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Monday, September 14, 2015

Assignment Instructions



Monday (due Friday)













Tuesday (due Friday)
Vocabulary



Week of September 14th

Hello all, 
Below you will find our plan for the week as well as any assignment directions that are given in class!

MONDAY: Homework- "Change Poem" due Friday (instructions attached) 
TUESDAY:   Chapter 6 of The Outsiders (if not finished in class)-- CLICK FOR AUDIO
WEDNESDAY: Chapter 7 of The Outsiders 
THURSDAY:  Chapter 8 of The Outsiders
FRIDAY: Chapter 7&8 Quiz, Chapter 7&8 Vocabulary Due, Submit Interactive Notebooks for grading 


Wednesday, September 2, 2015

"Wanted Poster" Directions


Outsiders “Wanted” Poster Directions: You will create a Wanted poster for a character from The Outsiders. You will determine from your notes whether he/she shows acts of loyalty or rivalry in the book. Fill out the information below before finalizing your poster. See teacher for poster template or paper

1. Name of character:
2. Wanted for acts of:
3. Detailed physical description (what s/he looks like):
(use pages 6-10 in book for Greaser descriptions)
4. Personality traits (how s/he acts): _
5. Specific acts (you need to use the legal terms):
6. Consequences of acts (directly stated or inferred):
7. Known hangouts:
8. Nicknames (if any):
8. What to do if found:
9. Reward amount (if any):
10. Hand draw your character’s face using color for the final poster
11. Final poster must be neat and free from errors in grammar or spelling
12. Put your name, date, and period on the back of the final poster

Monday, August 31, 2015

Week of August 31st- September 4th

Below you will find the upcoming homework for the week as well as the audio link for The Outsiders  and the place at which we finished today in class.


124:00 MIN. 


MONDAY:  Finish Chapter #3
TUESDAY: No HW 
WEDNESDAY: "Wanted" Poster
THURSDAY: Vocabulary due tomorrow
FRIDAY: Chapter 3-5 Quiz

Saturday, August 22, 2015

The Outsiders-Audio Versions

Below you will find a link for The Outsiders audio version as well as the general outlook for the upcoming week! 


THIS WEEK: 

Monday: Pre-Reading Questions (If not finished in class)
Tuesday: Finished Chapter #1, Fall Pictures 
Wednesday: NO HW
Thursday: Vocabulary (Chapter 1) due tomorrow/ Finish Chapter #2
Friday: Vocabulary due/ Chapter #1 & #2 Quiz 

Friday, August 14, 2015

CHAMPS

As most of you know, here at the middle school we have adopted and implement CHAMPS  classroom management and discipline plan within the classroom, on the playing field and anywhere in between. Below you will find my CHAMPS expectations for various classroom activities and transitions.




Classroom Expectation
Conversation
Help
Activity
Movement
Participation
Test
Level 0 (no talking)
Raise your hand
Teacher will pick up test
No Movement
On Task
Direct Instruction
Teacher Voice (0) or Whisper Voice (1)
Raise your Hand
On Task with instructions: Verbal/ Written responses to teacher Q’s
Free to move around room (purposeful)
Engaged: note taking, answering questions, analyzing
Technology
Depends on activity
Ask 3 Before Me to group
Verbal/ Written responses to teacher Q’s
Free to move around room (purposeful)
Only use tech. for educational purposes
Bell ringer
No Voice/ Whisper Voice
Raise your Hand
When the bell rings you have began your bell work and followed instructions
No Movement
Silent Engagement
Group work
Group Voice: 2-3
Ask 3 Before Me to group
Instructions from teacher
Free to move around room (purposeful)
You should be expecting an adult in the room to ask a Q and have a direct answer from every teammate

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Remind 101

Remind 101 is a safe, free way for teachers to text message students and keep in touch with parents. I strongly urge you to subscribe to my Remind  101 classroom group in order to receive friendly reminders regarding academic and school related announcements! See you all soon! 


To use a text message: 
To use a URL link: