Six Word Memoirs Continued

Books Out, Netbooks On!

Reminder: If you have taken a book from the classroom library, please check it out on my desk.



I know yesterday was hectic. Let's slow down just a bit today.

Fourth Period

Everyone needs to open their Six Word Memoir Google Document.

For those of you who have not finished your six word memoirs or they have not been approved, take this time to do so.

Once that is completed, write/type your rationale for your six word memoir on the next page (in complete sentences, in paragraph form) Why did you write what you did? How does it relate to your experiences?

The last thing you will do is share your 6 word memoirs and rationale with your group.

6th Period:

We will be going to the freshmen assembly today!

Six Word Memoirs

Reading First!

While you are reading, you need to log into your netbook and get to this blog!

Today we will create six word memoirs in Google Drive. Before you do this, you must share your document with me.The following steps should guide you through this process

1. Open Google Drive and create a New Document (If you need help with this, ask your neighbor or an adult.)
2. Go to File and click Share. Enter my email (located on the back whiteboard) where it asks you to. Please see the chart in the room for our emails and other important information.
3. Create a Six Word Memoir in this document. It must fill the whole page. It must have your name on it. Most importantly, it must be exactly six words and free of spelling errors.
4. Once an adult (Ms. Black, Ms. Morrow, Ms. Allen, or Mrs. Roberts) has approved your memoir, you may print it out.

If you're feeling ambitious, think about how you could make your words stronger or more creative by switching words around or using a thesaurus to find synonyms.

Important notes:

• If you are in my 6th period, you may have heard that there is an assembly on Friday. You must meet here in this classroom before we go to the assembly.

Computer Time

FIRST STEP: READ
Get out your independent reading books. If you do not have one, take this time to go find one off the bookshelves. If you borrow a book, be sure to write it down!




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 number and that number will be yours permanently.
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 received yesterday.
4. Fill out the Student Data Form, if you have not done so already.
5. Sign into your Gmail account to make sure you can. Visit Google Drive if you've never done so. Take the time to explore the site and see what you can do if you have not done so already.

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 help you 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)

And one last thing I want to make clear before you leave today:

Welcome to Fresh English

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 Wednesday (that's tomorrow):

• Return your netbook use contract, signed by a parent.
• Review the syllabus. It's linked on the sidebar, too.
• Fill out the student data form.
• Get a G-mail account, keep it professional.
• Bring a book for reading in class.