Name
Ms. Larkin
English 11-___
23 July 2014
About the Journals
 Journal entries are written in your composition book. If you have
your composition book, this journal should be written on the very
first page. If you do not have your composition book today, use
a loose leaf, 8x10, lined sheet of paper. When you are absent,
you are still responsible for completing your journal. Journals will
be graded randomly in various ways.
 ALWAYS write a heading for each new Journal!
 Always answer EVERY question in detail. If questions are
numbered, YOU MUST WRITE DOWN the warm-up questions!
Warm-Up
Directions: Read the course syllabus and answer the following questions.
1. Explain how grades are calculated.
2. What is a “hard due date”?
3. What items do you need to bring with you to class daily?
4. What technology do I require all my students to have
access to?
5. Find my 2 classroom expectations. Generate a list of 5
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES of how you will demonstrate
EACH of those behaviors. (10 total examples)
Name
Ms. Larkin
English 11-___
24 July 2014
About the Journals
 Journal entries are written in your composition book. Each
journal entry may be separated by your MLA heading. If your
previous entry took up ¾ page or more, begin the new entry on a
new page. If you do not have your composition book today, use
a loose leaf, 8x10, lined sheet of paper. When you are absent,
you are still responsible for completing your journal. Journals will
be graded randomly in various ways.
 ALWAYS write a heading for each new Journal!
 Always answer EVERY question in detail. If questions are
numbered, YOU MUST WRITE DOWN the warm-up questions!
Culture Journal
Reflect on your personal culture. What piece of
your identity is MOST important to you? How
did that come to be a part of your identity?
What’s the most vivid memory you have of this
part of your life? What emotions do you
associate with this part of your life?
Name
Ms. Larkin
English ___, Per. ___
22 July 2014
REMINDER About the Warm-Ups
 Warm-Ups are written in your composition book. If you have your
composition book, this warm-up should be written on the very
first page. If you do not have your composition book today, use
a loose leaf, 8x10, lined sheet of paper. When you are absent,
you are still responsible for completing your warm-up.
 ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE COMPOSITION BOOKS BY
FRIDAY, 7-25, along with all required class supplies.
 ALWAYS write a heading for each new Warm-Up!
 ALWAYS write down the warm-up questions!
Journal: Who are you?
Directions: Read the following question and write the FIRST 20
responses that come to mind. They may be nouns or adjectives,
words or phrases.
What words come to mind that you associate with your identity?
7-25 Junior Warm-up (No Comp book)
Annotate the informational text you picked up on your way in.
 Make Text-to-self connections with notes about how the text
relates to you personally or something you have seen or someone
you know has experience.
 Make Text-to-world connections with notes about how this is
relevant to the real world experience or things you have seen in
current events.
 Make Text-to-text connections with notes about how literary
characters may have experienced events relatable to the text.
Finally, at the end, write an overall response that includes your
thoughts as to why you believe I chose this particular text for you to
analyze.