August 31 Agenda• Hall Passes• Journal Rubric• 8/31 Bellringer• Vocabulary Review• Essential Question• 1st Quarter Overview

Please get your journal!

Hall Pass• Write your name• Circle Quarter 1• 5 times max use!

*Remember* Unused=Extra Credit

Journal Rubric Content Voice Rules

5The journal is well thought out, honest, and creative.

The entry is fully developed.

5The entry is engaging, honest and legible. The

answers are written restating the question in full

sentences.

5The entry has few grammar

and spelling mistakes. There are no fragments or

run-on sentences.

3The journal entry is honest,

creative, but lacks development.

3The journal entry is honest

and engaging.The entry includes the

answers, but not written in full sentences.

3The journal entry has

noticeable grammar and spelling mistakes.

1The journal entry lacks honesty and creativity.

There are one word answers.

1The journal entry lacks

honesty, hard to read, and is rambling. The questions are not re-written and the

answers are hard to follow.

1The journal entry is difficult

to read due to too many errors in grammar.

Bellringer 8/31/15 (Write this as your header)

Write ½ page in response to the following:

Beaches can get polluted due to the oil that gets released when 2-4 wheel

vehicles drive on the sand.

Knowing this fact…Do you think vehicles should be

allowed on the beach? Why?

Remember: Use full sentences!

Vocabulary

Teeming

Teeming

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: be full of or swarming with

“The coral reef is teeming with fish.”

Adept

Adept

Adjective

Definition: very skilled or proficient at

something.

“He is adept at surfing large waves.”

Squander

Squander

Verb

Definition: waste (especially money or time)

in a reckless or foolish manner.

“entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive

cars”

Congregate

Congregate

Verb

Definition: gather into a crowd or mass

“Students congregate in the gym for the pep

rally.”

Malevolent

Malevolent

Adjective

Definition: Wishing evil or

harm to another or others

“I can sense malevolence in

the Joker’s smile.”

1st Essential Question:

• How are we intertwined with nature and how do we affect it as much as it affects us?

2nd Essential Question:

• How do successful writers analyze and organize information from various informational texts to write informative essays?

1st Quarter Overview• Research Project

– 100 Point Summative• VLT #1 Informative

– 100 Point Summative• Journal

– 50 Point Summative• Vocabulary

– 50 Point Summative– 1st day of each week– 5 words a week

Calendars / Student Planning• All students will be given a

calendar each month to use as a planning tool

• When dates are stated – place assignment, project, etc.

• Calendar should be kept in handout section of binder (on top)

1st Essential Question:

• How are we intertwined with nature and how do we affect it as much as it affects us?

Homework: Try to answer this question. Give at least 3 examples while giving your explanation.

Due: Tomorrow!