Introduction to English 10: Practicing the Habits of a Lifelong Learner Essential Questions:
1. Who am I as a reader, writer, student, and person?
2. What habits of mind does it take to succeed in
school?
3. What have people said over time about the value of reading and writing?
4. What makes someone a good reader, writer, and
overall good student?
Learning Tasks:
A. Opening Assignment: Turn in summer reading assignment. This is due today! The only exception to this date will be transfer students.
B. Answer the essential questions.
C. Create the title of your own autobiography.
Then, create at least 4 chapter titles. One of your chapter titles must relate to the first essential question.
D. Go over syllabus, expectations, and procedures.
E. Go over academic requirements (SSR charts, online journals, test prep, etc.).
F. Exit Slip: As a wrap-up, write one paragraph on one of the following prompts:
1. If I were the teacher of this course . . .
2. The thing I learned the hard way about school . . .
3. What I didn’t do this summer . . .
1. Who am I as a reader, writer, student, and person?
2. What habits of mind does it take to succeed in
school?
3. What have people said over time about the value of reading and writing?
4. What makes someone a good reader, writer, and
overall good student?
Learning Tasks:
A. Opening Assignment: Turn in summer reading assignment. This is due today! The only exception to this date will be transfer students.
B. Answer the essential questions.
C. Create the title of your own autobiography.
Then, create at least 4 chapter titles. One of your chapter titles must relate to the first essential question.
D. Go over syllabus, expectations, and procedures.
E. Go over academic requirements (SSR charts, online journals, test prep, etc.).
F. Exit Slip: As a wrap-up, write one paragraph on one of the following prompts:
1. If I were the teacher of this course . . .
2. The thing I learned the hard way about school . . .
3. What I didn’t do this summer . . .
english_10_course_syllabus-honors.pdf |
online_journal_guidelines_revised_2013-2014.pdf |