Announcements and Reminders:
You DO NOT need your composition books today. 
Important: Bring your book-of-the-month to class on
September 18-21. You will be writing pretests for argument and informative writing, and may have extra time to read.
Extra Credit opportunities:
The Mary Kawakami Speech Contest is in progress. Information sheets are in your English Handout box.Bring me a copy of your speech, and let me know how you did. There is also the PTA Reflections Contest. Enter a piece of writing, bring a copy to me, and let me know how you did for extra credit. Information is in your English Handout box.
Remember to choose and read your
Book-of-the-Month!
(a novel -- any genre)
Sign up for your book, so it can be approved by the teacher.
Sign-ups were due by September 11! You can still sign up!
Have your book read by September 26/27.
See the tab above for "Required Reading" to learn more about the assignment.
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Targets for Today:
I can show what I know about argument writing.
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Today’s Agenda:
You DO NOT need your composition books today. MyAccess Writing Test, Argument
We will go to Lab 224 to do this test.
You will sit at your assigned computer number.
Log in, then open a browser and "MyAccess."
Log in to MyAccess.
Select this writing prompt: Social Media Argument
Take the MyAccess Department Writing Test -- Argument
If you have extra time --
You may choose to work on being able to define literary terms.
(or)
Read your book-of-the-month book.
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If You Were Absent:
Arrange a time to take the test. This will work best after school to allow at least 45 minutes to take the test.
Make sure you are prepared for the book discussions on the 26th/27th.
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Vocabulary:
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Help and Enrichment
This is what your book discussion evaluation will look like:
   Hands Brain Break
Brain Breaks are simple 1-2 minute mind and body challenges.
This Brain Break seems simple. However, you will find out soon that you will have a hard time mastering it.
1. Stand Up.
2. Start by waving your right hand in front of you left to right. Your palm should be facing away from you while keeping your hand with your fingers pointing up.
3. Now stop that hand and have your left hand in front of you waving it up and down.
4. Now practice moving them at the SAME TIME. Do not move your hands going diagonally.
5. Now switch to have your right hand up and down and your left hand left and right. Do this faster and switch often to make it more difficult.
6. Lastly, to increase the difficulty, have your arms crossed while doing this.
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