Welcome Back Wednesday!!!

Here we go! Off on an adventure through the trials and tribulations of high school English! I promise to be your guide through the rough patches - let's make this an awesome semester!

This is what you are responsible for tonight:

Block A: Have your salmon coloured sheet signed and complete the personal snapshot to hand in tomorrow.

Block C: Have your blue sheet signed, and complete the personal snapshot.

Block D: Have your purple sheet signed and complete the letter to me if not done in class. The criteria from the overhead is below:

Part A: Explain to me a little bit about you. What kinds of things do you like doing outside of school? Do you belong to clubs or sports teams? Anything that will help to give me a better picture of who you are.

Part B: What do you expect to get out of my class? What makes a good teacher? What expectations do you have of me as your teacher?

Part C: Tell me about the kind of student you are. Do you hate to be called on in front of class? Do you sometimes need extra help? Do you need help keeping your work organized? Extra reminders about homework and due dates?

Part D: Think seriously about who would be a good person for you to sit near in order to benefit your learning. I'll take your reasons into consideration when I make my seating plan. You must provide a good reason s/he's by bff is not a good reason! You may also tell me who you think you might need some space from - with a good reason, for example I am easily distracted by ............. and I want to do better academically this semester. I'm not making any promises - but I'll do the best I can.

In your letter feel free to include anything else you think might be helpful for me to know about you.

Think about what novel you would like to read for your silent reading novel this semester. Remember you will be giving an oral presentation on this novel so please make sure that it is one that meets the criteria we discussed in class. You need to bring your book for Monday's class as I will be checking and approving each novel.