Bellringer: August 26th

1. Bellringer: August 26th • 1) Have all materials out on your desk and be ready to roll. • Binder • Dividers • Paper • Pens and pencils • 2) THINK: What was the best part of your weekend. Be specific!!

2. Agenda • Business • Organizing Binders • Class Log • Paper Collection • Vocabulary and Grammar • Partner Scrammble: Who Can Make the Most Words? • Common vs. Proper Nouns • Identifying Nouns • Writing • Drafting : The Power of New Questions • Peer Editing • Revision

3. Binder Divisions • 1) Bellringers : • 2) Vocabulary • 3) Grammar • 4) Literature • 5) Writing

4. Bellringers • 1) Use a new sheet of paper for each week’s bellringers. • 2) Complete all bellringers on the same sheet to earn credit. • 3) Always write the date for each bellringer.

5. Mr. Herron August 26th This past weekend was incredibly relaxing and fun. I got to visit my family in Salem. My Auntie Faye had her annual “End of Summer” pool party. This is often the only time I see certain members of my extended family. August 27th

6. 60 Second Scrammble • Work with a person sitting next to you. • Each person should write today’s date at the top of a sheet of paper. • When I give the signal, create a list of words that contain the “Root” word • below. Root Word: Happy

7. Writing: The Power of Peer Support • 1) I wrote during each block last Thursday. • 2) In each block, I only answered questions not asked by previous blocks.

8. Block 3 I have been hitting the links for about five years and have not stopped. It all started when my buddy Tom and I were mountain biking in Maryland. He suggested we play a round of golf after riding, which I had never done. I was hooked instantly and bought a starter set the next day ( driver, middie, and putter). Disc golf is similar to real golf but without all the formalities such as tee times, greens fees, and fancy clothes. The goal is to get the disc into a metal basket instead of a hole. Different discs are designed to go different distances and directions. The mixture of unique challenges and relaxation bring me back. I constantly have to calculate angles on throws as well as how much “arm” to put on throws. DG is also a way to spend time with friends, as my buddies and I take a few trips a year to our favorite courses in Paw Paw, WV. In this area, Walnut Creek is the best course.

9. Block 4 While I lose discs sometimes, I also find quite a few. This past year alone, I have found over 100 discs in the waters of Walnut Creek. Throwing discs into the pond is an indication that I am not a pro, but my skills are decent. I have competed and performed fairly well in a few tournaments, such as the Mountain Jam. Playing doubles during the summer with members of the BRDGC is another competitive outlet for me, and I’ve won a few bucks. Playing doubles is also an opportunity to meet new people and make friends such as Pete, who is one of the few people my dog allows to pet him.

10. Block 5 Typically, I feel quite relaxed and at ease when I am on the course. This is partly because a lot of the courses are wooded or have lakes or ponds; natural beauty is calming. It is also a good escape from the stresses of life as I have to focus intently on my shots. Of course, the game can be frustrating at times, and while I try not to get upset if I throw poorly, it happens (especially if I lose a disc!) My worst moment was losing my favorite disc, a pink Wraith, in the water off of 17. My best moment was shooting 4-under par at Walnut Creek.

11. Block 6 • Courses can be quite short or quite long or somewhere in between. Holes range in length from 200 feet to over 1000 feet in length. A person wins be getting the lowest score. Every hole has a par score. On a par three hole, for example, you get three shots to put the disc in the basket. Every shot over adds to your score; however, if you only use two shots on a par-3, then a stroke is taken off. Finishing a round in two-under par is better than finishing two-over par.

12. Peer Editing • 1) Work with someone who is sitting next to you. • 2) Exchange papers. • 3) Write your name on your partner’s paper. • 4) Read your partner’s paper. Think of ways they could add more information. • 5) Write at least three questions to help your partner add specific information.

13. Bellringer: August 27th • Use your brain, your phone, or your neighbor’s phone to complete the following tasks: • 1) What is a proper noun? • 2) Give an example of a proper noun for the following: • Person • Place

14. A common noun … is a person, place, thing, or idea. does not refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun is… …has two distinctive features: it will name a specific [usually a one-of-a-kind] item, and 2) it will begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence. Nouns : Common vs. Proper

16. Agenda • Bellringer Discussion • Common Nouns • Proper Nouns • Behavior Plan • Actions and Consequences • Vocabulary • Morpheme #1

17. Tips for Success 1) Come to School! 2) Come to Class on Time! 3) Be Prepared to Learn! 4) Be Respectful!

18. I) Tardy Policy To be "on time" to class, a student must do the following: 1) Be in his or her seat before the classroom door is shut 2) Have all necessary materials out on his or her desk 3) Be prepared to complete a “Warm-Up”

19. I) Tardy Policy If a student earns five tardies. 1) The student will meet with all team teachers during Related Arts block. 2) The student will serve detention during SOAR. If a student is tardy more than five times. 1) The student will be referred to an administrator. 2) The student will meet with teachers, administration, and parents.

20. II) Unprepared for Class A student is unprepared or has to borrow materials. The student will enter his or her name, the date, and materials borrowed (paper, pencils, etc) in the Book of Borrowing. Once a student is unprepared five times for a single teacher. 1) The student will meet with all team teachers during Related Arts block. 2) The student will serve detention during SOAR.

21. III) Refusal to Complete Tasks The student will be asked to refocus his or her attention on the assigned task. First Offense The student will again be asked to refocus his or her attention on the assigned task. Second Offense The assignment will be collected and the student will complete it during SOAR period. Third Offense

22. IV) Cell Phone Policy William Monroe Rule Upon entering the classroom, each student’s cell phone will be OFF and out-of-sight unless otherwise specified by the teacher. A phone is OFF if it is NOT… 1) on 2) on vibrate mode 3) on silent mode 4) on airplane mode

23. IV) Cell Phone Policy Each student gets one “free pass” for cell phones in each class. First Offense Second Offense The student will give his or her phone to the teacher. At the teacher’s discretion, the student will earn his or her phone back: 1) at the end of class 2) at the end of the day 3) at the end of the day from an administrator.

24. IV ) Cell Phone Policy 1) Student will give his or her phone to the teacher. Third Offense 2) A parent or guardian will have to pick the phone up from school. 3) The student will be referred to administration for insubordination. Examples: Cell Phone Offenses 1) Phone makes audible sound during instructional time. 2) Any use of a phone that is not authorized by a teacher: i) Texting ii) pictures iii) making/receiving calls iv) games v) music

25. Behavior Action Plan CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3 1st Offense “Yellow Card” This is a nonverbal method of asking the student to cease disruptive behavior. • Multiple Weekly Offenses • A student earns two timeouts in core classes during a one-week period. The student has caused 12 disruptions to class resulting in the following actions by team teachers. • 2 Lunch Detentions • 2 Timeouts • 2 Parental Contacts. Referral A student who has earned three Timeouts in a given period will receive a discipline referral with the team’s suggestion for discipline. Administration will organize a meeting with the student’s parents in order to address issues with student behavior. 2nd Offense Hallway Behavioral Clinic The teacher holds a brief conference with the student in the hall. Team Meeting The student must meet with all team teachers to discuss the incidents and how to improve behavior. 3rd Offense Lunch Detention; Student’s name is added to Behavior Log on GoogleDoc. S.O.A.R. Detention The student will serve detention during S.O.A.R on Friday afternoon. Multiple Daily Offenses A student who has already been assigned a lunch detention and commits another three offenses in another class during the same day is sent to Timeout. Parental contact is made by one of the team teachers.

26. Grandiloquent Word-of-the-Day: Coulrophobia Ever since a troupe of clowns beat Bobby with batons and took his cotton candy, he has suffered from extreme coulrophobia; Bobby curls into the fetal position and sobs whenever he sees a clown.

27. Date: _____________ August 27th (Morpheme #1) Word #1 Write a word that uses the morpheme in each of the four bubbles. Unhappy Write the prefix, suffix, or root here. Word #4 Word #2 Morpheme Un- Word #3 Circle the correct choice. 2) Syntax: _____________________ 1) Prefix, Root, or Suffix? Not or opposite 2) Definition: _____________________________________________________________

28. Bellringer: August 28th • 1) What is “prewriting”? • 2) Why is prewriting important? [Be sure to respond in complete sentences!]

29. Agenda • Vocabulary • Word of the Day • Morpheme #2 • Writing • SOL Prompt Practice • Grammar • Crosswords and Word Search

30. Grandiloquent Word-of-the-Day: Farctate (FARK•tayt) August 28th After eating 13 grilled cheese sandwiches in one minute, Kobayashi was quite farctate, and he took several Alka-Seltzer to relieve the pressures in his stomach.

31. Date: _____________ August 28th (Morpheme #2) Word #1 Write a word that uses the morpheme in each of the four bubbles. Write the prefix, suffix, or root here. happiness Word #4 Word #2 Morpheme -ness Word #3 Circle the correct choice. Forms a noun 2) Syntax: _____________________ 1) Prefix, Root, or Suffix? Happy (adjective)----Happiness (noun) State or condition of 3) Definition: _____________________________________________________________

32. Getting Cheesy: World Record Eat thirteen grilled cheese sandwiches in a minute? That is child’s play.

33. Writing Prompt There is a common saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” think of something that has an unattractive appearance but that has special meaning to someone for other reasons. It might be an old car, a well-used toy, a faded photograph, or something else. Identify the object and explain why it has special meaning.

34. Bellringer : August 29th Use your brains, phones, and/or your neighbor’s brain and phone to answer the following question. 1) What is a concrete noun? A concrete noun is any person, place, or thing that can be perceived with the senses.

35. Agenda • Vocabulary • Word of the Day • Morpheme #3 • Grammar • Notes : Nouns • Noun Game • Practice • Writing Prompt • Finish & Discussion

36. Gradiloquent Word : Mellifluous(mel•IFF•lew•us) August 29th Alternative Forms Mellifluously (adverb) Mellifluousness (noun) Whenever Etta James sings, people stop whatever they are doing and Become entranced by her mellifluous voice.

37. Date: _____________ August29th (Morpheme #3) Word #1 Write a word that uses the morpheme in each of the four bubbles. Write the prefix, suffix, or root here. happily Word #4 Word #2 Morpheme -ly Word #3 Circle the correct choice. Forms an adverb 2) Syntax: _____________________ 1) Prefix, Root, or Suffix? To act in a way that is… 3) Definition: _____________________________________________________________

38. A person, place, thing, concept (idea), or quality. Key Concepts Common vs. proper Concrete vs. abstract Capitalization Forming possessives Nouns as adjectives The Parts of Speech: Nouns A NOUN is...

39. Concrete Nouns These are ConcreteNouns because you can experience them with at least one of your senses. If you can see something, it is a concrete noun. If you can smell something, it is a concrete noun. If you can hear something, it is a concrete noun. If you can taste something, it is a concrete noun. If you can touch something, it is a concrete noun.

40. Concrete Nouns These are ConcreteNouns because you can experience them with at least one of your senses. Person: Student musician sculptor __________________ __________________ _________________ Place: College mall beach _________________ ___________________ _________________ Thing: movie bracelet painting _________________ ___________________ _________________

41. Abstract Nouns Abstract nouns are nouns that you can’t see, touch, smell, hear or taste. Ideas or Concepts freedom love honor feelings wish thought Qualities honesty stubbornness friendliness happiness Shyness kindness TESTS: Is a Word an Abstract Noun? 1) Senses Test: Ask yourself, “Can I see, touch, taste, smell, or hear it?” You can not experience freedom with your five senses, so it is abstract. 2) Possessive Test: Can a use a possessive pronoun with the word? One could say “his honesty” or “her kindness”; they are abstract

42. Common vs. Proper Nouns Common nouns name a general, non-specific person, place, or thing such as bookor band. Unknown book Unknown book Unknown book Unknown band Unknown band Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing such as the title of a book, Hunger Gamesor the name of a friend, Dave Matthews Band.

43. Common vs. Proper Nouns : Examples CommonProper country Sweden president George Washington teacher Mrs. Cave game Halo museum National Holocaust Museum song “Stairway to Heaven” lawyer Johnnie Cochran newspaper The New York Times uncle Uncle Ray doctor Doctor Hall Notice that because proper nouns are the names of specificpeople, places, or things, they are CAPITALIZED.

44. Nouns Used as Titles DO NOT CAPITALIZE: Suzy says, “I am going to my uncle’s house.” Suzy is not naming a specific uncle, so “uncle” is not capitalized. Mystery uncle Mystery uncle CAPITALIZE: Suzy says, “I am going to my Uncle Sam’s house.” Suzy is naming a specific person, and uncle is his title, so uncle is capitalized. So the rule to remember is that when a common noun is used in front of a person’s name as a title, you MUST capitalize it. This happens to any other common noun that is used asa title in front of a person’s name: Doctor Hall, Father Tim, Mister Connery, President Washington, and Aunt Joan.

45. Collective Nouns The collective noun is one collection of many parts. Oneforest is made of many trees. One class, but it is made of many students. One team, but it is made of many players. Collective Noun Parts A collective noun names a group, a collection. While it is made of many parts, it is ONE collection.

46. Collective Nouns : Singular When all parts of a collective noun are acting together as a unit, the noun is singular. After each performance, the audience rises to its feet in thunderous applause. The team has won all of its games this season. The family is going on vacation in August. TAKE NOTE! : A singular verb is used with the singular collective noun.

47. Collective Nouns : Plural Collective nouns are plural when the individual members of the collection are acting on their own – as individuals. Plural Example : Each faculty member is acting individually At the first Tuesday’s meeting, the faculty give their reports. In other words, the members of the faculty are giving individual reports. Each of the members is acting individually.

48. Forming Plurals 1) Regular noun (“normal” noun) : simply add an –s or an –es. 2) Irregular noun : an internal change (foot/feet) or the addition of another suffix (child/children) is needed. 3) Special irregular nouns : some nouns the same form whether they are singular or plural [fish/fish ; moose/moose]. Regular Nouns Irregular Nouns Singular Plural box boxes hat hats toy toys boat boats Singular Plural foot feet tooth teeth ox oxen knife knives child children

49. Regular and Irregular Possessive Nouns Rule: With the exception of a plural noun with an “s” on its end, all possessive nouns are formed by adding an ’s. Irregular Nouns Regular Nouns Singular Plural box’s boxes’ hat’s hats’ toy’s toys’ boat’s boats’ Singular Plural foot’s feet’s tooth’s teeth’s ox’s oxen’s fish’s fish’s child’s children’s NOTE: The apostrophe is not used if the noun is simply plural and shows no ownership.

50. Tips for Identifying Nouns • “THE” Test: The articles a, an, and the are noun indicators. That is, they indicate a noun is coming. To test if a word is a noun, place a “the” in front of the word in question: “the air” – Yes! “Air” is a noun. “the empty” No! “Empty” is not a noun. 2. Possessive Test: Place a possessive pronoun in front of the noun (such as our, his, her, your, my, and others) “my idea” - Yes! “idea is a noun. “our follow”- No! “follow” is not a noun. Caution: Many English words can be more than one part of speech, so make sure you leave the word in its sentence context when using this test.