Welcome! August 19, 2019

Focus: What do we want to know about American Lit?

1. Warming up with three good things

Consider the following facts about happiness:

• When your mind is in a happy state (as opposed to a negative or neutral state), you're significantly more efficient, competitive, and successful.

• "Doctors put in a positive mood before making a diagnosis show almost three times more intelligence and creativity than doctors in a neutral state, and they make accurate diagnoses 19 percent faster." (Achor The Happiness Advantage 15)

• "Optimistic salespeople outsell their pessimistic counterparts by 56 percent." (15)

• Students in a happy mood before taking a math achievement test receive significantly better scores on average than students in a neutral state of mind. (15)

• You can rewire your brain to become happier by performing certain tasks on a regular basis.

2. Taking the "Two-Minute Personality Test" and introducing ourselves

Small break: Welcome to a screen-free zone!

3. Meeting and setting up the Writer's Notebook

HW:
1. Add something (or many things) to your Writer's Notebook to make it yours.

2. Please make sure you and your parents have completed the surveys I sent via email last week.

• Click HERE for the student survey.
• Click HERE for the parent survey.

3. Friday: 

• Signed class overview due.
• Make sure you have joined our Remind class by either accepting the invitation I sent you on Saturday or by clicking on this link.