ENTERING THE CLASSROOM Class Leader calls class to ATTENTION At ATTENTION behind desk Take SEATS – Say: “Per Ardua Ad Astra” Work on Black Book

English 9th Grade

Starter: Black Book What am I writing: WHATEVER you choose! How long does it have to be? 4 minutes to write What’s the point? Writing! Writing! Writing!

GOAL!!

THE CURRENT CLASSROOM “MODE” Quiet Mode Let others think too Stand & Deliver Open Discussion Team Work

STANDARDS FOR QUIET WORK: Let others think too I am listening to the teacher or speaker. I am not talking. I am taking notes or doing other silent work as directed. I am paying complete attention to the teacher or speaker.

Notebooks Entries Are: Quiet Mode: Let others think too In pencil or pen Labeled with the Entry Number Labeled with the Name of the Entry Labeled with the Date Clearly legible Followed by a horizontal line to separate entries on a single page Written so as to maximize the use of each page Representative of your best effort Complete

Entry 52: Today’s Objective 28Aug17 I will see what good writing looks like.

Entry 53: Word Wall 28Aug17 Clause a syntactic construction containing subject and predicate, forming part of a sentence or a whole simple sentence Example Sentence: We study commas used with clauses.

THE CURRENT CLASSROOM “MODE” Quiet Work Stand & Deliver Open Discussion Team Work

Standards for Open Discussion I contribute my ideas to class discussions I listen to others when they are speaking I wait for the appropriate time to contribute my ideas I am polite in my interactions with other students and the teacher

Notebooks Entries Are: In pencil or pen Labeled with the Entry Number Labeled with the Name of the Entry Labeled with the Date Clearly legible Followed by a horizontal line to separate entries on a single page Written so as to maximize the use of each page Representative of your best effort Complete

Entry 54: Commas in Good Writing Annotate—circle or highlight any commas you see

END OF CLASS Quiet Mode: Let Others Think Too Planner check by class leader (homework must be recorded for each class period today) SECURE YOUR GEAR Class, ATTENTION Dismissal by group