1. Checklist for entering my classroom
Take your seat as soon as you enter (unless you are a helper passing out materials)
If you need to get or sharpen a pencil, you must do that before being seated
Patiently wait for your folder and notebook.
As soon as you get your notebook, make a new heading for the day’s sponge
C- level 1 (whisper)
H- raise your hand
A- complete sponge
M- straight to seat unless sharpening pencil
P- all sponges are worth 5 points
S- start out strong for success

2. Sponge: Weekend reflection
C- level 5
H- raise hand
A- sponge
M- only to sharpen pencil
P-write for a full 7 minutes
S- strong start to class
Write for 7 minutes in your notebook reflecting over your long weekend. You must write for the full 7 minutes.
Thanksgiving Traveling
Friends Wishes
Family What was Stupendous?
Movies What was horrendous ?

3. Expectations for academic writing
C- Capitalize all proper nouns and the beginning of new sentences.
U- use of words (use a thesaurus to find synonyms)
P- punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, quotation marks, etc.)
S- spelling (use a dictionary if you don’t know the right spelling)

4. ALWAYS RESTATE QUESTIONS
Use part of the question to write your answer.
Always answer in complete sentences. Not 1-2 word answers.
Notice that I deduct points whenever a question is not restated.

5. Examples of restating questions
What are three effects that the Industrial Revolution had on England during the 18th and 19th century?
Three effects that the Industrial Revolution had on England during the 18th and 19th century were…
What did Charles Dickens do at age 12 to help his father get out of prison?
To get his father out of prison…
Who is the new spokesperson for KFC?
The new spokesperson for KFC is…

6. Reading Log Homework policy
Students get 1 chance to grab a reading log at the beginning of the week. You may get one after Monday if you are absent.
Reading Logs are worth 10 points, and due every Friday.
If you turn in 3 reading logs in a row, you get a homework pass.
I will not accept late reading logs unless you are absent.

7. Term 3 Assignments Tone/mood practice Tone practice with word list
2 reading logs
RDA 2
Thanksgiving packet
SPAM organizer
Paul Revere: Article questions
Paul Revere: matching the facts to the myths

8. Sponge: RATE
Using your reference guide to help you remember, what do the letters stand for in R.A.T.E.?
Write how you would restate the following prompt:
Describe how the author of the passage organizes and presents key information about the wildfires in California.

9. Charles Dickens 1812-1870 Famous Works Oliver Twist-1837
David Copperfield- 1849
A Tale of Two Cities- 1859
Great Expectations- 1860

10. A Christmas Carol: published in 1843
A Christmas Carol was the most successful book of the 1843 holiday season. 
By Christmas it sold six thousand copies and it continued to be popular into the new year. 
Eight stage adaptations were in production within two months of the book’s publication.
Dozens of versions have been made since 1843 (movies, books, TV, comics, etc.)

11. Historical Setting
The story takes place during the Industrial Revolution of Victorian England.
There is a clear social class system reflected in the story.
Dickens shows the harshness the class system had on working families.

12. Social Classes in Victorian England
Upper class- royalty, high officers, and business families with land and money.
Middle class- people who made decent money, and skilled/unskilled workers who worked for business owners.
Lower class- those who were poor and relied on higher classes for meager work and charity.

13. Classroom Expectations
Written in
1843
Expectations for class reading
Expectations for Article questions
C- only 1 reader at a time
H- raise hand and wait patiently
A- class reading
M- only with permission
P- follow along closely
S- reading is the key to success!!
C- level 2
H-ask 3 then me
A- article analysis
M- only to sharpen pencil
P- homework if not complete today
S-show what you know

14. Remember the expectations for the field trip.
Theater etiquette
Write 1-2 paragraphs explaining how an audience should look, sound, and act during a theatrical performance.
Remember the expectations for the field trip.
C- level 5
H-raise hand
A-sponge
M-remain seated
P-5 points
S- strong start to class

15. Sponge: Elements of Drama- Write the correct term under each definition(you must write the definition and the term below it)
C- level 5
H- raise hand
A-sponge
M- remain seated
P-5 points
S- strong start to class
Drama Stage Directions Dialogue
Instructions for the director, the performers, and the stage crew (usually typed in italics inside parenthesis)
A form of literature that is performed for an audience, either on stage or camera.
Conversations between characters that reveal the personalities of those characters.

16. Sponge: getting organized (update assignment log/organize graded work)
SPAM organizer
Paul Revere: Article questions
Paul Revere: matching the facts to the myths
Tone/mood practice
Tone practice with word list
3 reading logs
RDA 2
A Christmas Carol: before reading

17. Expectations for theatre field trip
C- level 5
H- raise hand
A- being a good audience
M- only for emergencies
P- pay close attention
S- sit back and enjoy the show!
The audience remains silent during the entire show.
If you have to use the restroom, you must get up without causing a distraction.
Don’t sit next to people that could get you in trouble.
Do not eat or drink inside the auditorium.
Clap or show appreciation at appropriate times.

18. Sponge: Field Trip Reflection
C- level 5
H- raise hand
A-sponge
M- remain seated
P-5 points
S- strong start to class
Sponge: Field Trip Reflection
On a scale of 1-10 (1=did not like it 10=loved it) rate your experience of yesterday’s field trip.
Explain what you liked the most about the trip.
Explain what you did not like the most about the trip.
What are 1-2 things we could do to make the trip better?

19. Sponge: Stage Directions
C- level 5
H- raise hand
A-sponge
M- remain seated
P-5 points
S- strong start to class
Sponge: Stage Directions
Locate three different stage directions from the play. Write the page you find them on, and briefly explain who it is directing or what it is describing.
*Example: When the First Boy is talking on page 221, there is a stage direction explaining how people are walking past the children and “muttering greetings to one another”.

20. ERQ practice: author point of view
Point of view: the way someone feels or thinks about a situation.
Analyze the two different points of view presented by the author in the article. Using examples from the text, describe the reasons provided by the author to support each point of view.