> Literary Genre group presentations
> Handed out 'Choice Reading' homework assignment guide
> Went to school library, checked out FICTION books for choice reading homework
Homework:
Tonight we will begin our weekly homework routine. Read for 20 minutes and write a one-paragraph summary of what you read (think who, what, when, where, why). Discuss the reading with a parent for 3-5 minutes and have them sign off your paragraph certifying that you have done the required reading and discussion.

> Capitalization Rules review / wall chart
> finish outlines, complete posters

> Essay pre-writing / organization strategies
> Language Arts writing pre-assessment

> 'Take One'
> Freewriting
> 'Capitalization Rules!'
> Continue outlining, begin group posters

> Picture presentations
> Outlining lesson
> Continue 'Literature Genre' group work

> 'Freewriting Rules!'
> Begin 'Literary Genres' group projects
> Homework: bring in one picture (photo, artwork, collage, etc.) and be ready to explain its significance to you. Due Friday

> Hand out 'Notebooks' (bring $1 for your composition book - required)
> Go over 'Notebook Rules!', number pages
> 'Writer's Eye' exercise
> "Why do we read?"

> Dress Code review
> Handed out 8th grade welcome letter (keep this for your reference!)
> Dispensed bathroom tokens
> Mindfulness exercise: "Take One"
> Freewrite: "Bullying"

> 'Open Mind' exercise
> Assign: Express Yourself essay (due Friday)

> First day of school!!!
> PBIS exercises in morning
> Overview of class rules
> Discussion of Fear vs. Trust
> Read Autobiography of a Face excerpt, discussed bullying