1. 9/2 Entrance Ticket
Use a white sheet of paper to make a name stand (see images below). Feel free to decorate!
Please note: You will use this name plate for the next couple of weeks!

2. Introduction to Class
Today’s EQ: What is 9th grade World History all about at Blackstone Academy?
Today’s Objective:
To get to know each other better
To preview what we will study in World History

3. Agenda Warm up game Who am I? What’s the course about?
Your first A! (BACS 101 review)
Exit Ticket

4. Warm Up Game Instructions
Stop=Start, Start=Stop
Hop=Clap, Clap=hop
Groups of _______
Share your name and where you went to middle school
Share your favorite ice cream flavor
Share one thing you learned about BACS yesterday
Share one thing that made you nervous yesterday
Share one thing that made you excited yesterday
Snap=stomp, stomp=snap
Get into groups based on ______
Your favorite type of movie
Your favorite class in school
How many siblings you have
What city you live in

5. Who am I? -Originally from PA -Son of Puerto Rican parents
-First in family to attend college
-Moved to RI to get a Masters Degree from Brown University
-In second year at BACS

6. Make a prediction!
What places and topics do you think you will study in World History this year?
THINK → PAIR → SHARE

7. The places we will explore this year:

8. Essential Question for the year
What is the difference between “history” and “the past” and how will I choose to tell the story?

9. Course Description
•In this course we will work together to understand the histories and experiences of people living outside the United States. As the year progresses, we will focus on four different regions of the globe, all while making connections to our own lives and relevant events happening in the news. Through our study of world history we will discover how history is alive and impacts us today. We will also develop our abilities to read, write, think, and speak about historical topics.

10. BACS 101 Review Who is your advisor?
Name: _______________________________ Date: __________________
Who is your advisor?
What is your expected graduation year?
How many students did Blackstone originally have?
How many students do we have now?
What does CIP stand for and why do we have them?
Where do students at BACs come from?
What does it mean to have a growth mindset?

11. EXIT TICKET On your sticky note:
Choose the region you are most excited to learn about and explain why using at least 2 sentences
When you are finished:
Place your sticky note on the region’s map