English 10 Week 1 Fall 2017

Monday, Sept. 4

NO SCHOOL — LABOR DAY

Tuesday, Sept. 5

• Syllabus, plagiarism form, mercy passes
• Icebreaker activity
• ID Card activity

Homework: Finish ID cards for tomorrow and bring back the last page of your syllabus signed by a parent or guardian by Friday.

Wednesday, September 6

• Parallel structure: write a sentence introducing yourself on the back of your ID card in parallel form
  • Present and turn in ID cards
• FB Posts in parallel form — turn in by the end of class

Thursday, September 7

• Personal Narrative vs. Memoir — take notes
• Discussion questions from Autobiography of a Face
• DWG: Complete Sentences vs. Fragments, Day 1
• Journal Response Writing:
  • What is beauty?
  • How do you know?
  • Is beauty important, why or why not?
  • In what ways does society make us feel ugly?

Friday, September 8

• DWG: Complete Sentences vs. Fragments, Day 2
• Read "The View from the Summit (p. 30-36 in blue textbook) and "The Dream Comes True" (p. 39-44 in blue textbook)
• Answer the Review and Assess Questions on page 44