Tuesday August 18, 2009 Introduce myself Introduce myself Wife & Mom Wife & Mom Recent graduate Recent graduate ESL teacher for 4-1/2 years ESL teacher for 4-1/2 years My passion to help students be good, happy, effective learners and connect everything they learn in school to everything else in their world and vice-versa My passion to help students be good, happy, effective learners and connect everything they learn in school to everything else in their world and vice-versa My son just went to college last weekend  My son just went to college last weekend  You are ALL a part of my extended family now You are ALL a part of my extended family now

cont’d  Hand out General Class Outline, Objectives & Expectations with Semester Schedule Discuss skills we’ll focus on Discuss skills we’ll focus on speech, literary analysis, writing process speech, literary analysis, writing process Review semester schedule Review semester schedule Discuss General Daily Schedule Discuss General Daily Schedule Journaling Journaling Every day as your bell ringer activity Every day as your bell ringer activity Once a week you will revise/edit your chosen entry for grading Once a week you will revise/edit your chosen entry for grading Hand out and go over journal rubric Hand out and go over journal rubric We will also focus on interview and job skills just before Christmas We will also focus on interview and job skills just before Christmas

cont’d Speaker of the Day Speaker of the Day Starting 8/31, pairs for the first round Starting 8/31, pairs for the first round Will be responsible for daily Non-Fiction Reading of Current Events Will be responsible for daily Non-Fiction Reading of Current Events Bring either hard paper or be ready with on-line paper Bring either hard paper or be ready with on-line paper Paraphrase a few current events for the class & facilitate discussion Paraphrase a few current events for the class & facilitate discussion Hand out and go over SOTD rubric Hand out and go over SOTD rubric Speaker of the Day will also do the daily research for “language connections” that will be inserted here during class discussion – things like looking up words we don’t know or finding pictures of words or concepts that are unfamiliar Speaker of the Day will also do the daily research for “language connections” that will be inserted here during class discussion – things like looking up words we don’t know or finding pictures of words or concepts that are unfamiliar We did not hand out the SOTD rubric – we’ll do that later next week We did not hand out the SOTD rubric – we’ll do that later next week

cont’d These daily notes These daily notes Cornell Method variation with Language Connections made during class discussions Cornell Method variation with Language Connections made during class discussions Will be posted on Eng 303 Wiki Will be posted on Eng 303 Wiki This is where we’ll insert our “language connections” during our class discussions. This is where we’ll insert our “language connections” during our class discussions. You can write your own “language connections” on your own notes that you should be taking You can write your own “language connections” on your own notes that you should be taking I hope to post these notes at least weekly to the wiki site. I hope to post these notes at least weekly to the wiki site.

cont’d Discuss class participation Discuss class participation Why are we here at AHS? Atlantic? USA? What is our purpose? Why are we here at AHS? Atlantic? USA? What is our purpose? Discuss daily participation points Discuss daily participation points Employability Employability Begins at bell with attendance & will be recorded daily Begins at bell with attendance & will be recorded daily How are participation points deduced? How are participation points deduced? Absences, tardies, misbehavior, not handing in assignments… Absences, tardies, misbehavior, not handing in assignments… Your participation points (employability grade) each week will be roughly equal to one assignment per week and are your easiest points. Please do what is expected of you so I can award full points on this weekly grade. Your participation points (employability grade) each week will be roughly equal to one assignment per week and are your easiest points. Please do what is expected of you so I can award full points on this weekly grade.

cont’d Discuss late work Discuss late work Shows effort Shows effort Oral/written confirmation of when due (3 days after absence) with students/parents Oral/written confirmation of when due (3 days after absence) with students/parents Part of integrity Part of integrity In trying to be fair and grade with integrity, I will stick to the late work policy with everyone. In trying to be fair and grade with integrity, I will stick to the late work policy with everyone.

cont’d Discuss Integrity overall Discuss Integrity overall As a teacher As a teacher Try my best to be fair and respectful in discussions, workload, grading, challenging Try my best to be fair and respectful in discussions, workload, grading, challenging Try my best to talk the talk and walk the walk Try my best to talk the talk and walk the walk As a student As a student Try your best to be fair and respectful in discussions, assignments, with classmates, with SELF Try your best to be fair and respectful in discussions, assignments, with classmates, with SELF No cheating, plagiarism, put-downs, apathy No cheating, plagiarism, put-downs, apathy Remember that this is a school, which is a mini- society, and that we all need to respect the society’s behavior expectations Remember that this is a school, which is a mini- society, and that we all need to respect the society’s behavior expectations We all need to expect integrity from each other, but from ourselves first. We all need to expect integrity from each other, but from ourselves first.

cont’d Read aloud and share introductions. Read aloud and share introductions. 6 th period did not finish introduction read alouds. 6 th period did not finish introduction read alouds.