Welcome to Senior English

We will talk later (briefly) about why the school still refers to this class as "British and Western English," why some seniors will have textbooks called "The English Tradition"  while others will say "The British Tradition," and why--by whatever name--there is a cultural heritage that needs to be recognized.  Mostly, however, we will call this course "Senior English."  Welcome--I look forward to actually getting to know you as opposed to just calling role.

Your Resume for Thursday
As mentioned in class, this does not have to be perfectly polished and professional-looking just yet.  But if you don't already have a working copy to build on, you have to start somewhere with basic organization.  The Career Center's College Resource Handbook provides a place to start:
http://www.ihs.issaquah.wednet.edu/Teachers/cote/College%20Planning/1011%20IHS%20College%20Resource%20Handbook.pdf

See Appendix A.

Points for Tomorrow
1.  Print out today's blog.
2.  On the back, write four things:

• Your Name (PRINT your name)
• The best movie you saw this summer, and why you liked it.  (If you did not see a movie this summer, describe the last movie you saw that you liked.)
• What is your favorite subject at school, and why?
• What do you find most challenging about English classes, in general?  (Try to leave different teacher styles/teacher personalities out of the mix--focus on what you pretty much know to be true about English class as a whole.) 

3.  Bring it to class with you.  You will not get credit for leaving it at home, and you won't be allowed to print it in class if you forgot.

Special Note to 4th period (And anyone else who has ever gotten hungry in class.)
In case you didn't hear the question right at the end, we have Second Lunch. 
And everyone needs to know that for a variety of reasons, there will be no eating in class this year.  Part of it involves being good stewards of our new building, but there are other reasons as well.  Eat breakfast, bring a snack to eat in the Commons or the various student lounge areas in the hallways during the break between 2nd and 3rd period, or even munch an apple or a granola bar enroute to 4th period.