"B Day" - Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Today in Honors English: 
Objective: 
I will practice reading out loud and annotating text.

Agenda: 
Warm Up: Date & Place
Evidence
Popcorn read "My Favorite Chaperone"
"My Favorite Chaperone" Group Work

Homework: 
Bring your Text Book

Link to slides from Honors English on 8/31/2016

Today in English: 
Objective: 
I will learn more comma rules and will annotate text.

Agenda: 
Warm Up: Date & Place
Introduction to Close Readers
"Golden Glass" Pg. 3

Homework: 
None!

Link to slides from English on 8/31/2016

Today in Drama: 
Objective: 
I will finalize my script with my group.

Agenda: 
Theater Trivia
Drama Club Announcement
Behavior Skills Skits Scripts
Gym Expectations

Homework: 
Complete your scripts if you did not finish in class

Link to slides from Drama 8/31/2016

"A Day" - Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Today in English: 
Objective: 
I will review more comma rules and will annotate.

Agenda: 
Warm Up: Date & Place
Intro to Close Readers
"Golden Glass" Pg. 3-8

Homework: 
None

Link to Slides English 8/30/2016

Today in Drama: 
Objective:
I will begin to finalize my Behavior Skills scripts with my group.

Agenda: 
Theater Trivia
Gym Expectations
Behavior Skills Skits & Scripts

Homework: 
A Day: Scripts are due on Thursday, September 1
B Day: Scripts are due on Friday, September 2

Link to Slides for Drama 8/30/2016

"C Day" - Monday, August 29, 2016

Today in English: 
Objective: 
I will review the 3 main types of writing and the 3 sub-types of narrative writing.

Agenda:
Warm Up: The Perfect Day
Finish/Review Gallery Walk from last week
Introduction to Close Reader

Homework:
Bring your Text Book

Link to the slides from English 8/29/2016

Today in Honors English: 
Objective: 
I will understand what it means to "infer" and I will practice reading out loud.

Agenda: 
Warm Up: "My Favorite Chaperone" Questions
Infer / Inference

Homework: 
Bring your Text Book!

Link to the slides from Honors English 8/29/2016

Today in Drama: 
Objective: 
I will work with partners to write a script for our Behavior Skills Skits.

Agenda: 
Theater Trivia
Good Idea / Bad Idea - Animaniacs Example Video
Behavior Skills Skits Scripts

Homework: 
Must complete scripts in class by:
A Day: Thursday, 9/1
B Day: Friday, 9/2

Link to the slides from Drama 8/29/2016

"B Day" - Friday, August 26, 2016

Today in Honors ELA: 
Objective: 
I will become familiar with comma use rules and the three types of writing.

Agenda: 
Warm Up: 1, 2, 3 Comma!
Commas... continued
3 Types of Writing - Gallery Walk

Homework: 
Bring your text book on Monday.

Link to slides from Honors English 8/26/2016

Today in English: 
Objective: 
I will become familiar with comma use rules and the three types of writing.

Agenda:
Warm Up: 1, 2, 3 Comma!
3 Types of Writing - Gallery Walk
Text: "My Favorite Chaperone" Pg. 3 - 8

Homework: 
Bring your text book!

Link to slides from English 8/26/2016


Today in Drama: 
Objective: 
I will write a script with my partners to teach Behavior Skills.

Agenda: 
Theater Trivia
Behavior Skills Skits

Homework: 
Bring things to make silly hats!

Link to slides from Drama 8/26/2016

"A Day" - Thursday, August 25, 2016

Today in English: 
Objective: 
I will review use of commas rules and three types of writing.

Agenda: 
Warm Up: 1, 2, 3 Comma!
Commas... Continued
3 Types of Writing Gallery Walk

Homework: 
If you didn't turn in your Signed Syllabus today, turn it in during Back to School Night tonight!!

Link to Slides from English 8/25/2016

Today in Drama: 
Objective:
I will draft a script with my partners and come up with a skit.

Agenda: 
Theater Trivia
Behavior Skills Skits

Homework: 
Bring in Silly Hats or things to create Silly Hats!

Link to Slides from Drama 8/25/2016

"B Day" - Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Today in Honors English: 
Objective: 
I will become familiar with how to use my IAN and I will review commas.

Agenda: 
IAN Introduction (Title, Date, Index)
Commas
Introduction to Brain Breaks

Homework: 
Signed Syllabus
Due: Friday 8/26

Link to Honors Class Slides from 8/24/2016

Today in English: 
Objective:
I will become familiar with how to use my IAN and I will review commas.

Agenda: 
IAN Introduction (Title, Date, Index)
Commas
Introduction to Brain Breaks

Homework: 
Signed Syllabus
Due: Friday 8/26

Link to English Class Slides from 8/24/2016

Today in Drama:
Objective: 
I will become familiar with classroom expectations and my classmates.

Agenda: 
Theater Trivia
Silly Hats Fundraiser
2 Truths & 1 Lie

Homework: 
Bring in a silly hat or materials to make a silly hat.

Link to Drama Class Slides from 8/24/2016

"A Day" Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Today in English: 
Objective: 
I will become familiar with how to use my IAN and will review commas.

Agenda:
IAN Introduction (title, date, entry, Index)
Introduction to Brain Breaks
Commas

Homework: 
A Day: Signed Syllabus  - Due: 8/25

Today in Drama: 
Objective: 
I will become familiar with my classmates.

Agenda: 
Theater Trivia
2 Truths & 1 Lie
Mirroring

Homework: 
(optional) Bring a silly hat to use for Silly Hat Fundraiser

First Day of School! "C Day" - Monday, August 22, 2016

Today in English: 
Objective: 
I will become familiar with the class Syllabus, policies, and expectations.

Agenda: 
Mrs. Colella
Class Introductions
4 Expectations
Class Syllabus
Class Policies

Homework: 
Go over your class Syllabus with a parent or guardian. Sign and date the bottom portion (keep the Syllabus for your records).
A Day: Due Thursday, 8/25  
B Day: Due Friday, 8/26




Today in Honors English:
Objective: 
I will become familiar with the class Syllabus, policies, and expectations.

Agenda: 
Mrs. Colella
Class Introductions
4 Expectations
Class Syllabus
Class Policies

Homework: 
Go over your class Syllabus with a parent or guardian. Sign and date the bottom portion (keep the Syllabus for your records).
A Day: Due Thursday, 8/25  
B Day: Due Friday, 8/26


Today in Drama:
Objective:
I will become familiar with class expectations and my classmates.

Agenda: 
Mrs. Colella
Class Expectations
2 Truths and 1 Lie

Homework: 
Bring a hat, or a potentially silly hat. If you don't have one, that is okay!! This hat will be donated and you won't necessarily get it back!