Organizing, Writing, Chatting

1.   If you have your book cover, please pin it to our reading board. 
Don't forget to put your name on it.

2.  JoMUN (Johannesburg Model  Untited Nations) Presentation:

Jo mun xv welcome back assembly from donamore1

1)  Set up your notebooks and folders.

2)  Take the reading survey!

3.  BRAINSTORM: WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING?  Make sure you have your English notebooks to write down our ideas:

4.  PROMPT DRIVEN WRITING:  Choose 1 of the following prompts written below and write a well structured short essay addressing the prompt. Use what you know about good writing to help you compose your response.

If I were a king or a queen, I . . . 

When teenagers graduate from high school they should be required to serve in the military for two years.

What is love?

Imagine that you fell down a mine shaft with nothing more than a pair of extra socks, some dental floss, a miniflashlight, a bag of pretzels, and a set of keys. You managed to survive for two days and then freed yourself.  Now, tell the story of how you escaped.

OR

Look at the pictures in Harris Burdick and see if any of them inspire you.

The remainder of our time together will be devoted to organizing our room.