Grading
1. What is Ms. Graff's late work policy?
2. What are the three categories you are graded in Resource?
1. All work can be turned in until the end of the unit
2. Organization, Transition Activities, Quarter Reflection
When are you allowed to use you cell phone during Resource class?
You must ask Ms. Graff permission AND cell phones are used for academic purposes (to complete class work) only!
Name all of the days week you are expected to complete classwork in Resource.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
1. What is the purpose of a Tuesday lesson?
2. Are you allowed to complete work for other classes on this day?
1.To learn a skill that you will need for life.
2. No, students need to be engaged with the lesson that Ms. Graff is teaching and not working on other assignments.
Name the four movies Ms. Graff saw in the theater over winter break.
Wonka, Ferrari, The Color Purple, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
1. What percentage of your grade are grade checks, planner checks, and organization checks worth?
2. You are missing a planner check or grade check.How does this effect your grade?
1. 40% of your grade
2.Your grade can go down one or more letter grades
You want to use the bathroom.
1. Who do you want to communicate this to you?
2. What do you take with you?
3. When are you not allowed to use the bathroom?
4. What do you do when you return from the bathroom?
5. What happens if you take advantage of bathroom privileges?
1. Ms. Graff and Bathroom list writer
2. Bathroom pass
3. no passes first 10 or last 10 minutes of class
4. Clip the bathroom pass back on the whiteboard in the front
5. One week bathroom suspension
During a work day what are you expected to complete first before other assignments?
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays?
Fridays?
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday = planner check
Fridays = grade check
1. How many total units is Ms. Graff planning to teach this year?
2. Name the unit we are currently in.
1. There are four units
2. Unit 2 - Study Skills/Organization
How late did Ms. Graff sleep in over winter break?
Hint: need a specific time that you see on a clock!
9:00 am
Where must all work (including late work) should be submitted if you want to Ms. Graff to grade it?
Hint: looking for two places
the green turn in bin OR Google Classroom
Does Ms. Graff allow you to use your cellphone for personal reasons?
Yes, ask Ms. Graff first and handle your personal business outside then come back into class
1. Name the locations of the planner check and grade check
2.Describe the difference between the planner check and grade check. Why do you complete both each week?
1. Planner Check = top shelf of blue tray on Ms. Graff's desk
Grade check = Google Classroom (Must Do's - To Do This Week)
2. Planner check = write down tasks that are missing or need to complete during the week, for next class, exams/quizzes to study for
Grade check - to see where you stand and each class and reach out to your teachers to help you bring your grades up early and often
1. How many homework assignments does Ms. Graff assign on Tuesdays?
2. When the assignment ALWAYS due?
3. Where do you hand in assignments when you are done?
1. One assignment
2. Assignments are always due Friday at the end of Resource class
3. Green turn in bin or on Google Classroom
Name three musicals Ms. Graff saw over winter break.
Shrek, Cinderella, and Beautiful
You need to submit an assignment for Resource that is already past due. What steps do you need to take?
Hint: There are two steps.
1. Turn in the assignment to the green turn in bin or on Google Classroom
2. Email or G-Chat Ms. Graff listing the name of the assignment that needs to be graded and if it was completed on paper or on Google Classroom
Name/describe the number of warnings you receive for inappropriate phone use.
warning 1 = whole class
warning two = individual warning
warning three = individual warning and phone goes directly to phone jail (blue bucket)
Is Ms. Graff allowed to help you with assignments on work days?
Yes! Ms. Graff's strongest subjects are English and Science, but she can definitely figure out assignments quickly. Please ask for help if you are stuck with something. She teaches five different classes this year!
Where (which topic) on Google Classroom are all assignments you are expected to complete on Tuesdays located? This is also a helpful place to look when you are absent.
Must Do's: To Do This Week - topic on Google Classroom
What three tv shows did Ms. Graff watch over winter break?
Lupin, The Gilded Age, and The Crown
You are missing three planner checks. Can you still turn them in? What steps should you take?
Hint: There are three steps.
1. Fill out planner check
2. Write out the dates you are missing the planner check on top of the planner
3. turn in to the green turn in bin
Describe extra credit opportunities Ms. Graff offers.
Extra credit assignments during units and classroom leadership positions
It is a work day and you have nothing do. What should you be doing in Resource class for the entire period?
Hint: There are three choices.
1. Make sure you have turned in all assignments due for Resource.
2. Check each class to see if you are missing assignments or if your grade is below passing.
3. Ask Ms. Graff for alternative assignments such as following directions packet or look under early finishers tab on Google Classroom and select an activity to complete.
1. What month is Ms. Graff tentatively planning to finish our current unit, Unit 2: Study Skills/Organization?
2.What skills do we have left to learn in this unit?
1. Second week of March 2024
2. Study skills, multi-tasking, and test taking strategies
Where will Ms. Graff be traveling to in 2024?
Hint: name two countries and one U.S. state
Germany, Israel, and New York