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American Literature

American Literature. DAY 1. Student Information. +Student Verification. Rules. Be Respectful.

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American Literature

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  1. American Literature DAY 1

  2. Student Information +Student Verification

  3. Rules • Be Respectful. • A. Being respectful of Mrs. Nelson means not using profanity, not using God’s name in vain, being in your seat when you are supposed to be, not saying shut up,nottrashing the room, not sleeping, and not wearing inappropriate clothing. • B. Being respectful of your peers means not saying shut up, • not touching their belongings, not being rude, not touching them, not throwing things at them,

  4. Rules • Be Respectful • Put The Cell Phone/Earphones Away When Asked/No Earphones • If you don’t put them away when asked, they will be put in Mrs. Nelson’s Drawer of Sadness! 

  5. Rules • Be Respectful • Put The Cell Phone Away When Asked/No Earphones • Be Engaged & Open

  6. Consequences • Verbal Warning • Verbal Warning • Detention/parent contact • Referral

  7. Take Out A Sheet Of Paper On a sheet of paper I want you to write 5 sentences. 4 random truths and 1 lie NOT NECESARRILY IN THAT ORDER! Make the lie believable. Here are mine! • I am of a mixed race heritage. • I can ride and have owned my own motorcycle. • I’ve been at Osborne for 3 years. • I can break dance. • I have a black belt in Taekwondo. When I say go, find a partner and share!

  8. Be Prepared The Expectations Are For You All To Earn A 90% or better On The EOCT!

  9. American Literature Syllabus & Attendance

  10. Richard Wright’s Black Boy Before reading, I like to give you the assignment 1st. Think about what Richard did and his punishment. In your opinion, was his consequence a proportionate response to his actions? Defend your response with details from the text. (pp 3-7 ending with killing me)

  11. 7 Habits of an ADVANCED reader • They stay alert, even if the text is BORING! • They think about the title. • They preview text features. • They think about the words they don’t know. • They stay alert even if the text is BORING! • They stop and review what they’ve read, especially if they don’t understand what is going on. • They think about the author’s purpose.

  12. Grammar Lesson #1 5 things all sentences must do . . .????? • Start with a capital letter. • End with punctuation. • Have a subject. • Have a verb. • Make sense.

  13. Grammar Lesson #1 Which sentence is correct grammatically? • Accidentally spilling juice on the table. • The young, clumsy waiter at the restaurant. • I undertipped. • I made a mistake

  14. Richard Wright’s Black Boy Think about what Richard did and his punishment. In your opinion, was his consequence a proportionate response to his actions? Defend your response with details from the text. Rubric:

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