Index Card Info for Student (Day 1)
Your Name
- Phone #
- Parent Email
- Favorite Book
- Favorite Treat
- Favorite Song/Singer
- Favorite Movie
- Hobbies or Talents
- Strengths as a writer
- Weaknesses as a writer
- 3 Jobs/Careers of Interest
*If you were absent, you will need to complete one of these and turn it in.
Student Handbook Reviewed- PPT
(attached below)
** Please review the dress code and attendance section. Please note that 3 tardies now equal an absence!
- Discussion of "Soft Skills" as they apply to classroom rules:
(Soft Skills Sheet attached below)
Be respectful; be on time; don't swear; electronic devices put away unless teacher instructs otherwise; remove hats; put backpack under seat; come to class prepared; do your best
- Supplies
You will need a wireless composition notebook, a writing utensil, (not red or gels), glue sticks, a pencil sharpener, and a box of Kleenex.
Checked out Textbook
* If you have a fine or books that were not checked back in, you will need to take care of those before you will be able to check out your textbook. Please see Mrs. Adcock (librarian) to check out your book. You may keep them in my classroom or take them home. Please write you name in the front of the book to avoid confusion when you go to return it at the end of the year.
Video-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o
Pep Talk – Kid President (connection- junior prep for senior project)
Reviewed my website
- Discussion about “lenses” and how we will be viewing each literary unit through a variety of lenses (historical, societal, feminine, cultural, political, etc.)
5 Minute Freewrite Prompt- “Conquest or Discovery?” (no less than five sentences)
Is America the result of conquest or discovery?
- Class Discussion About Prompt
- View Video
http://vimeo.com/47043218
Pine Ridge Reservation today (connection- Wounded Knee—which we discuss later in Unit 1)
- Discussion/Review
This video offered a different perspective through a cultural lens. Did it change you view of history’s effect on current day America? Why/Why not?
handbook_presentation_day_1_2013.ppt.ppt |
handbook_presentation_day_2_2013.ppt |
soft_skills.doc |