2. +
Introductions
What is your name?
What is one thing you are
proud of?
5 min.
3. +
Ms. Popp’s Expectations
1. Follow Directions
2. Listen Actively
3. Act and Behave Responsibly
Maintain a Positive Attitude
4 min.
4. +
Follow Directions
Following Directions (and school rules!) is necessary because it
allows us to…
Learn as much material as possible, so that you access everything
you need to know!
Move on from basic to more exciting material!
5. +
Listen Actively
Mind OPEN
Head UP
Eyes ON THE SPEAKER
Mouth CLOSED
Hands WRITING OR ON YOUR DESK
Feet ON THE FLOOR
Can we model this?
6. +
Listening Actively
It is so, so easy to get distracted without even meaning to!
Sitting in this position will allow you to focus on the material as
much as possible!
Think about how you like to be treated when you’re speaking.
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Act and Behave Respectfully
We are all part of the West Jeff COMMUNITY, and we should
want to show each other respect!
Examples of respectful actions and behaviors?
Examples of disrespectful actions and behaviors?
How do you feel?
8. +
Maintain a Positive Attitude!
It’s all about your mindsets!
9. +
Entry Procedure
1. Line Up
2. Greet
3. Sign In
4. Homework
5. Handouts
6. Agenda
7. Journal
10. +
Journal– 4 minutes
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
13. +
Personal Pathways
Write down on your notebook paper in complete sentences.
Starting Point: Your grade, school, extra curriculars, leadership,
community service, work experience, other skills, and
languages.
Ending Point: The job you would like to have or school you
would like to be attending in 5 years (1 year after graduating
from high school!).
What skills, classes, grades, and test scores in high school will
be necessary to pursue this pathway?
7 min.
14. +
How Are We to Live?
Pursuing your passions while benefitting humanity.
10 min.
15. +
How Are We to Live?
SPIRIT
STRENGTH
RESPECT
16. +
Rules
Meet all of Ms. Popp’s Expecations
Absolutely No Electronics
20/20 rule
No Pencils
Others? Brainstorm for Homework
Through
:80 or less
17. +
Rewards
Bruno Points
Shout Outs
Others? Brainstorm for homework
18. +
Consequences
Warning
Lunch Detention
After School Detention
Call Home or to Whomever
Referral
20. +
Grading
A= college ready work
B= exceeds minimum
requirements with room for
improvement
C= fulfills minimum
requirements
21. +
What if I’m late?
Tardy Pass
Silently enter
Place where attendance clipboard normally is
Drop off your homework and pick up your papers as usual
Sit in your seat and pick up from where we are after quickly
copying down the agenda
Lunch of After School: Talk to Ms. Popp or a classmate about
what you missed.
22. +
Materials
Every day you will need:
Your binder (discuss tomorrow)
A pen with black or blue ink
The appropriate text
Your wonderful self!
23. +
Progress and Grades
Progress in the GLEs and class goals (discuss tomorrow) will
be tracked on the wall at all times
You will receive a progress report with your grade and
personalized comments every two weeks
If you would like to know your grade at any time, just ask me!
24. +
Absences
Missing Worksheets?
See Ms. Popp at lunch or after school
You have the number of days you were absent to make up the
assignment.
TESTS
25. +
Late, Missing, or Incomplete
Assignments
No Homework Sheet
Minor Assignments: you must complete, but will not receive
credit (i.e. homework that is checked but not graded)
Major Assignments: you must complete, and will receive a 10%
deduction for each day it is late
26. +
Website and Email
mspopp.tumblr.com
englishwithmspopp@gmail.com
28. +
Exit Procedure
Homework and Dismissal
Picking Up and Filing Graded Assignments
Dropping Off Graded Classwork
Walk silently out of the classroom (unless you’re saying bye to
Ms. Popp!)
29. +
Homework
1. Bring a picture of the person who inspires you to work your
hardest.
2. Bring back your signed student and parent contracts.
3. Brainstorm classroom rules.
4. Brainstorm class rewards and their point values.
Hinweis der Redaktion
On the board as students take their seats [2 minutes]
Round Robin Introductions:I’m Ms. PoppFrom San Diego, CAGraduated from Brown University in RI with a double major in Public Policy and Economics and a specialization in Education PolicyOne thing I am proud of: I am a first-generation college graduate [:03- :13]
Have students exit the classroom and line up in a single file line outside the classroom quietly AttendencePick Up Papers (Survey, Syllabus, Letter home, if applicable) Sit in seat quietly and begin journal (survey today) [: 49- :59]
I am so excited to be with you all this semester, and I want to get you guys as pumped about taking this class as I am about teaching it. So before we dive into some of the crazy awesome stories, etc. we will be reading, we need to understand why we are taking this class. Can I get some ideas?Have students throw out ideas on why they take English.[:13- :18]
I am so excited to be with you all this semester, and I want to get you guys as pumped about taking this class as I am about teaching it. So before we dive into some of the crazy awesome stories, etc. we will be reading, we need to understand why we are taking this class. Can I get some ideas?Have students throw out ideas on why they take English.[:13- :18]