"Either Write SOmething worth Reading or do something worth writing" - Benjamin Franklin
Tuesday Aug. 12
Objective: Students will understand the expectations of the class and their behavior in the classroom. Standards: Agenda: Go over classroom rules and expectations, as well as the class syllabus.
Wednesday Aug. 13
Objectives: Students will be completing the Pre-assessment for unit one: Exploration Standards: 8.W.2: Students are expected to build upon and continue applying concepts learned previously. 8.W.6-1 b,d,e:Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage, focusing on. 8.W.6-2 : Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Agenda: Students will be given the Grammar Pre- Assessment for our first unit, Exploration. Students are asked to rewrite the provided paragraph correctly, fix any grammatical error they find throughout the paragraph. This will give the students a starting point on their grammatical skills and a chance for the reading and writing teachers to evaluate their growth throughout not only the unit but as the year progresses.