After this class, students will be able to:
1. provide a personal introduction to their instructor.
2. create name derivatives based on linguistic formulas.
3. create an email account and send a test message to their instructor.
Agenda:
1. Students will find their assigned seats.
2. Ms. Kingsbury will introduce herself and give a brief overview of the class.
- Introduction: This is Ms. K's fourth year at OHS. Over these years, she's helped almost 200 seniors reach their goal of graduation from high school. This year, she will be responsible for four senior English classes, almost 140 students. She lives with her daughter (who is three), her boyfriend, and four cats. Her hobbies include reading, writing, and photography, plus she is learning how to cook.
- Overview of English 4: The syllabus for this class will be reviewed on Tuesday, September 11, 2007. In brief, English 4 will be the busiest and most important class that you have. It is required for graduation. It is in your best interest to make English 4 a high priority in your life. Work hard now so you can cruise in the spring.
- Class website: The website for this class can be found at http://english4healthacademy.blogspot.com. Students should visit this site on a daily basis for classwork, notes, announcements, information, and homework.
INFORMATION SHEET FOR MS. KINGSBURY
OVERBROOK HIGH SCHOOL 2007-2008
ENGLISH 4
YOUR NAME:
ADDRESS:
HOME PHONE #:
CELL PHONE #:
PARENT/GUARDIAN’S NAME:
ACADEMY:
THREE WORDS YOU WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF:
YOUR THREE GREATEST STRENGTHS (what are you good at):
PLANS AFTER OHS (please be specific):
4. Students will then flip their information sheet over and play the name game. This exercise is meant to be fun and to provide your instructor with information. The goal is to create an atmosphere of camaraderie and community.
a. YOUR REAL NAME:
b. YOUR GANGSTA NAME (first 4 letters of real name plus izzle):
c. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME (favorite color and animal):
d. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (your middle name and street you live on):
e. YOUR STAR WARS NAME (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name):
f. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME (Your 2nd favorite color, and random thing):
g. YOUR ARABIC NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, 1st letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your mom’s maiden name, 3rd letter of you dad’s middle name, 1st letter of a sibling’s first name, and last letter of your mom’s middle name):
h. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Parents’ middle names):
i. YOUR "GOTH" NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets):
We will go around the room and each student will share their real name and their favorite name game name. Ms. K will also share a few of hers.
5. Ms. Kingsbury will instruct students on how to create an email account specifically dedicated to English 4 class work.
- Go to http://www.gmail.com
- At the bottom right corner, click on "Sign up for Gmail"
- Complete the form using your real name. Your email address should be yourfirstname.yourlastname@gmail.com. Example: Galvin.Crisp@gmail.com
- After you submit the form, you will be sent to a page that says congratulations on setting up your account. Click on "I'm ready - show me my account."
- Once you get to your account, send a test message to Ms. Kingsbury. Click on COMPOSE MAIL. In the TO line, type ms.kingsbury@verizon.net. In the SUBJECT line, type TEST. In the text of the message, type TEST. Hit send.
- Click on the SENT MAIL folder on the left of the page to confirm that your message went through.
- Set up a gmail account and send a test message to ms.kingsbury@verizon.net. Do this by midnight tonight. This is worth 30 points towards your grade.
- Bring a notebook for tomorrow's class. This is worth 20 points towards your grade.
NOTE: Class was short due to extended advisory.
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