By the end of class today, students will have a sense of what English will be like this year and what they need to do in order to be successful. Students will also start thinking about American values and where they come from. We will refresh our understanding of tone and learn 10 new adjectives.
Agenda:
1) Introduction to teacher, course, and classroom
2) Silent Pledge of Allegiance activity
3) Brainstorm about what it means to be an American and what we value
4) Refresher on tone and introduction to new vocab list
5) Begin looking at Puritan values via "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" group activity
HW:
- write a sentence using each vocab word in context (10 sentences)
- create vocab flashcards for vocab list #1
- get supplies by Monday, 8/31 (Nida will go over supplies in History class)
