Week 1  7/27 - 7/31

Monday

Objective: SWBAT recognize class procedures and policies for the 2025-2026 school year.

Bellwork: Label your English notebook

Direct Instruction:

• Follow Directions Activity

• Procedures

  • School Rules

  • Class Rules

Homework: 

1. Syllabus Scavenger Hunt

2. Obtain class materials

   1. blue/black pens

   2. Red pen

   3. Colored highlighters

   4. Loose leaf paper

   5. Spiral notebook

   6. Humanities Reader

Tuesday

Objective: SWBAT send an appropriate and professional email (L6). Explain why annotations are useful and annotate a text based on class expectations (RL10). 

Exit: Professional Email rough draft

Bellwork: ID the three important cities to Western thought.

Assessment: 

• Email Etiquette

• Handwrite email rough draft

Homework: 

1. Obtain class materials

2. Professional Email 

Wednesday/Thursday

Objective: SWBAT critically read a story and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader (L1).

Bellwork: Baseline Test

Direct Instruction: 

• Baseline Test 50 mins

• Annotation Basics 

• Enuma Elish Notes

Homework: 

1. Obtain class materials

2. Read and Annotate Enuma Elish

Friday

Objective: Objective: SWBAT correctly capitalize the necessary words in a sentence (7L2). 

Exit: Capitalization Worksheet 

Bellwork: The Good, Beautiful, and True Friday (Appalachian Spring)

Direct Instruction:

• Capitalization Lesson

Independent Practice: 

1. Capitalization Worksheet

Homework: 

1.  Read and Annotate Enuma Elish

********Final Study********

Each lesson will be available starting 7/31

Grammar Lessons:

Reading Comprehension:

Nonfiction Text Features

Joining a Google Classroom Using a Class Code

3rd Period: 

5th Period: 

• 1. Sign In:
  Go to classroom.google.com on your computer or open the Google Classroom app on your mobile device. 

• 2. Sign In with the Correct Account:
  Make sure you're signed in with the Google Account your teacher uses for the class. If not, click your profile picture to switch accounts. 

• 3. Click the Plus Sign:
  On the main Classroom page, click the plus sign (+) in the top-right corner. 

• 4. Select "Join Class":
  From the pop-up menu, select "Join class". 

• 5. Enter the Class Code:
  Enter the 6-8 character class code provided by your teacher and click "Join". 

Submitting an assignment to Google Classroom

On a computer: 

• Go to classroom.google.com and sign in to your Google Account.

• Click on the class you're working in.

• Click the Classwork tab.

• Click on the assignment to open it.

• To add work, click Add or create.

• Select the source for your work: Google Drive, Link, or File (for files on your computer).

• Choose your file or enter the link, then click Add.

• Click Turn In and confirm your submission.