Materials
When should you get your materials?
A. What materials?
B. Passing period BEFORE coming to class.
C. After I come in to class but before bell rings.
D. After bell rings.
B. Passing period before coming to class
OR
C. After I come in to class but before bell rings- YOU BETTER BE FAST!
True or False: Due dates don't matter.
False!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name 2 of the 4 heart attitudes/expectations for our class.
Respect, compassion, responsibility, growth mindset
True or False: Chatting to my friends when Mrs. Jones is teaching is okay, I'm being quiet!
No, you're not being quiet no matter what you think! Please stay quiet during instruction.
True or False: Copying my friend's homework or test answers isn't cheating. We're "working together!"
False. Of course that's cheating!!!!!
AUTOMATIC ZERO FOR BOTH OF YOU
Name 1 thing you should bring to class every day.
English binder, spiral or comp book, planner, paper, pencils/pens, highlighters, books, Bible
True or False: I can use a Late Homework Pass on anything I want.
English: True!
Speech: False, not for presentation days.
Name the other 2 heart attitudes/expectations that haven't already been said.
Respect, compassion, responsibility, growth mindset
True or False: I should interrupt Mrs. Jones while she's teaching if I have a question or don't understand something.
FALSE. Please raise your hand and wait for me to call on you. There will always be a time for questions but I might answer it before you even ask it.
True or False: I can have my phone in class if I keep it hidden.
Jr High: False. Don't even bring it to school because if I see it or hear it, I'll take it.
High School: True. Hidden and OFF. Also, if it's in your pocket, it's not hidden. FYI.
Name 2 more things you should bring to class everyday that haven't been said already.
WHERE and WHEN should I look for papers I missed?
In the pink organizer on Mrs. Jones's desk for your class period.
Look the day you come back!
Choose one heart attitude and explain what it means.
I'm listening :)
I'm all done with my work. What can I do?
A. Get up from my seat and talk to my friend.
B. Look at my work again and make it perfect or ask questions.
C. Ask Mrs. Jones, "What do I doOoOoOo?"
D. Study vocab/work on other homework.
E. Create something English-y for me to display (color-by-number or a dictionary page??)
F. Read a book off the windowsill
A. NOOOOOOOOO
B. YES, this is your first choice!
C. NOOOOOOOOOOO
D. YES
E. YES
F. YES, READ ALL THE BOOKS
True or False: Mrs. Jones LOVES repeating herself so I don't really need to pay attention to instructions.
False. Literally nothing I hate more.
If you didn't hear the instructions, ask your neighbor.
If you don't UNDERSTAND the instructions-- ask me. That's different than not hearing the instructions.
What shows me you're listening? _____ contact.
True or False: I should not only BRING my planner (or agenda for Speech) everyday but USE it (with Mrs. Jones's help).
English: True- and you will be graded for using it! Don't worry, we'll work together to use it.
Speech: True, you REALLY should, but I'm not grading it. You're a big kid.
I was absent. After I get my papers, how long do I have to turn them in?
As many school days as you were gone.
EXAMPLE: You were gone for 2 days because you had the flu. You get two school days to turn them in before points are lost.
Choose a different heart attitude and give an example of what it LOOKS like in the class and what it SOUNDS like in the class.
Still listening... :)
What happens if I break a heart or behavior expectaion? 3 steps.
1. Mrs Jones gives a reminder.
2. Mrs. Jones moves my seat (to right by her desk :))
3. Mrs. Jones sends me to the office and my parents are contacted.
I CHOSE not to use the bathroom before coming to class, and now I really gotta go. Will Mrs. Jones let me?
First of all... GO BEFORE CLASS.
Yes, but only when I'm done teaching. You might have to wait and I'm watching the clock to see how long you're gone. I'll mark you absent if it's too long :)
English: What is the name of one of the novels we might study?
Speech: What's the name of our textbook?
English: Holes, The Giver, Number the Stars, The Last Battle.
Speech: Sound Speech
"Mrs. Jones, can I still turn this in??"
What's my answer going to be and how will I grade it?
Yes. If it is within 3 days of the original due date, you'll get 10% off for each day.
1 day late: 90%
2 days: 80%
3 days: 50%
More than 3 days: 50%
Are rules bad? Why or why not?
Lay it on me!
"Everyone uses AI-- it's how everyone does everything. I can use it to help me write papers and speeches, look up answers, or tell me things about stuff we read."
True or False? Why?
False. While it is true that many people use AI for many things, in OUR class, it is not a tool that we use.
Why? God gave you a brain with thoughts and I want to hear them and help you grow them. Also, AI is straight up cheating.
If I forget anything we just talked about, I can look on my ____________ which is in the front of my binder in a page protector.
Syllabus!