Back to School! First Weeks

1. Back to School!First Weeks Mrs. Kirk      English        Grades 9 & 10

2. BellworkJournal Monday/Tuesday • On a piece of paper… • Who is someone you look up to, respect, or admire? Why? • Explain in a paragraph. 5 minutes. • Living, preferably, and NOT a celebrity. • Turn & Talk • Draw a line underneath your Bellwork Journal.

3. ** STATIONS ** Rotate every 20 min. You will move seats so take your stuff with you! Monday/Tuesday Block Schedule • Station One SCAVENGER HUNT Sit at the Group Tables. Seats 18-25 begin here. Number your paper 1-10 skipping lines. Find a green notecard in the classroom and follow the directions on it. • Station Two NOTECARDS Sit in Front-Middle seats. Seats 9-17 begin here. Follow the directions/example on the board. • Station Three GET ORGANIZED. Sit in first two rows by me. Seats 1-8 begin here. Get a paper from the STATION THREE folder at the front of the room. Directions are on here.  *RR Break after ONE station is completed*

4. Station OneScavenger Hunt • See me. • Cannot be completed for “homework.”

5. Station TwoNotecards

6. Station Three • Organize your world! Conference with me on ideas to get you organized.

7. EVEN DAY Bell 2 No BELLWORK TODAYWednesday/Thursday: Housekeeping: BookBags & Assigned Seats • Grab a FIELD TRIP PAPER as you walk in! Take it home! Bring it back with $ on Sep. 6th or SOONER! (Limited SPOTS for Field Trip) • Put your BOOKBAG (and anything not for this class) on the long TOP shelf at the back of the room. Please set your bookbag upright so there is more room for other students’ bookbags. • Sit in your new seat number according to the attendance list. This will be your seat for BELLWORK, TURN & TALK, and at the end of class during WRAP-UP for the rest of the year.

8. EVEN DAY Bell 6 No Bellwork TodayWednesday/Thursday: Housekeeping: BookBags & Assigned Seats • Grab a FIELD TRIP PAPER as you walk in! Take it home! Bring it back with $ on Sep. 6th or SOONER! (Limited SPOTS for Field Trip) • Put your BOOKBAG (and anything not for this class) on the long TOP shelf at the back of the room. • Sit in your new seat number according to the attendance list. This will be your seat for (just) BELLWORK for the rest of the year.

9. EVEN DAY Bell 8 No Bellwork TodayWednesday/Thursday: Housekeeping: BookBags & Assigned Seats • Grab a FIELD TRIP PAPER as you walk in! Take it home! Bring it back with $ on Sep. 6th or SOONER! (Limited SPOTS for Field Trip) • Put your BOOKBAG (and anything not for this class) on the long TOP shelf at the back of the room. • Sit in your new seat number according to the attendance list. This will be your seat for (just) BELLWORK for the rest of the year.

10. ODD DAY Bell 1 No Bellwork TodayWednesday/Thursday: Housekeeping: BookBags & Assigned Seats • Put your BOOKBAG (and anything not for this class) on the long TOP shelf at the back of the room. • Sit in your new seat number according to the attendance list. This will be your seat for (just) BELLWORK for the rest of the year.

11. ODD DAY Bell 5 No Bellwork TodayWednesday/Thursday: Housekeeping: BookBags & Assigned Seats • Put your BOOKBAG (and anything not for this class) on the long TOP shelf at the back of the room. Please set your bookbag upright so there is more room for other students’ bookbags. • Sit in your new seat number according to the attendance list. This will be your seat for BELLWORK, TURN & TALK, and at the end of class during WRAP-UP for the rest of the year.

12. ODD DAY Bell 7 No Bellwork TodayWednesday/Thursday: Housekeeping: BookBags & Assigned Seats • Put your BOOKBAG (and anything not for this class) on the long TOP shelf at the back of the room. Please set your bookbag upright so there is more room for other students’ bookbags. • I will tell you your new seat number as you enter the room. This will be your seat for BELLWORK, TURN & TALK, and at the end of class during WRAP-UP for the rest of the year. REMEMBER THIS NUMBER.

13. Goals for today • Assigned Seats and where to keep Bookbag, English Binder, and WNB. • Continue practicing how STATIONS work in this class. • Set up and understand WNB. • Begin organizing Binder for this class. • Successful login to laptop and Office 365. • Know how to get to teacher web sites. • Know your Waffle and One Drive.

14. HousekeepingPrepare Writer’s Notebook • You will need your supplies (which was homework) for this class. • Have your One-Subject Composition Notebook out and ready. If you do not have one, grab one from the STUDENT CLOSET at the back of the room. • The last student in each row will get onepermanent marker. • Each student will write WNB on the FRONT of the composition notebook. This stands for “Writer’s Notebook.” Pass the marker up to the next person to write this. • Each person will now also write his or her FIRST AND LAST NAME and PERIOD on the FRONT of the Writer’s Notebook. Pass the marker backwards to the next person in your row. • Find the MIDDLE PAGE of your WNB. Fold it in half (once or twice). This will divide the two parts of your WNB.

15. ** STATIONS ** Rotate every 15 min. You will move seats! Wednesday/ThursdayBlock Schedule • Station One ORGANIZE BINDERS Sit at the Group Tables. Seats 1-8 begin here. Follow the directions in the Station Folder. Pretty much, you’re putting everything you can into your binder and making it pretty. • Station Two LAPTOPS Sit in Front-Middle seats. Seats 18-25 begin here. Follow the directions in the Station Folder. Raise your hand for help! FYI: Office 365 Login- username@student.rcschools.net • Station Three WNB & BIRTHDAYS Sit in first two rows by me. Seats 9-17 begin here. Follow the directions in the Station Folder. You’re going to be writing… *RR Break after ONE station is completed*

16. Station OneOrganize Binders • Organize a 3-Ring Binder (minimum 1”) with the following directions and supplies: • Loose-leaf paper. • Clear protective sheets • First and Last Name on Front or side. • Tab-Dividers are optional. • AVID Students will follow the directions for their AVID class.

17. Station twoLaptops • Show me that you can: • Log on to a student computer. • Go to your teacher web sites. • Access Office 365. • Know what a “waffle” is and where your “ONE DRIVE” is. • Know how to log in to Skyward.

18. Station 3WNB & Birthdays • See me. • Let’s set up your Writer’s Notebook (WNB). • Fold the paper in the middle of your notebook in half. • Label the front section “Bellwork M.C. Questions,” and the second section as “Journals.” • Write about last year’s experience in the Journal section of your WNB. Title and date the prompt. 1+ paragraphs.

19. Wrap it up! • CLEAN UP! Put everything away (your stuff and my stuff). • SIT. Get in a seat and look up at me.  • LISTEN. Once I begin talking, please listen. • Did we meet the GOALS for today? • Questions, issues, heartaches, troubles, or fears?

20. HousekeepingBookBags & Assigned Seats EVEN DAY Bell 2 • Grab a FIELD TRIP PAPER as you walk in! Take it home! Bring it back with $ on Sep. 6th or SOONER! (Limited SPOTS for Field Trip) • Put your BOOKBAG (and anything not for this class) on the long TOP shelf at the back of the room. Please set your bookbag upright so there is more room for other students’ bookbags. • Sit in your new seat number according to the attendance list. This will be your seat for BELLWORK, TURN & TALK, and at the end of class during WRAP-UP for the rest of the year.

21. BellworkWNB Friday/Monday • ACT Question (Front Section of WNB) • Re-write the “Question.” • Write your correct answer below the question. Example: 4. Pumpkin my family cat went missing from my home three weeks ago. C. Pumpkin, my family cat,

22. 1. Every year my high school hosts international exchange students, those teenagers join our senior graduating class. • A. No change • B. students, he or she is invited to • C. students; those teenagers • D. students they

23. ** STATIONS ** Rotate every 20 min. Friday/Monday Block Schedule • Station One Group Discussion Need WNB Sit at the Group Tables. Seat:1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 Station Two LAPTOPS Sit in Front-Middle seats. Seat: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26 Raise your hand for help! FYI: Office 365 Login- Username###@student.rcschools.net • Station Three Annotate Need 3-Ring Binder Sit in first two rows by me. Seat: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 *RR Break after ONE station is completed*

24. Station OneGroup Discussion • Brainstorm aloud with your group, but also write on your own paper: • If you had a time machine and one chance to talk to your senior (12th grade) self, what would you ask? (write as many questions as you can in 3 minutes) • What hopes, wishes, or goals do you have for your senior self? (3 minutes) • Fears or worries? (2 minutes) • What do you think may be different about the world when you’re a senior? (write and discuss till end).

25. Station tWOlAPTOPS • Office 364 and Skyward? If you cannot get to either of these, raise your hand. • Download the Skyward app on your phone. • Set up Remind according to the directions on my web site. Invite a parent or guardian to join. This is for a grade… • Organize One Drive: • Create Folders in your One Drive. See below: • Middle School (put all of your old stuff in here. Click through your untitled “Document 2” etc., folders and either delete or retitle appropriately.) • 9th Grade • English • (add other classes you have this year.) • 10th Grade • 11th Grade • 12 Grade

26. Station tHREE (Is with me )Annotate • On a piece of paper in your Binder, Define ANNOTATE at the top. • Then write down the ANNOTATION KEY (on the back of this/next slide) that you can use in the future for annotations. • Keep this in the clear protective sheet in your 3-Ring Binder.

27. Annotation Key   • Circle powerful words or phrases. • Underline words or phrases that you do no understand. • ?Raises a question. • ! Something that surprises you or is important. • Draw an arrow when you make a connection to text, ideas, or experiences. • EX When the author provides an example. • 1, 2, 3, … Numerate arguments, important ideas, or key details. • Write important thoughts in the margin.

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