1. Welcome to Mrs. Rather’s World History Classroom
Where learning is amazing…if you choose!!!

2. Quick Write:
For the next five minutes, write about the following prompt. DO NOT worry about writing conventions, just write your thoughts. Be prepared to share your ideas with others. Prompt: What would you attempt to do if you knew you could NOT fail?
Provide rules for sharing,
Share at your table
Label seats ABCDE and then share with A’s, B’s , etc
Discuss behaviors, evaluate own
Ideas to think about:
-hobby
-school subject
-friendships

3. Sharing ideas in the classroom
Practice Sharing
At your table, start with seat “A” to share your ideas.
After each member of the table shares, go around the table again this time Person A retells the group what B, C, D, E, F stated.
B continues, C, D, E, F… until everyone has had a chance to restate ideas.
Evaluate yourself: how well did you meet the “group sharing” expectations?
Evaluate the group: how well did the group meet “group sharing” expectations?
Rules:
Every person in the group must:
Listen to each person with the intent of being able to repeat back what the speaker said (Example…)
Share his/her ideas (that does not mean read what was written) (Example…)
Avoid interrupting the speaker and listeners (Example…)
Avoid making personal judgments (Example…)

4. Welcome Back Letters
As you read through Mrs. Rather’s Welcome Back Letter:
circle responsibilities with which you can support others
underline responsibilities with which YOU may struggle.
Choose one responsibility that you underlined; write 2 ways that you can overcome this challenge.

5. Name Tag Due next class Create your own name tag like the one below.
Make sure your name is LARGE and represents your personality.
Be prepared to share your answers; do your best work.
Name Tag Due next class