a linking word such as “like” or “as.”
Example: (Using the definition, create a metaphor in the space provided)
Today’s Objectives
Complete Bell Work
Collect Bio-Poem bonus assignments
Collect “Letters to the Future”
Check binders
Read and annotate “Mistakes” article
Yesterday, we
Completed fourth Bell Work activity and reviewed classroom guidelines
On Monday, we will
Review the “Mistakes” article and begin our first official unit of study!
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'“
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learning Target: I can define “metaphor” and create a metaphor
based on the definition.

9. Figurative Language Friday
Man, that English assignment was a breeze!
Ms. Cortese is a bear when she hasn’t had her coffee.
Mr. Phillips is a bad banana with a greasy black peel.