Friday (& Monday) Silent Sustained Reading

• Today we had "inner voice" discussion "What happens to you when you read?" 

We folded a sheet of paper into 4 and created something that looks like this.

Then we read for 20 minutes, stopping, and asking questions like this.

• Then we graded the study guide for "There Will Come Soft Rains." Link HERE
• DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT HERE if you need to download a copy.

All In-class Writing Assigned (with links)

Day 1: Steve Jobs (link) 
                  How  to address an envelope (link)
Day 2: Anais  Nin/C.S. Lewis (link)
Day 3: Carl Sagan (link)

There Will Come Soft Rains

• You should have received the full text in class. HERE is a link.
• HERE is Leonard Nemoy reading it.
• You should have a study guide. HERE is the pdf.  HERE is the Word doc.
• We covered the poem by Sara Teasdale of the same title available HERE.
• We discussed it using the AP model TP-FASTT

You should have received the Poem of the Week. HERE is the link called "The Children's Hour" by Henry W. Longfellow.

This is it, The Apocalypse

We started today (August 28 & 29) by turning in your signed disclosure documents. You will get these back next Tuesday/Wednesday.

Then we had a discussion on this quote by Carl Sagan:

Your questions were here.

Next we discussed Cornell Notes, and took some on Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian literature.

We reviewed what you should have turned in...

Tonight was "Back to School" night, and it was a pleasure getting to meet your parents! 

Week 2

Today, we talked about these quotes from Anais Nin and CS Lewis (reading & writing). You should have taken home a disclosure document!! :o) If you did NOT, please come and get another one!

We also discussed the 50 book challenge (see the prezi for the full discussion).

You should bring a book and your signed disclosure document to class next time!

Welcome to the 1st day of 9th Grade English!

Today we started with the Big Blue Bouncing Ball activity
which was our way of getting to know everyone in the class. If you missed class today, you may make up the activity at any
extra credit flex activity next week on Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday.
     There is a seating chart based on your first name, so if you don't know your number, get it from Mrs. Phippen.

Next, we talked about your hopes and dreams for this year. We talked about this quote from Steve Jobs which you got to glue on to a piece of paper. You should have written a letter to yourself based on the prompt.

Then we talked about how to address an envelope. You should have folded your letter to me and stuck it in the envelope and put it into the in basket for your class.

You also received directions for your English Binder. They look like this.

50 Book Challenge!