Six word memoirs

Goal: Polish and post our six word memoirs.

Read: 
Get out your book. (You can also get your netbook out. Ask me if you forgot your number.)

Six Word Memoirs:

• You have a new assignment in Google Classroom. 
• There is a slide deck attached to that assignment with 36 slides. 
• Use the slide that matches your computer number. 
• Pick your favorite six word memoir. Make sure it is personal, six words, and spelled correctly. Then add it to the slide. 
• You can add an image to the slide, but only from photosforclass.com and only on your slide. 
• Note: If you have not yet joined out Google Classroom the class code is posted in the back of the room. 

Homework: 

READ. A three day weekend is a great time to make progress on your first independent reading book. 

Textbook check out day aka bicep improvement day

Goal: Textbook check out,  reading, and six word memoirs.

READ: get out your book or borrow a new one.

Textbook check out: 

• We will all go to the library to check out our textbooks.
• Bring your ID, a pen, and your schedule.
• Pick up book covers
• You will NOT go to your locker during class time. 

Back in the classroom:

• Write your name in ALL of your books
• Check books for any damage. Report damage to Ms. Cooper in the Library asap or you could get charged for damage to your books.)
• Cover your books.
• Keep your English book at home.
• Carry a plastic bag to protect your books if it rains. (A 13 gallon kitchen trash bag works well. Water can damage books.)

Things you should be working on: 

• Six word memoir (see bottom of post below for more info.)
• Student Data Form
• Join our Google Classroom and complete the English Journal assignment. (Codes to join are posted in the back of the room.)
• Check out the book you are reading if you borrowed it from our classroom. 

Reminders: 

Read

Return your netbook agreement if you still have it. 

Complete any of the things you should be working on above. 

Day two, let's get going.

FIRST STEP: READ

Get out your independent reading books. If you do not have one, take this time to find one already on your table or from the shelves. If you borrow a book, be sure to check it out using the "Borrow a Book" button on this blog.

I told you yesterday that we would be using our computers in this class almost every day. That starts now. This means we have a few goals for today:

1. Get a netbook: You will be assigned a netbook by number and that number will be yours.
2. Sign in: The adults in the room will help you do this if you do not know what it is and/or how to do it.
3. Access this blog: The website is posted in the room and on the stickers you just got.
4. Fill out the Student Data Form, if you have not done so already.
5. Go to Drive.Google.com and sign in with your district account. Use yourIDnumber@stu.sandi.net and your district password. 
6. Go to Classroom.Google.com and join our class. I will give you the class code. 
7. Do the first assignment. 

Once everyone has successfully achieved these goals, our first project of the year will be to write a Six Word Memoir. We will talk about this, but here are some helpful videos and websites to get you started in this process:

• SixWordMemoirs.com
• Six Word Memoirs written by Teens
• Six tips for writing six word memoirs (video)
• Six Word Memoirs written by Teens (video)

Oh and don't forget:

Welcome to PLHS, And English, And High School, And Room 864!

Hello and welcome to Point Loma! 

We're going to have a fantastic year of learning together, and that means we have a lot to do today. The first thing to know is that this blog will be where we start each day, and it will link you to everything else you will need for our class. We're very excited to get to know all of you, so let's get started!

A few reminders for Tuesday (that's tomorrow):

• Return your netbook use contract, signed by a parent or guardian.
• Review the syllabus. It's linked on the sidebar, too.
• Fill out the student data form.
• Bring a book for reading in class.

Summer winding down,

Still following the blog? I hope you had a great summer. For those of you back at PL this fall, you have MAD days starting today for seniors. Sophomores, you are on Monday. Juniors, I'm going to let you re-read those last two sentences and try to figure out which day is yours. :)

Former students are always welcome to stop by and say hello during lunch, passing periods, and after school. Please don't interrupt my classes, because that means you're probably missing out on one of your classes.

Remember school starts Monday August 29th at 7:30 AM. Doughnut-miss-it.

See you all soon.