MS. BENTON IS THE G.O.A.T.
Besides English, Ms. Benton teaches this delicious elective.
What is Food & Family?
This happens regularly in an English class. Shocking, we know.
What is reading?
This should be completed when you enter class and see it posted.
What is the Do Now?
When someone else has the floor, you should be doing this.
What is listening?
You don't understand something. Instead of sitting there silently for 30 minutes, you should do this.
What is ask for help?
Ms. Benton is not only a teacher—she also leads this entire academic department.
What is the English Department?
Students are expected to be prepared to do this during class reading.
What is read aloud?
If an assignment has directions, your first step should probably be this.
What is read them?
True or False: You have to agree with everybody in this classroom.
What is FALSE?
Coming to class prepared means bringing your materials AND being ready to do this.
What is learn/participate?
When Ms. Benton isn’t teaching, she is working toward this advanced degree.
What is a doctorate / Ed.D.?
While another student reads, everyone else should be doing this.
What is following along?
Copying your friend’s answer word-for-word is called this.
What is plagiarism/cheating?
Even when you disagree with someone's opinion, your response must remain this.
What is respectful?
You finish your assignment before everyone else. This does NOT mean it's time to do this.
What is disrupt the class?
Ms. Benton has a creative side outside of education and is learning to do this with music.
What is music production?
A classmate struggles with a word while reading aloud. This is NEVER an acceptable response.
What is laughing/making fun of them?
If you are absent, whose responsibility is it to find out what you missed?
What is MY responsibility/the student's responsibility?
Race, gender, identity, politics, censorship, and other serious issues may come up in English. We challenge people's ________, not attack the person.
What are ideas?
“I wasn't here” does not magically make your missing assignment do this.
What is disappear / become excused automatically?
Teaching, cooking, writing, producing, leading—you could say Ms. Benton is basically this.
What is THE G.O.A.T.? 🐐🏆
Even when Ms. Benton is reading aloud, students are expected to do this with their own copy.
What is follow along with the text?
You turned in an assignment but rushed through it, ignored the directions, and barely answered the questions. Turning it in does NOT automatically mean you did this
What is meet the expectations / complete quality work?
I was just joking” does NOT erase this when your words hurt or disrespect someone.
What is the impact of your words?
The four things Ms. Benton wants you to become stronger at in English are reading, writing, speaking, and ________.
What is thinking?