1. Date: AgendaHW: Concept DefinitionExample/detail Set up a page in your biology notebook like this:

2. What should you know about this class?

3. Bell-to-Bell Teaching Class starts when the bell rings. Talking = entire class stays after; 1 line on board = 1 minute.

4. Graduation Requirement 2 years of science needed to graduate HS. D is needed to graduate; C is needed for college.

5. Learning Materials Items needed every day: notebook, study guide, pen/ pencil.

6. Textbook not often used – leave in locker.

7. Visual Quiz Quiz with pictures. Short answers only (no multiple choice).

8. All quizzes are open-notebook and open-study guide!

9. Class Website www.arakbio.comwww.arakbio.com; use it when you are absent to get the lessons you missed. E-textbook is available on website. Login: BCCHSuser; password: biofreak1.

10. Summary: Talking after bell = staying after class Each line on board = one minute after class 2 years of lab science needed to graduate D needed to graduate; C needed for college Notebook and study guide needed every day Textbook can stay in locker Visual quizzes are in short answer format All quizzes are open-note and open-study guide If absent, get lesson from the class website: www.arakbio.com

11. Set up small paper like this: Last, First Date Subject, Period Class Rules Quiz

12. 1. List two ways you could get help during a quiz if you don’t know the answer to a question.

13. 2. At BCCHS, you have just 10 minutes to get to your next class. Explain how you can avoid being held after this class to avoid being tardy to the next one.

14. 3. A student takes Biology in 9 th grade and earns an F. Explain why he would have to repeat the class in 10 th grade in order to graduate.

15. 4. Explain why you should never say the following to Ms. Arak: “I was absent yesterday. What did we learn?”

16. 5. A student takes Biology in 9 th grade and passes with a D. Explain why he would choose to re-take Biology as a senior.

17. 6. State whether the following sentence is true or false: “Failure to bring your textbook to class every day will result in a lower grade.” Be sure to EXPLAIN your answer.