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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!