Junior english

2013-2014 CARMAN

Monday August 19
On your notecard, write the following: 1. Your name 2. Something you do when youre not doing schoolwork 3. A good book youve read within the last 12 months 4. Your current song/movie/obsession

Exit ticket:
Something youd like to get out of school this year

Something you are giving back to society this year

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

HOW BELLWORK WORKS
Theres a prompt almost every day. Label each entry. Keep entries together & turn in on Friday (or Monday). Worth 3 points each. WRITE THE WHOLE TIME! If you miss a day, you must make up the bellwork.

Tuesday, August 20 bellwork

What makes for a good learning environment? What makes for a bad learning environment?

Your answer may be a list or a paragraph.

Wednesday, August 21 Bellwork

What tips and strategies do you have for note-taking?

1. Around 500 B.C.E., English was basically the same language as _________. 2. What made Old English nouns so difficult to learn? 3. What is the Old English plural form of book? 4. What is the Old English plural form of egg? 5. What is the Old English plural form of child?

How many of these questions do your notes help you answer?

Which question is most related to the videos main idea? 1. Around 500 B.C.E., English was basically
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the same language as _________. What made Old English nouns so difficult to learn? What is the Old English plural form of book? What is the Old English plural form of egg? What is the Old English plural form of child? What group of people is responsible for

Friday, August 23 Bellwork

Describe yourself as a reader. You might consider the following: What kinds of books, magazines, websites, or articles do you like to read? What is your least favorite kind of reading? How do you focus? When and where do you like to read? How have you changed as a reader, since you were younger? How is reading useful to you? How would you like to improve as a reader?

Exit Ticket reflection (on back of notecard)

Write 3-5 complete sentences about how using this strategy affected your reading experience. What did you like or dislike about the strategy? How do you think this strategy will affect how you remember the story? What might you use this strategy for in the future?