WELCOME BACK! GET OUT A SHEET OF PAPER AND A PEN/PENCIL TODAY, WE WILL BE LEARNING (AGAIN) HOW THIS CLASSROOM IS RUN. YOU WILL TAKE NOTES: TITLE THESE NOTES “CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT NOTES” YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ OVER THESE NOTES AT THE END OF CLASS.

ENTERING THE ROOM Enter quickly and quietly. Do NOT block the doorway! Grab your colored folder, SSR book, and be in your seat BEFORE the bell rings. On Fridays, grab your composition notebook in addition to your folder. Turn in any Homework/make-up work into the trays BEFORE the bell rings. Have all materials for class BEFORE the bell rings.

SSR AND BOOK LOG Start class with 17 minutes of SSR EVERYDAY! You will read the SAME book EVRYDAY until you complete it. If you do not have a book of your own, you may borrow the book assigned to you. After 17 minutes, you will record what you read in your SSR Book Log. After we record in our book logs, the ASSISTANT OF THE WEEK/PEER TUTOR will gather my books and place them back in numerical order.

JUMPING INTO THE LESSON Monday-Thursday we will have Bell Work. Fridays we will have Writers’ Workshop. We will then take a Brain Break. This may be a game, a video, a puzzle, time to stretch, or something incredibly random. The purpose= to allow your brain to relax for a few minutes and refocus.

My desk and space. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH MY DESK OR ANYTHING ON, NEAR OR AROUND IT! Door Door, window, tree, podium: YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED in this area Student Section SSR chair White Board ObjectivesA.O.W EA Desk: YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE DESK OR ANYTHING ON, NEAR OR AROUND IT! Book Shelf Recycle 1 Trash Student desks. English 1 Classroom Setup Student Section Air Unit

CLASSROOM RULES Be Prepared  Be on time in your seat before the bell.  Have all materials before the start of class.  Follow dress code.  Have OHS Agenda  Use the restroom prior to class.  Turn off and put away all electronics.  Listen to teacher/peers speaking. Be Respectful  Keep voice level appropriate to activity.  Stay in designated seat or area.  If it is not yours, don’t touch it.  Use appropriate language.  No food or drink (except water) in the classroom. Be Responsible  Stay actively involved and engaged in the lesson.  Ask for help when needed.  Keep work area clean and free of graffiti.  Complete all assignments on time.  Follow teacher directions.

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES TO USE THE RESTROOM: FILL OUT YOUR AGENDA, MAKE THE RESTROOM GESTURE, AND WAIT FOR ME TO SIGN YOUR AGENDA: NOTICE THIS TOOK ZERO TALKING! TO GET SUPPLIES: MUST HAPPEN BEFORE CLASS BEGINS. PAPER AND WRITING UTENSILS ARE AT THE STUDENT CENTER. ONCE THEY ARE GONE… THEY ARE GONE! TO ASK A QUESTION/MAKE A COMMENT/ANSWER: RAISE YOUR HAND WITH THE APPROPRIATE GESTURE AND WAIT TO BE CALLED ON. TURNING IN WORK: THERE ARE TWO SETS OF TRAYS AT THE STUDENT CENTER: LEFT=LATE/MAKE-UP WORK, RIGHT=ON TIME. PLACE WORK IN THE TRAY FOR YOUR CLASS PERIOD.

Finding extra copies: At the back of the room, there is a hanging folder. Each week, I will place all extra copies there. Once they are gone.. They are gone! Using my website: Go to “In the Classroom”. If you were absent: 1. your missing work will be in your folder when you return. 2. Ask a friend what you missed and need to make-up. 3. Ask me for a PAT pass. To throw away trash: Wait until the start or end of class. Place trash on your desk until then. CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

ASSISTANT OF THE WEEK: A.O.W. Your jobs: 1. Move folder crate to the door at the start of SSR. 2. Put up SSR books in numerical order after SSR. 3. Hand out and pick up papers.

MORE THINGS TO REMEMBER… Grading Scale: -Assessments are worth 60%. This includes: tests, quizzes, papers, and projects. -Practice is worth 40%. This includes: in-class assignments, homework, pre-writing, activities, and participation. Seating: You will sit in your assigned seat unless reassigned, or as a class we must move to participate in an activity. Cell Phones: All cell phones should be turned off or on silent throughout the class period. Late Work Policy: There is a 10% grade deduction per day for late work. Tardiness: It is the expectation that you are in class and in your seat when the bell rings. The tardy policy is as follows: 1) warning 2) phone call home 3) referral to administration.

EXITING THE ROOM Stay seated until I dismiss you.... Once dismissed, gather all belongings (including trash!). Place folder in crate, trash in the trash can, and return borrowed materials.

QUIZ: OVER EVERYTHING WE JUST REVIEWED Write answers on your own sheet of paper. This is your first grade of the 9 weeks and is a QUIZ GRADE! You may use your notes. When you are finished, put your notes in your folder and turn your quiz over on your desk.

GOALS FOR THIS 9 WEEKS You are half way through your freshman year. Look back on last semester… what can you improve on? Make ONE, SPECIFIC goal, and fill out your new goal pendant. Once completed, you MUST color it. Due at the end of class.

SSR AND BOOK LOG Grab your Writers’ Workshop books as well!!!

On your next available page, review TIDDE. Write down what each letter stands for and what color we use for each. Then, write down how we start each sentence. TIDDE Review Page # T= Topic, Black I= D= E= T: First, Second, Third… I: D: E: In conclusion… Stands for and colors? How does it start?

MID TERM TEST REVIEW Your scantron shows how many you missed. Each question was worth 2.5 points= 85% of the test. Your TIDDE writing has notes from me. This section was worth 15 points. Thesis was 5 points. T=2 I=2 D=2 D=2 E=2 Your final score is written on the scantron.