1. Welcome to Homeroom! What do we do during the first 10 minutes of the day? Take attendance – be on time! Announcements/pledge Important school documents Read/finish homework Clean out locker Visit the library/print out assignments Get help from a teacher on an assignment Organize yourself for the day

2. + 7B Reading Mrs. Corcoran Welcome to Class!

3. 7 th grade Literature Book

4. Class Novels

5. Scope Magazine

6. Junior Great Books Student Anthology Contains twenty outstanding works of literature Includes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by award-winning authors

7. Independent Reading Bring your independent reading book every day to class! If you have an e-reader (kindle, nook, iPad, chromebook, etc…), please bring it in! You will have time to read an independent book during homeroom, free time during classes, study hall, and every Friday. Your independent book should be alongside your agenda; in other words, take it to every class.

8. Reading Homework 8/26-8/30 Monday 8/26 – Return completed/signed homeroom papers, finish bioglyph for tomorrow Tuesday 8/27 – none Wednesday 8/28 – none (will take reading pretest – bring a pencil to class) Thursday 8/29 – Reread “Malala the Powerful” and finish critical thinking questions Friday 8/30 – “Malala the Powerful” quiz