Agenda
Substitute in class today
1. Finish sharing your group's one sentence summaries and purpose sentences for your section of the article. Write down what other groups share. All sections of the article should be filled in one everyone has shared.
2. Review essay prompt. Write thesis statement declaring your position on the Age of Responsibility. Essay rough draft will be due next Wednesday, September 6 on Turnitin.com by 11:59pm

​Essay Prompt:
“What is the age of responsibility? That is, when should a person be considered to be an adult? Write an essay in which you clearly take a stance and explain your position.
Use your notes, readings, observations and experience to support your position.

In your response, be sure to consider all three “R’s” (rites, rights, and responsibilities) involved in becoming a mature person, an adult.”

Homework: Reading Journal #2 and 50 pages read/recorded in the Reading Log, Due Friday, September 1

Agenda
1. Enroll in Turninit.com
2. NoRedInk.com Practice
3. Considering Text Structure and Summarizing
4. Ethos, Pathos, Logos Review
5. Review of Sources

Homework: Reading Journal #2 and 50 pages read/recorded in the Reading Log, Due Friday, September 1

Agenda
1. Pass back packets
2. Read and Annotate "What is the Age of Responsibility?" for understanding
3. Check Vocabulary Chart

Homework: Reading Journal #2 and 50 pages read/recorded in the Reading Log, Due Friday, September 1

Agenda
1. Turn in Homework and "Age of Responsibility" Packet
2. Check Reading Logs
3. STAR Reading Test
4. SSR Reading

Agenda
1. The Teenage Brain Video & Response
2. "What is the Age of Responsibility?" vocabulary in context
3. SSR Reading

​Homework: Read and record at least 50 pages from your chosen SSR book, Reading Log will be due Friday, August 25
Reading Journal #1 due Friday, August 25
If you haven't already, turn in your signed and completed syllabus form by Friday, August 25

Agenda
1. Finish Reading "Marigolds", class discussion
2. When are you an adult? Age limits in the USA. Take a Stance
3. "What is the Age of Responsibility" Article Predictions

​Homework: Read and record at least 50 pages from your chosen SSR book, Reading Log will be due Friday, August 25
Reading Journal #1 due Friday, August 25
If you haven't already, turn in your signed and completed syllabus form by Friday, August 25

Agenda
1. Go Over Homework: Share in pairs and then as a class
2. Rights vs. Rites vs. Responsibilities: when are you an adult?
3. Begin reading and annotating the short story "Marigolds"

Homework: Read and record at least 50 pages from your chosen SSR book, Reading Log will be due Friday, August 25
Reading Journal #1 due Friday, August 25
If you haven't already, turn in your signed and completed syllabus form by Friday, August 25

Agenda
1. SSR Overview and Requirements
2. NoRedInk.com Diagnostic Quiz

Homework: Ask your parent/guardian: When in your life did you first feel like an adult? Due Monday, August 21
If you haven't already submitted your signed syllabus form, turn in it by next Friday, August 25

Agenda
1. Remind
2. Class Website
3. NoRedInk Diagnostic Quiz

​Homework: Turn in your completed and signed syllabus form this Friday, August 18 for extra credit.

Agenda
1. Attendance
2. Basic Classroom Guidelines
3. Syllabus Overview
4. (Literal) Facebook Page

Homework: Turn in your completed and signed syllabus form this Friday, August 18 for extra credit.