ELA Mission
You will be expected to do two things every day in ELA. What are they?
Read and write
The bell rings. What should you do?
Go to your assigned seat and begin the warm-up.
An assignment is due today, but you don't turn it in. What is it called?
What is the highest possible score for a late assignment?
Late work
80%
Your classmate gives an incorrect answer. You laugh because you think the answer is funny. Which class value are you forgetting?
Listen & Value Others
What is the first step in our behavior response when you make a poor choice?
A Teacher Prompt, verbal or nonverbal, reminding you to make a better choice.
Your teacher says, “For this project, you need to use databases and NoodleTools.” What are you probably working on?
Research
You need to use the bathroom. When are you not allowed to go?
During the first and last 10 minutes of class.
You were absent for three school days. How many days do you have to make up your work?
Four days
Days absent + 1
Your group is having a discussion. One person has been talking for five minutes and hasn't let anyone else speak.
Which class value applies?
Share the Space
Your teacher gives you a reminder to change your behavior, but the behavior continues. What happens next?
You complete a Behavior Reflection, which is sent home.
Name two organizational supplies listed for ELA.
Where should you be when the bell rings at the end of class?
In your seat. Once the bell rings, you may stand up and calmly walk to the door.
Assignments that require multiple instructional periods will not be accepted after the due date (Ex: Quarter Reading Work, One-Pagers, Research Writing, Essays, etc.)
True
You don't understand something, but you're embarrassed to ask a question. Which class value reminds you that it's okay to take a risk?
Be Brave
Put these three steps in the correct order:
1. Teacher Prompt → 2. Reflection → 3. Contact Home
Name two units or areas of study you will do this year besides research.
You remember that you have a long-term project due in two weeks, but you can't remember the exact date. Where should you look first?
The class calendar or your planner
You forgot to turn in an assignment, and the assignment has been posted in Student Connect for over a week. You plan to turn it in tomorrow. Can you still turn it in?
No, you have only one week from when the assignment is posted in Student Connect to submit it for late credit.
A student finishes their assignment and begins distracting everyone around them instead of finding something productive to do.
Which class value is being ignored?
Be Learning-Centered
Your teacher has already given you a prompt, and you have completed a reflection. You continue to misbehave and disrupt the learning environment.
Your teacher says, “It's independent reading time,” but you don't have a book. What is one solution?
Check out a book from the classroom library.
*Every Tuesday, you will have library time to check out a book, so you should never be without a book in ELA class.*
You will also have 10 minutes each day to read silently in class.
When is it appropriate to sharpen pencils, ask to leave the classroom, or get other materials needed for learning?
Before the bell rings, during independent work time, or when Ms. Raby isn't giving instruction.
You are absent for four days. When you return, you have no idea what you missed.
Name three things you should do.
1. Check the agenda slides in Google Classroom
2. Check the hanging absent work folders for assignments that you need to make up.
3. Ask Ms. Raby or another teacher in the room if you are still confused.
*Remember that you are responsible for finding out what you missed.*
Your group is using classroom materials. Someone begins playing with them instead of using them for their intended purpose.
Use Materials Responsibly. They should use the materials for their intended purpose and take care of them.
A student has continued to misbehave after a teacher prompt, reflection, and contact home. The behavior still hasn't changed.
What are the next two steps in the progression?
Parent Contact by teacher → Office Referral