1. There were several school announcements about upcoming sports meetings, lunch options, and a late start day. 2. Students were instructed to prepare a paper titled "My Reading" and answer questions about how they learned to read, why they read, how many books they own, and their reading preferences. 3. The document provided steps for active reading and vocabulary words for the week.

1. Announcements There will be a girl's basketball meeting today in the multipurpose room for anyone interested in playing girls basketball this season. Lunch kiosks are set up in front of the media center, in front of the gym and at the Ben Stern Field, serving pizza and chicken sandwiches. Remember tomorrow is late start day with school starting at 9:30. There will no early bird classes on late start Wednesdays. All wrestlers please meet with Coach Wells in D108 at lunch on Thursday.

2. Welcome Back! Please find your seat. Take out writing utensil, textbook, and paper. Place your “My Writing” assignment in the HW tray at the front of the classroom by the door (if you have not already done so). Prepare a sheet of paper with a heading for today’s anchor assignment: “My Reading.”

3. Directions for Anchor Activity Copy the questions on the following slide on a sheet of paper. Answer all questions in complete sentences using ample detail. Make sure the paper is headed correctly: the title of this assignment is “My Reading”

4. My Reading How did you learn to read? Share your most vivid memory. Why do you read? List as many reasons as you can think of. If you had to guess . . . How many books would you say there are in your house? How many books would you say you've read this summer? How many books would you say you've read in the past year? What does someone have to do or know in order to be a good reader? What kinds of books do you like to read (mystery, fantasy, history, true crime, graphic novels . . .)? How do you decide which books you'll read? Who are your favorite authors? Have you ever reread a book? If so, why did you decide to do so? What kinds of books deserve rereading? How often do you read at home? In general, how do you feel about reading?

5. Active Reading Steps Number your paragraphs. Identify any areas of confusion: Highlight unfamiliar or uncertain vocab. Write questions in the margins of the text. Read again to rectify confusions. Seek help if necessary. Circle important ideas, names, dates. Underline or highlight supporting details of main ideas Write main ideas in margins.

6. Vocabulary – Week 1 Fogies Utterly Theorize Minting Formative Peculiar Instantaneous Anthropologist Commercial Intra- Summon Versatility Notions Emanate Disparities Adjacent Rifts Cauldron Minutia Uber- Preceded Deliberate Conceivably

7. Writer’s Notebook Rules Never tear a page from the notebook. Never. Mistakes and wrong turns are valuable. Leave a fly page up front, just like in books. Number pages only on the right-hand (front) side, starting after the fly page. Write the page number in the top-right corner for later ease of reference.

8. Writer’s Notebook Rules 5. Only write on the right-hand/front pages of the notebook. Keep the left-hand/back pages blank for revising, rethinking, and tinkering with the facing page.