It's Personal
What does your teacher want to be called?
Ms. H.
What is the first thing you should do when you walk in to this classroom?
Look at the board. (Other acceptable answers: Agenda and Bellringer out)
What side of the hallway do you walk on?
Right
What does literal meaning mean?
The exact meaning of a word.
Who is the main character is an example of?
DOK 1
Two things I do not allow in this class?
IDK or not trying, Talking over me, saying negative things or whining, food/gum, thinking struggle is bad, bullying, playing around when you should be working, leaving a mess or being nasty.
How many pencil sharpeners are there in here?
4.
What should you being doing every night?
Reading for 20 min. and/or your homework.
What is denotation?
The exact dictionary definition of a word.
What is needed to create DOK 3 thinking?
Justification and extended thinking. Or a variation of this answer.
What is the motto of our classroom this year?
Move Mountains this Year!
What do I do first thing on Monday?
Grab a bellringer.
How many passes do you get for each class a quarter? What happens after you use them up?
3. Silent Lunch.
What is connotation?
The feeling or emotion a word give you. Also acceptable answers: Positive, negative or neutral feelings.
When YOU create an extended thinking presentation from multiple sources in your own words, it's...
DOK 4
Dreams Don't Work Unless...
You Do!
Chromebook or food.
What strategy should you be using to answer questions for ALL classes?
RACCES or RACES strategy. Restate that question in an answer every time!
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile compares to unlike things using like or as and a metaphor does not use like or as.
What are at least 3 of the verbs you might see in DOK 2?
Classify, infer, Summarize, Compare, Contrast, Interpret
What is the BEST House?
You must answer just like this:
The best house is AMISTAD!!!!
It's the end of class and you see people moving in the hallways, what do you do?
You wait for Ms. H. to dismiss you by tables.
What is the purpose of mindmapping?
Answers will vary---To help organize your writing, to help you write in more details, etc...
Both have to do with the exact factual meaning of a word or phrase.
What is the biggest difference between DOK 4 and the rest of DOK?
YOU do the thinking and producing of information from multiple sources in your own words instead of using other people's.