Class Guidelines and Norms
A concrete goal written in student-friendly language that clearly describes what students will learn and be able to do by the end of a class session.
Learning Target
Name 3 out of the 3 types of Active Reading Connections:
Text-to-Self
Text-to-Text
Text-to-World
What does "RTL" stand for, on your gradebook?
Ready-to-Learn
What does a Turn & Talk activity look like in class?
-Elbow Partners facing each other and sharing their thoughts from an assignment
What is the name of the activity/warm-up we complete at the beginning of almost every class period?
The Activator
If I compare and contrast a character in a book I'm reading to another character in a different book I've read in the past, what kind of connection am I forming?
Text-to-Text
What does "PCR" stand for in this English class?
Personal Choice Reading
What month are we celebrating here at Penn Tech?
Hispanic Heritage Month!
How many grading categories does this class have? AND: Name one grading category, specifically.
(You must correctly answer both questions for the point reward)
3 total grading categories: Reading/Writing, Engagement, and Assessments
If I'm relating the description of war from the poem I'm reading to the ongoing military operations in Ukraine that I saw on CNN 10 News, then what type of connection am I forming?
Text-to-World
What does the acronym "CP" in "English CP II" stand for?
College Prep
What does it mean to be RTL (NOT what it stands for, but what do you have to do to be considered RTL?)
-Uniform in check
-ID attached to person
-Participating in class effortfully and appropriately
-Following Penn Tech policies (IE. Phone policy)
What is the name of the activity/exit-ticket we complete at the end of almost every class period?
The Summarizer
There's a character who wears a blue hat in the story I'm reading. I wear a blue hat, too.
What type of connection is this? AND: Is this a deep or a surface-connection?
Text-to-Self AND the example is a surface-connection because it does not enhance the experience of reading the text.
Which side of a chicken has the most feathers?
The outside!
What's the best way to reach out to Ms. Hyatt and me, outside of class?
Via Email
______ : The process of creating a mental image of something, based on a text and your background knowledge
Visualization