I had a great first day of school as I imagine that most students did. I know waking up is very difficult after a relaxing summer. It was great to meet everyone, and as the year progresses we will get to know each other as a class, in groups and as partners.
The first day we worked on an activity comparing our feelings about summer and school. We worked together in groups and shared some of the details associated with those feelings. We continued to share them as a whole class. I read a poem about school and summer and discussed each briefly. We then wrote a poem about either summer or school, or about both together. This was collected to see not only who can write a poem, but also what type of notes each students can take, and how each can generate ideas before writing a poem. Lesson plan here...
The second day, the syllabus was passed out and discussed. This was followed by a discussion about the journal writing process. We then wrote a journal and then shared a few with the class. These were collected at the end of class. Journal guidelines here...
Here are some handouts (click on the highlighted linked text) from the first two days with some instructions:
1. Please follow this blog - both students and parents with the best email address to receive the text of each blog post.
Beginning of the year checklist - due Monday, August 27
Syllabus - please read and initial on the checklist
7th grade world map sequence.
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