Monday & Tuesday August 27 & 28 - Welcome to English 2

Objective: By the end of class, students will be introduced to English 2 requirements and complete memory exercises in order to prepare to succeed this academic year.

DO NOW

WRITE MY BLOG ADDRESS AND EMAIL INTO YOUR NOTEBOOKS:

reinaeng2.blogspot.com

karenreina1@gmail.com

Direct Instruction

SYLLABUS

Review together. 

STUDENTS COME UP TO BOARD TO IDENTIFY DIFFICULT VOCABULARY WORDS.

Circle words you don't know on syllabus - LOOK UP AND write down definitions in notebook after review.

Review and Analyze Syllabus, classroom rules and procedures. 

Complete folder for every student.

Guided / Independent

Student Survey Sheets

short term memory quiz

How we all think and see things differently - OPTICAL ILLUSIONS

Use board to identify different visions.

What is GRIT? 

Grit is defined as "courage and resolve; strength of character."

Grit Video

What are your take-aways from this video? Summarize the video in 5 sentences. (Who, what, when, where, why, how)

GRIT handout self quiz.

In a well written paragraph of 6-8 sentences, describe a time when you can honestly say you demonstrated GRIT. Be clear in your description of what happened, and how you felt about it afterwards.

You may hand write or use a NEO (neo preferred).

Exit Pass

Understanding / Closure

QUESTIONS?