Notebook Entries You must bring your English notebook

Notebook Entries • You must bring your English notebook daily to class. • Number and label each entry to get full credit. • Complete the required number of lines. • When absent, be sure to make up entries missed (posted on Web page one week in advance of due date). • Notebooks will be collected and graded after 8 -10 assignments (16 -20 points). • If a notebook is too sloppy to grade, it will be returned without credit.

Notebook Entries First Marking Period

Entry 1: Ideal Teacher (8 to 10 lines) Describe your ideal teacher. In your opinion, what qualities does a good teacher possess? What turns you off to a teacher? Think of past teachers and describe a positive and a negative experience. Don’t names!!!

Entry 2: Greatest Fear (10 lines) – Start each paragraph with a strong topic sentence and include descriptive details. – If you know, tell how long you’ve had this fear and how it began. – Describe how you feel and react when confronted with this fear. – Describe some situations you have to avoid because of this fear.

Entry 3: Fame (10 lines) • Would you like to be famous? Why or why not? • If the answer is yes, what would you like to be famous for? Describe what fame would be like using details and examples. • If the answer is no, explain why fame is not desirable to you. Describe aspects of fame that are unappealing.

Entry 4: Animal (10 lines) • If you could choose to be any animal for 48 hours (2 days), what would you be and why? Describe your life as this animal in detail. What would you look like? What would you be able to do? Demonstrate your ability to use descriptive detail!

Entry 5: Dream (5 -7 lines) Describe the worst dream you ever had. Use imagery to create a vivid picture for your reader.

Entry 6: Eye for an Eye(5 lines) Do you believe in an “Eye for an eye” (revenge/justice) or “Turn the other cheek” (forgiveness)?

Entry 7: Wish (10 lines) If you could have any wish, what would you wish for and why? And you can’t wish for more wishes!!!

Entry 8: Life Code (10 lines/100 words) What is your life’s code? -These lines can be written in paragraph, structured, or free verse form. -Think about what is important to you. What do you value? What do you stand for? How do others view you as a person?

Notebook Entries Second Marking Period

Entry 1: Subordinate Conjunctions after before once although as as if as long as as though because still even if even though if if only in order to now that rather than since so that than that unless until whenever whereas wherever while

Entry 2: Tone Poem (10 lines/100 words) Write a ten line poem (structured or free verse) with a particular tone. We will share and identify tone in your poems. Some possible tones include angry, excited, sad, frightened, sarcastic, loving, proud or patriotic. Be prepared to share so that others can identify the tone. Some Possible Ideas: • Angry (maybe about punishment you thought was unfair) • Sarcastic (maybe about how much you love English class!)

Entry 3: Speaker (10 lines/100 words Put yourself in someone else’s shoes: Write ten lines (structured or free verse) from the point of view of one of your role models i. e. , parent, sibling, celebrity, teacher, coach, etc. We will share poems and discuss the speaker of your poem and what we can tell about him or her.

Entry 4: Mood (10 lines/100 words) Write ten lines to describe one of the following scenarios: • • being home alone when the lights go out a small child lost in a crowded train station food fight in the cafeteria the last day of school Be prepared to share and discuss the mood of your poem!

Notebook Entry 5: Theme (10 lines/100 words) Write a ten line poem (structured or free verse) that explores any of the following topics for themes: death, peace, friendship, jealousy, loneliness, love, courage, prejudice, truth. -Write theme statement before you write the poem (NOT ONE WORD!)

Notebook Entry 6: Do-over (5 to 7 lines) If you could go back and relive one day of your life, which day would it be and why?

Notebook Entry 7: Resource Officers (7 to 10 lines) Do you think police have a role to play in school? Why or why not?

Notebook Entry 8: Boy or Girl (7 to 10 lines) Is it easier being a girl or boy? Support your opinion with good reasoning.

Notebook Entry 9: Immortality (7 - 10 lines) Do you think it would be a blessing or a curse to have immortality (to live forever)? Why or why not?

Notebook Entry 10: Neighbor (7 – 10 lines) Who would be the ideal celebrity neighbor?

Notebook Entries Third Marking Period

Entry 1: First Day Write for 15 minutes in the assigned text structure and underline the transitions The first day of school is always an interesting day… Row A: descriptive Row B: sequential Row C: compare and contrast Row D: cause/effect Row E: Problem solution Row F: Choice Be prepared to share!!!

Entry 2: Beach Write in the assigned text structure (20 minutes) and underline the transitions That was some day at the beach… You have complete freedom. Was there a shark attack? Did you meet your true love? Was it a tsunami? Was it World War II and the troops were storming the beach of Normandy? Was this beach on another planet? Row A: Choice Row B: Descriptive Row C: Sequential Row D: Compare/contrast Row E: Cause/effect Row F: Problem/solution

Entry 3: Expectation Write 10 -15 lines in the assigned text structure and underline the transitions When you least expect it… Row A: Cause/effect Row B: Problem/solution Row C: Choice Row D: Descriptive Row E: Sequential Row F: Compare/contrast

Entry 4: Never Write 10 -15 lines in the assigned text structure and underline the transitions I am never going there again… Row A: Problem/Solution Row B: Choice Row C: Descriptive Row D: Sequential Row E: Compare/contrast Row F: Cause/effect

Entry 5: Ride Write 10 -15 lines in the assigned text structure and underline the transitions It was quite a ride… Row A: Compare/contrast Row B: Cause/effect Row C: Problem/solution Row D: Choice Row E: Descriptive Row F: Sequential