Rules We Treasure
Procedures
Writing
Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
100
List the rules we treasure.
What is 1. Follow directions the FIRST time they are given. 2. Listen to and track the speaker. 3. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself. 4. No inappropriate language: cursing of ANY kind, teasing, or name calling.
100
I can get an infraction automatically in this class for failing to follow these procedures - (there are three I am thinking of)
1. Entering or exiting class incorrectly. 2. Forgetting my materials (including my Springboard book, my binder, my novel, or my pencil.) 3. If I talk in the hallway.
100
When I have a prompt that asks me to use specific details from the text, I should write in this format... If the prompt asks for a multiparagraph essay, then I need at least ___ paragraphs.
What is Assertion Evidence Commentary Evidence Commentary Restate the Assertion in different words (AECECR). 2 AECECR paragraphs.
100
When I read I always... I do this because it helps me...
What is ANNOTATE and GIST. Comprehend the text. It also helps me when I write so I know the pieces of evidence I can use from the text.
100
Figurative means Literal means
What is figurative means something that is imagined or not real. Literal means something that is actual and real.
200
The rewards I can get for behaving are...
What is tickets to buy things like candy, pirates gold, homework passes, and get out of jail free passes. Also, the class can get the top five and five bonus points a day, which will win them a class party.
200
When I have to go the bathroom I will (this answer must be very specific)
What is Write it down in my agenda. Leave my agenda on my desk until Ms. LaPres comes over and signs it. If it is an absolute emergency, then I will raise my hand with two fingers crossed. If I raise my hand and interupt Ms. LaPres from teaching, then I will NOT be allowed to go to the bathroom for the rest of the day.
200
My assertion is.... My evidence is....
My assertion is when I restate the question and answer it. My evidence is when I copy down a sentence word for word from the text that supports my assertion.
200
When I answer multiple choice questions, I _________. These are important things I do... I do this because
What is annotate/deconstruct the question. I circle scream words. I box question words. I underline the most important words. I GIST the question. I do this because it make sure I understand what the question is asking me.
200
The definition of theme is... This is a _________ idea. It is something that can be applied to _________________.
What is the lesson or moral of the story. This is a big idea that can be applied to everyone. I do not have to agree with it though.
300
Each time Ms. LaPres puts up a number on her hands, I will get a consequence for the behavior I CHOSE to portray. The consequence ladder is...
What is 1. Verbal Warning. 2. Lunch Detention with Ms. LaPres, INFRACTION, and written reflection. 3. After school detention, INFRACTION, and written reflection. 4. CLASS II.
300
If I have a personal need. I will NOT raise my hand. Instead, I will put my hand on my _________. This also includes when I need to throw something away. If I get out of my seat without asking for any reason, I will be given an ______________. This is because Ms. LaPres wants to ensure that every student is _________ and ___________
What is I will put my hand on my chest. If I get out of my seat without asking, I will be given an infraction, a written reflection, and an after school detention. Ms. LaPres does this to ensure that every student is SAFE and LEARNING.
300
The question I ask myself when I write my commentary is... I write my commentary by doing this...
What is "HOW does my evidence prove my assertion?" I put the evidence in my own words and connect it back to the assertion.
300
When I go to answer a writing prompt, I always...
What is Read and annotate the question. I create a checklist of what I have to do. I read and annotate the text. I go back to the question and my checklist. THEN, I begin writing. I prewrite, I write, and then I edit my writing.
300
Conflict is.... There are two types and their definitions are.... The resolution is the...
What is the problem, obstacle, or struggle. The two types are internal and external. Internal is a struggle within someone. External is a struggle with a character between something such as another character, nature or society. The resolution is the way the conflict ended or was solved.
400
Ms. LaPres has established NO EXCUSES behaviors, which will earn me an automatic class II. These include I can also get other automatic consequences for...
What is 1. Using ANY inappropriate language including name calling, cursing, and teasing. 2. Failing to keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself. 3. Disrespectful talking back to Ms. LaPres. If I talk during a quiz or test, I will get an F and be given written reflection instead.
400
When I come into our classroom, I have five things that I must do. They are IN ORDER -
What is 1. Greet Ms. LaPres at the door. 2. Find my seat SILENTLY. 3. Get out my materials for the day. 4. Write down my homework in my agenda AND LEAVE IT ON MY DESK SO MS. LAPRES CAN SIGN IT. 5. Start my Do Now silently in my Do Now Worksheet.
400
I never just put a quote down without _________. Some examples of this are.... I never just put my commentary down without ___________. Some examples of this are....
What is INTRODUCING IT. Examples: In the text it states, The author writes, The character said, It says in the text, etc. INTRODUCING IT. Examples: This quote shows/conveys/portrays/proves. Here the author shows/conveys/portrays/proves. etc.
400
There were many themes in the Lightning Theif. One was...
What is fight for what you love and believe in yourself and those around you. (A variation of this will be accepted).
400
A metaphor is.... When a metaphor continues for a long time it is called an.... A similie is...
What is a comparison between two unlike things. An extended metaphor. a comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
500
Ms. LaPres sets up rules for our classroom so that we ALL can reach our goals, which are...
1. 1 point of growth on the writing rubric. 2. 2 years of reading growth. 3. 80% mastery on the iLEAP and all other assignments.
500
When I am absent these are the procedures I MUST FOLLOW to make up my work. If I do not follow these procedures, I will get an _________ for any missing work.
What is What is go to the papparizzi binder and see what we did that day. Go to the absent folders and get any worksheets needed to be completed for the day. Ask the papparizzi if I have questions. If I still have a question, ask Ms. LaPres. Turn in the missing work by the end of the week. Bring it to Ms. LaPres during lunch. If I do not follow these procedures, I will get an F for any missing work.
500
On the last test, I was asked, "How do the two narratives show how one law sparked conflict for both women? Explain how the author uses elements of narrative to develop the conflict for each woman." I NEEDED TO IDENTIFY TWO VERY IMPORTANT THINGS IN THIS PROMPT WHICH WERE
What is the conflict for both women and how the elements narrative (actions, feelings, and dialogue) showed/developed the conflict.
500
Define these words... 1. Collaborate 2. Annotate 3. Gist 4. Chunk 5. Summarize 6. Portray/Convey 7. Fix Up Strategies
What is 1. Work together 2. Mark the text by underlining important words, circling words I don't know, putting an ! point next to things that click, and a ? by things that clunk. 3. Write the most important who and what in my own words 4. Break the text down into smaller parts 5. Gist - a description of the most important who and what in my own words. 6. Show 7. Strategies to figure out what a word means. 1. Look for key ideas in the sentence. 2. Look for key ideas in the sentences before and after. 3. Break the word down into smaller parts. 4. Find the prefix, root, and suffix.
500
Sometimes a word means something more that its literal dictionary definition or it has a different meaning given its context. This is defined as a words...
What is connotative meaning.