First Day of Class: Syllabus & "The Most Dangerous Game"

(Monday, August 20 for Periods 1,2, 5, & 6. Tuesday, August 21 for Period 7)

As students entered, they selected their own seats in the room, printing their names on a sticky note for the seating chart.

Class began with a reading of John 1:1 and prayer:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning."

Students received a hard copy of the class syllabus. Both students and parents need to review the syllabus, sign it, and return it at the beginning of the second class period. (If a parent is out of town, full credit for this assignment will be available until next Thursday, August 30th.)

Students listened to a dramatic recording of "The Most Dangerous Game" with most following along in their textbooks. Mr. Stone informed students that they should bring their "big green literature book" to class every day unless directed otherwise. Students who have not yet purchased the Vocabulary Energizers text or the research handbook should acquire those in the next couple of weeks.

Students need a one-inch view binder for this class. (These are the notebooks with the clear covers that allow a paper to be slipped into the front and back of the outer cover of the binder.) F.Y. I. Walmart has been selling them for under $2.

Homework: Both students and parents should read the syllabus, sign the last page, and return it to Mr. Stone at the beginning of the next class period.