Welcome back to El Dorado week 1's lessons 9/8 - 11 - 09

Welcome back to El Dorado, I look forward to working with you this year and watching you develop over the next four years. In They Call Me Coach, John Wooden defines the elusive quality of success as: "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming." This is what I will be looking for all year - "Your Best" - that is not a grade. I will always be here every morning at 7 am - 7:45 am to help you or answer any questions you might have. I will also be here at break, the beginning of lunch, and on the tennis courts after school if we do not have an away match. Let's work together and let's have fun together.

This week you can earn 25 extra credit points by getting a college rule, three section only, spiral notebook by Friday.

Tuesday 9/8
1. Introductions and phone numbers
2. Discuss and sign Guidelines and Literature List (homework)
3. Share your summer
4. Fill out Harvard Resume (homework)

Wednesday 9/9
1. Overview of class
2. Read “I Can!” and “Risk”
3. Read “MLA Format” and “The Race”
4. Write two paragraphs about a positive lesson. (homework)
Type and double space (MLA format)
Think about a time where you over came something. Who helped you and what did you learn? Describe the situation and what the lesson was. Use the five W’s :who, what, when, where, and when.

Thursday 9/10
1. Review and discuss Harvard Resume
2. Read and discuss “Bill Gates Speech”
3. Explain “Marvin” comic

Friday 9/11
1. Grammar Quiz, “Spell Checker”
2. “The Race” paper due (20 points)
3. Edit, revise and retype (homework)
4. Set up Reading Cards (10 points a day for book in class and reading)

Go Hawks!