Course Introduction/Textbook Checkout

Today we want to take a bit of time to explore some of the concepts you'll be exploring over the course of this year. This will be a way not only to evaluate your own understanding of the skills that we will be working on, but how comfortable you feel with them at this point in time.

You will receive a self-assessment that relates to some of the skills that we will be working on this year.

• In groups, define each of the skills as listed on the self-assessment to the best of your abilities.
• Individually, assess how confident you are in your ability to do what each skill asks.

We will keep these until the end of the year, at which point you can assess your own growth.



As time permits, please begin thinking about the following journal topic:

Given your academic, career, and personal goals, what do you perceive to be the value of being able to read and write effectively? 

Other important information:

• 6 word memoirs are due on Monday. No exceptions.
• Tomorrow is the senior assembly during 2nd period. You must still meet in this class.
• We will be talking about netbooks and computers next week. If you do not have a Gmail account, get one. Immediately. Keep it professional.