1. MONDAY 10/5 You need journals, vocab sheets, and a pen/pencil.

2. AGENDA 1.Journals/Discussions 2.Project Turn in’s—new handouts for those that didn’t complete it. 3.Classroom announcements (VLT/REMIND/GRADEBOOK) 4.Vocabulary handouts/definitions.

3. JOURNAL10/5 The life expectancy of a housefly is 15-30 days. If you were only to live for 15-30 days, what would you do?

4. LET’S DISCUSS! The number I pick out of the jar will share!

5. TIME TO TURN IN PROJECTS Please refrain from the following: “ My printer broke” “My computer stopped working” “I left it at home” “I only have my paper and not my power point” “I couldn’t finish it this weekend because…” My answer to everything= YOU HAD A MONTH TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

6. EXTENDED PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS: Sign the paper if for whatever reason you did not complete the project. You should be receiving the project packet AGAIN with a white direction sheet stapled to the top of it. All the information will remain online. Your NEW Due Date is October 16 th ! That’s NEXT Friday.

7. CLASSROOM ANNOUNCEMENTS 1.You have today and tomorrow to finish VLT’s. THAT’S IT! 2.Check out the gradebook—cause it’s BAD. 3.REMIND 101. TEXT: @mscastal TO: 81010 ^ Also on the website!

8. VOCABULARY TIME For the remainder of the class– you are responsible for filling out your vocabulary sheet. 1.You may use your phones to look up definitions. 2.You may use your phones for music. 3.You may NOT use your phones for texting, emailing, tumblr, Instagram, tweeting, or any social media activity at all whatsoever. 4.I will be checking this paper TOMORROW to make sure that it is done.

9. TUESDAY 10/6 Today you will need your journal, a textbook, a piece of paper, and a pen or pencil.

10. AGENDA 10/6 1.Journals/Discussion 2.Vocabulary Check (during journals) 3.“My Life as a Bat” 4.Writing activity.

11. JOURNAL 10/6 There are two types of people in this world: 1.The person who sees a spider in their bathroom and leads it outside the door so that they don’t have to touch it. 2.The person who smashes it on the spot with their shoe or a heavy object. 3.The person who crushes a spider in their hand. Which person are you and why? Once you’ve chosen– tell me your opinion on the other types of people I have listed. Do you think they are smart? Explain. *Remember for full credit you MUST fill in the whole page.

12. DISCUSSION

13. TEXTBOOK: TO PG 71

14. ASSIGNMENT 10/6 Directions: Pick either a dog or cat. Write as though you have been reincarnated as one of the two. In your writing I want you to discuss 2 different things (instead of Atwood’s 4). The first thing you will discuss is—Reincarnation. -What did you do to become a house pet? -Are you even in a home or are you a stray? -Is your life good or bad? Add some of your own details! The second thing you will discuss is—being domesticated. -Think about what it would be like to be a human one week and a pet the next. -Consider your food and bathroom options. -Get creative!

15. WEDNESDAY 10/7 Today you Do not need your journal– but you will need a “Close Reader”, a pen or pencil, and a piece of paper.

16. TODAY NO JOURNAL 10/7 Open up your “Close Reader” to page: 23 Get started reading “In Defense of the Everglade Pythons”. Assignment: #’s 2-6 And the short response. *Hint: When it asks you to underline, you will copy down the information on to your sheet of paper. Ex: In line 50 the text states that “…the particular constellation of species.” This means_______.