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Welcome! Please have a seat anywhere you would like. (Week 1 only)

Welcome! Please have a seat anywhere you would like. (Week 1 only) Have on your desk your summer reading assignments * : The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (1 page front and back) Book of Your Choice (1 page for the book of your choice)

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Welcome! Please have a seat anywhere you would like. (Week 1 only)

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  1. Welcome! Please have a seat anywhere you would like. (Week 1 only) Have on your desk your summer reading assignments*: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (1 page front and back) Book of Your Choice (1 page for the book of your choice) *If you do not have this assignment with you today, I will let you know what to do momentarily.

  2. English, Grade 8Mr. Migdalias Welcome to Mr. Migdalias’s class! Welcome back to Pennbrook! Welcome back to middle school!

  3. English, Grade 8About Mr. Migdalias Graduated from West Chester University A big fan of poetry Third year teaching at Pennbrook Poetry Reading, Spring 2010

  4. English, Grade 8What to expect this year Vocabulary (workbook, Units 1-8) Level C (periods 2 & 4) Level D (periods 3, 7 & 8) Grammar (all classes) Subject / verb agreement Pronoun case/usage Pronoun / antecedent agreement Sentence types/structures Literature The Outsiders (novel; all classes) Our Town (play; all classes) Chains (novel; all classes) “Flowers for Algernon” (pds. 2 & 4) Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel; periods 3, 7 & 8) A play by Shakespeare (period 8 only) Poetry & short stories (all classes) Edgar Allan Poe • Writing (all classes) • Text dependent • Cross text analysis • Argumentative • Literary analysis • Analytical

  5. English, Grade 8Mr. MigdaliasClassroom Rules Follow all directions and procedures. Keep all hands, feet and objects to yourself. No profanity, name calling, teasing or putdowns

  6. English, Grade 8Supplies Pens and pencils Highlighter Three ring binder with dividers (enough for 5 sections) Lined Paper (bell work section)

  7. Let’s have a great year!

  8. Pds. 2 & 4‘Take out your agenda / assignment book. ‘Copy the following into your English / Language Arts Section for today: ‘Have English notebook prepared and class guidelines signed by next Monday. ‘If you didn’t today, bring summer reading assignments to class tomorrow. (Due by Friday)

  9. Pds. 3, 7 & 8‘Take out your agenda / assignment book. ‘Copy the following into your English / Language Arts Section for today: ‘Have English notebook prepared and class guidelines signed by next Monday. ‘If you didn’t today, bring summer reading assignments to class tomorrow. (Due by tomorrow/Wednesday)

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