1. WINTER Template Do Now  Materials needed: spiral, writing utensil (Quickly put backpacks/purses in closet)  Silently complete “Your Opinion Counts”. Day 1 OMAM

2. Interactive Notebook First Page (Title Page) Name English 1 Class Period Table of Contents (Next 3 pages) Glossary (Last 5 pages)

3. Circle all your commas in the paragraph. Write a detailed paragraph in which you describe what you believe is “The American Dream”. For example, you might think “The American Dream” includes having a house with a white picket fence around it.

4. Comma Usage The American Dream means different things to different people, but I believe it includes having close friends and family by my side. As I grew older, my definition of the American Dream changed.

5. Informational Text – The Great Depression I can use Cornell Notes to determine significant information in a non-fiction article I can read a non-fiction article and construct a topic sentence and a summary paragraph of the article.

6. Set up your notebook page in two columns for taking Cornell Notes. What caused the stock market crash in October 1929? The 1920’s saw businesses having profits, which they did not pass on in wages to their workers. This caused people to not have enough money to buy products, which caused a surplus. Factories had to shut down; this caused unemployment. The Great Depression Cornell Notes What were five effects the Great Depression had on Americans? What legislation did President Hoover establish? You write two more questions for the rest of the article and answer them!

7. Vocabulary Mechanization to introduce machinery into an industry in order to replace manual labor. Inauguration a ceremony to mark the beginning of something Increasing mechanization on automobile assembly lines results in lower employee costs. The inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America was seen by many as a truly historic event.

8. I-V-F In the article, “The Great Depression”, the author… Explains The effects the stock market crash had on the Great Depression

9. Homework Complete summary of the Great Depression article using I-V-F sentence and facts as completed on the handout today in class.

10. Do Now You will need your homework, spiral, and a pen or pencil. Please quickly put backpacks/purses in the closet, and get ready for an interesting day. Silently complete the Do Now. There are TEN errors in the paragraph. Find them and correct them!

11. It’s vs Its It’s time for us to focus on the activity for today. Although it is hot outside, it’s not as humid as last week. It’s = It is The dog bounced across the room with its tail wagging the entire way. Houses lined the edge of the river, and as the rain continued, its banks overflowed. Its = possessive

12. Initial Impressions Spiral Notebook Date: 9/4 Title: Initial Impressions Page #: (Whatever your next page number is…probably 3)

13. Initial Impressions Write about a time you think you made a “good” or positive first impression. Conversely, write about a time you think you made a “bad” or negative first impression. What actions did you take that lead to each of these first impressions? You must use each form of “its/it’s” at least once.

14. Of Mice and Men Table of Contents – Character chart Glossary Connotation - A connotation is an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. Inference - a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

15. Character Chart Character Name GGeorge LLennie Traits/Inferences__

16. Homework Using the statements from “Your Opinion Counts” handout, ask an adult in your life to discuss with you his/her opinion on one of the statements. You must record his/her response. Then, write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast your opinion with his/her opinion on the same statement.