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Friday, September 1

8/31/2017

Personal Mission Paragraph¡
Finish or double check“Policy Scav Hunt” is turned in, fix any issues and re-turn in
Quizlet "Top ACT Vocab (A-C) Unit 1"
- (screenshot of gravity at 9000 points and screenshot test 90%)

8/31/2017

Read this article on a Well Lived Life

Then free-write for 15 minutes about these things

8/30/2017

Went to library for SSR books. SSR starts tomorrow. All students must have their own books to read.

Took notes on the following.

TOPIC SENTENCES

Identifies the main idea(s).
All ideas expressed or explored must fit under the “umbrella” of this topic sentence.

SUPPORTING IDEAS/EVIDENCE:

COMMENTARY:

CONCLUDING SENTENCES

8/29/2017

Pretend you’re a company and English is your business. Build and assess goal that goes beyond “getting a grade”

ASSIGNMENT

On one side, write your EDUCATIONAL MISSION STATEMENT (what is your goal for the class)
Remember, a mission statement is a short and simple statement (~30 words and 1-2 sentences) which outlines a company or person’s purpose beyond selling something.
CANNOT BE: To get a grade, to pass, to graduate. Must be a skill or idea based goal.

8/28/2017

Assigned classroom Chromebooks. See Mr. Restad for your number.

Signed up to Mr. Restad's Google Classroom using the following codes.

Completed the first assignment: Policy Scavenger Hunt
Began 2nd assignment: Quizlet "Top ACT Vocab (A-C) Unit 1" (see Google Classroom for Quizlet assignment details)

8/24/2017

Welcome back folks!

If you missed today, be sure to check with Mr. Restad to get a note card filled out with the following info:

Lined side

Blank side

Other than that we just had a great discussion on this crazy social experiment called school and what we want to get out of it.