1. English 1
Ms. Morcos-- room 209A

2. AGENDA TEACHER BACKGROUND REVIEW SYLLABUS
STUDENT INTRODUCTIONS/ICE-BREAKER ACTIVITY
Collect summer reading assignment
HOMEWORK

3. TEACHER BACKGROUND MARRIED, MOTHER OF TWO
GRADUATE OF NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION
TEACHING FOR 15 YEARS
Favorite book(S) “THE KITE RUNNER” & ANYTHING FOREIGN….

4. REVIEW SYLLABUS
COURSE OVERVIEW, MATERIALS NEEDED, CLASS RULES & EXPECTATIONS
ASK QUESTIONS NOW! (DO NOT WAIT UNTIL LATER FOR A MISUNDERSTANDING TO OCCUR)
HAVE THE SYLLABUS SIGNED AND RETURNED BY NEXT CLASS

5. HOMELEARNING SIGN AND HAVE YOUR PARENTS SIGN THE SYLLABUS AGREEMENT!
IF YOU DID NOT HAVE YOUR SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT TODAY YOU MUST BRING IT IN NEXT CLASS OR YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO.

6. HOME LEARNING
PLEASE PLAN TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR MATERIALS BY THE SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL.
You also need a BINDER SOLELY FOR THIS CLASS WITH DIVIDERS
COME TO CLASS THIS WEEK WITH AT LEAST PAPER, PEN, PENCILS!
Remember no cellular or electronic devices or I will be forced to take them away…

7. FIRST GRADE :)
I WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU. WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO ALLOW YOU TO CREATIVELY SHOW ME.
I WILL PLAY MUSIC (WITH NO LYRICS), A BEAT.
YOU WILL TELL ME 3 THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF! THE MUSIC WILL REMAIN PLAYING WHILE YOU PRESENT.
IN YOUR “PERFORMANCE” YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR NAME!
YOU MUST ALSO INCLUDE A METAPHOR, IMAGERY AND REPETITION.