1. FRESHMEN DO YOU WANT TO BE A STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICER? INTENT TO RUN MEETINGS 8/23 at 6:45 a.m. in Forum 8/23 at 2:30 p.m. in Forum Applications accessible on the student council website under the AHS Activities page Applications due 8/29

2. MAP Testing HW: bring pencil/ pen and paper Monday: MAP testing Tuesday: Common Assessment Wednesday: Macbeth research project, discuss subscription services, sign up for writing conferences, Thursday: Macbeth research project work day Friday: Macbeth research project work day, Present Research projects on Monday-will be quizzed on info Tuesday

3. Common Assessment Hw: Review link online: Research Macbeth and Research Macbeth Presentation Rubric Research Macbeth Presentation Rubric Monday: MAP testing Tuesday: Common Assessment Wednesday: Macbeth research project, discuss subscription services, sign up for writing conferences, Thursday: Macbeth research project work day Friday: Macbeth research project work day, Present Research projects on Monday-will be quizzed on info Tuesday

4. Your principal has informed the student body that technology is a distraction. To improve classroom behavior and test scores, all technology (i.e. iPods, cell phones, computers, etc.) will be eliminated from the campus. Write a multi-paragraph, thesis driven, argumentative essay to persuade the school administration to reconsider this decision. Make sure to give reasons supporting the benefits of technology in education. Make sure to write your name on your paper.

5. Macbeth research project, Macbeth research project, Rubric Discuss subscription services Easybib.com Sign up for individual conferences Hw: individual conferences, scribe Monday: MAP testing Tuesday: Common Assessment Wednesday: Macbeth research project, discuss subscription services, sign up for writing conferences, Thursday: Macbeth research project work day Friday: Macbeth research project work day, Present Research projects on Monday-will be quizzed on info Tuesday

6. Macbeth research project work day HW: scribe, individual conferences Monday: MAP testing Tuesday: Common Assessment Wednesday: Macbeth research project, discuss subscription services, sign up for writing conferences, Thursday: Macbeth research project work day Friday: Macbeth research project work day, Present Research projects on Monday-will be quizzed on info Tuesday

7. Macbeth research project work day, Present Research projects on Monday-will be quizzed on info Tuesday HW: individual conferences; Macbeth research project, scribe Next Week: Monday: Scribe, individual conferences, Present projects, take notes, check out SAT books-assign SAT 1 Tuesday: Scribe, individual conferences, Quiz on Macbeth research projects, Trust scenarios- practice and perform, Blog: are you a trusting person?, Watch Macbeth videos: what do you notice Wednesday: scribe, individual conferences, SAT question day, discuss blog, finish videos, First paper: How can literature be a motivator for social change? Paper due 9/26How to write a thesis, outline intro, outline paper Hw: thesis and outline Thursday: WRITING LAB, scribe, individual conferences, finish writing instruction, share thesis statements and outlines, check out Macbeth books, Act 1.2-3: post questions to blog, add sound effects Friday: scribe, individual conferences, Reality check, collect SAT 1 lesson, SAT wanted poster, Read act 1.1-3: blog questions, keep on working on thesis