1. Day 1: Welcome to 11th Grade English!
Mrs. Burns’ English class
Learning Target: I can identify and explain classroom and school expectations.

2. Agenda Bell Ringer/Goal Setting Syllabus and Classroom Expectations
Classroom Rules Activity
Reminders

3. Bell Ringer 1) Describe your family.
Do you have any brothers or sisters? How old are they? How would you describe your relationships with them? Describe your parents.
2) What kinds of things do you do with your family when you are together?
3)What are your roles in your family?
What chores do you do? Do you have to take out the trash or wash the dishes? Do you watch a younger sibling? Etc.

4. Goal Setting On your bell ringer sheet:
Set one personal goal for yourself.
What do you want to do that will improve your personal life?
Ex. Create a habit of cleaning your room once a week. Make your bed everyday. Be healthy. Develop closer friendships, etc.
Set one academic (school) goal for yourself.
What do you want to achieve at school this year? What do you want to do in a specific class (English, Math, Science, etc.)
Ex. Get straight A’s. Pass all your classes. Turn your homework in on time. Complete your work in class. Get a passing score on a test. Etc.
Set one goal for this class.
What do you want to be able to do when you are finished with this class?
Ex. Read an entire book. Score well on timed assessments. Learn new vocabulary. Understand what you read.

5. Syllabus & Classroom Expectations

6. Syllabus
REMINDER: Get the parent letter signed and return it to me NEXT CLASS!!
Use this time to go over the syllabus however you want.

7. Approaches Expectations
GRADING POLICY
English III
*Skills/standards will be graded through unit assessments and based on your mastery of the skill. You will be able to master the skills/standards at the following levels:
You will have the opportunity to retest in the individual skill to show understanding and recover the grade.
All Incompletes will be changed to “Missing” before each progress report so that parents are aware that of which skills/standards you need to retest.
No Evidence
Not Yet
Approaches Expectations
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations M 1
1.5 2
2.5 3
3.5 4 0%
50%
60%
75%
85%
92%
95%
100%
Highlight important sections in their syllabus.
**Note All of these talking points should be done with a variety of engagement strategies, including chunk and chew, pair/shares, jigsaw, gallery walks, role playing, etc.

8. Grading Policy English III
Fayette County Public Schools dictates that you will be assessed as follows:
85%: Major papers/AP-Style Essays, Tests, Quizzes, and Reading Extravaganza/Outside Reading
0%: Daily Work, Homework, and Skill Work
Please note that this will be graded, entered in IC, and returned for feedback. It will not count towards your final grade in the class.
15%: End-of-Semester Exam
The Fayette County grading scale will be followed to assign letter grades: A=
B= 83-91
C= 74-82
D=65-73
F=64 and below

9. Class Website

10. Classroom Procedures: What do I do when I first come to class?
Each day when you come in, a bellringer will be up on the board.
It is your job to come in, find your seat, and begin your bellringer.
Your procedures are probably different from mine, so delete these slides and start over if you need to.

11. Classroom Procedures: Where do I turn in my work?
ALL work is turned in to your class basket at the front of the classroom.
Homework is due at the beginning of class and turned into the class basket.
Do not leave your work on your desk and expect me to find and grade it. I won’t.

12. Classroom Procedures: What do I need each day?
Each day, you will need…
A writing utensil
A binder or folder (you will need to keep this in the classroom. If you cannot bring a binder, let me know! I have some extras.)
A book for independent reading (we’ll talk about this more next class.)
Paper

13. Classroom Procedures: What do I do if I miss a class?
If you are absent, you are responsible for getting your makeup from the teal or pink crate on the assignment table. Each week’s assignments will be in an individually labeled folder.
You have the amount of time you were absent plus one additional day to complete the work and turn it back in to me for FULL credit.
Ex. If you are absent on Monday, you will get the work from the crate on Tuesday. It will be due on Thursday.

14. Classroom Procedures: When can I use my phone?
You may ONLY use your cell phones when I EXPLICITLY give you permission.
If this becomes a problem, we will not be using them at all.
I will enforce Dunbar’s Cell Phone Policy.

15. Personal Technology Devices:
The classroom teacher will determine when personal devices are to be used in their classroom.
Personal devices are to be used for instructional purposes only.
Personal electronic devices MAY be used:
during transition times,
in the cafeteria during lunch,
before school and after school.
Personal electronic devices MAY NOT be used:
to take pictures and/or movies without teacher approval.
to create audio recordings without teacher approval.
Head phones MAY NOT be used while in the building due to safety reasons. Ear buds will be confiscated if seen. Teachers have the authority to allow students to use head phones for instructional purposes only.

16. Personal Technology Devices:
The following consequences will be enforced for a student using technology when it has not been approved by the teacher.  
1st offense – confiscate the phone/device and return the phone to the student after class
2nd offense – confiscate the phone/device and turn in the phone to  administration/ return the phone to the student at the end of the day
3rd offense – confiscate the phone/device and turn in the phone to administration/ return the phone to the parent
Failure to turn the device over when requested shall be considered “defiance” and shall result in a minimum of two days in safe. 

17. Classroom Rules

18. Classroom Behavior Expectations – English III
Being Respectful – Treating peers and staff with respect, including speaking at appropriate times and with appropriate volume.
Being Persistent – Trying all in class practice, not giving up or copying when something is difficult.
Being Prepared – Bringing all required materials and transitioning to new tasks without distracting others.
Being Actively Engaged – Participating throughout the entire class period.

19. 6 Word Memoirs: Create your own 6 word memoir that tells the story of your life in exactly 6 words.
Examples
Thought aspic was type of selfie.
Dead fish go with the flow.
by duckbutter in Six-Word Memoirs    
by TroyWorman in Six-Word Memoirs      
Good grades, social life, or sleep?
Internship hunting. Found this website instead.
by Fail in Six-Word Memoirs   
by BronzeArkansan in Six-Word Memoirs  
Blink. Think. Blink. Sigh. Think. Insomnia.
I smile to hide my pain.
by lollipopbunny in Six-Word Memoirs  
by JohnBigJohn in Six-Word Memoirs   

20. Two Truths and a Lie I was born and raised in California.
Decide which one of these statements about Mrs. Burns is FALSE:
I was born and raised in California.
I sang at my high school graduation.
I am one of five siblings.
Write your own two truths and a lie.
Share with your partner.
Introduce your partner to the class.
Change so that the example matches your information

21. Exit Slip: 3-2-1
Please complete the exit slip as a reflection of what you learned today about the expectations in Mrs. Burns’ class.
On the back, please write down anything I need to know about you or any seating preference along with the reason
For example, “I need to sit near the front for vision”