1. DO NOW: On a piece of paper write a paragraph about what you did over Winter Break? Did you make any New Years Resolutions? If so, what? DATE REMIND ERS AGENDA: Welcome back! New seating chart. Reestablish rules. Bathroom Passes. Welcome back activity. Begin To Kill a Mockingbird Unit Vocab and Slavery Video OUR LEARNING FOCUS FOR TODAY : Explore unit vocabulary for To Kill a Mockingbird and explore history of slavery leading up to the Jim Crow era in which the novel takes place. HW: LAST CLASS: N/A NEXT CLASS: Begin mini- research project Get any necessary supplies for 2 nd semester. Jan. 12, 2015 None!

2. Class Rules

3. BE ON-TIME, ON-TASK, AND READY TO LEARN EVERYDAY!

4. PERSONAL ELECTRONICS ARE ALLOWED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY!

5. BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN LEARNING, EACH DAY!

6. MS. G THE CLASSROOM OTHER STUDENTS YOUR SELF

7. TRASH GOES IN THE TRASH CAN #NOTYOURMAID

8. 4 PASSES FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER EACH UNUSED PASS IS WORTH 5 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS NO PASSES 15 MINUTES AT THE START OF CLASS NO PASSES LAST 15 MINUTES OF CLASS NO PASSES DURING DIRECT INSTRUCTION (WHEN I AM UP FRONT TEACHING)