Good tool for back-to-school classroom rules and procedures.

1. 06/08/14
Welcome!
7th
graders!
Caroline Middle School
Emma Zayas
English 7

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Agenda/Topics to Be Covered
• Mission Statement/Goals
• Who’s Who
• Classroom Policies
• Homework and Classwork
• Special Projects
• Grading
• Parent Communication
• Classroom Management
• Summary

3. On Your Desk
Index Card – On the back, fill out:
•A Nickname You Go By
•Your Parent’s Name
•Parent Phone Number
•Address
•Email Address
•Any Allergies/Pertinent Information
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4. Code of
Conduct
• New Code of Conduct
• Sign/Return Forms in
Back
• Acceptable Use Policy
• HOMEWORK: RETURN
AUP and CODE OF
CODUCT FORMS
• BRING SUPPLIES
• Write your homework in
your agenda, and I will
sign it.
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5. Supply List
• 1st
Period
Tissues, Hand Sanitizer, Wipes
All Classes:
 3 Ring Binder
 Loose Leaf
 Tabs or Dividers
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Mission Statement/Goals
• Our goal in 7th
grade is to ensure
that you learn the necessary
reading strategies to pass your
SOL!
• You will strive to do your best.
Some will work on passing with a
400, some will work to pass
advanced. Either way you will be
pushed to your limit to ensure
your success.
• I will care too much about you to
see any of you fail. I will give you
my best as a teacher, so please
give me your best as a student.

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Who’s Who
• Principal – Ms. Wright
• 7th
grade Assistant Principal –
Mr. Cook
• 7th
grade Guidance – Ms. Vessels
• School Nurse – Nurse G
• Librarian – Mrs. McNeish
• ISS – Mrs. Baker-Latney
• Your English teacher – Ms. Zayas

8. Daily
Schedule
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1st
period:
2nd
period:
3rd
period:
Lunch:
5th
period:
6th
period:
Dismissal is promptly at 2:27.
Go straight to your bus!

9. English Schedule
• Monday – Computer Lab Day
• Friday – Library Day
• Weekly Groups
• Independent Reading
• Intervention (MRE)
• Ms. Rusk
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10. Accelerated Reader (AR)
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 You will take the STAR
assessment on Monday,
September 9th
 Determine reading
level/grouping/intervention
 Determine AR point goal and
reading log goal
 Has anyone ever NOT taken AR
quizzes?

11. Reading Logs and Projects
• Nightly Reading Log (goals
determined by reading
level)
• Reading Log Project-Menu
of Choices on next slide
• Projects due quarterly 1st
,
2nd
and 3rd
quarters (none
due last quarter)
• Equivalent to a TEST
GRADE
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Diary
Create a diary or journal from the
perspective of the main character
in your book. Diary should include
an illustrated cover and 10-12
entries.
Comic Strip Series
Create a comic strip series that
includes at least four events in the
book. Each section of the comic
should have 3-4 illustrations with
captions.
Emails with Directory
Create an email directory of all of
the contacts that your main
character may communicate with.
Then construct 3-4 exchanges
with at least 3 of the characters in
that directory. Include images for
each contact.
Brochure
Construct a travel brochure that
advertises the setting of your
book. Include key attractions,
culture, food, and other
interesting aspects of the place.
Include contact information and
illustrations.
Scrapbook
Construct a scrapbook of 10-12
mementos associated with
characters and events in the story.
Write a caption describing each
symbol and what it represents.
Timeline
Construct a timeline of 10-12 main
events in the story or the
historical events that took place
during the time period of the
story. Include a date and an
illustration for each event.
Plot Diagram
Create a plot diagram of the
narrative elements in the book
(characters, setting, initiating
event, rising action, climax, falling
action, and resolution) and at least
one image for each element.
Newspaper/Newsletter
Construct a newspaper for your
book. Include one news article
about an event in your book, a
weather section, advertisements,
and an editorial column. Include
an illustration with captions for
each section.
Movie Advertisement
Create a modern-day movie based
on your book. Your advertisement
should include a title, release date,
a brief summary encouraging
people to watch the movie, and
main characters with illustrations
for each. Your characters should
be actors who you think would
best play the roles.

13. In Case of An Emergency?
• Fire Drill Procedures
• Route
• Rules
• Voice Level?
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Classroom Policies
• Be respectful to everyone in the
room, including yourself and the
teacher.
• Do your best work all the time. If
you do not have time to do it right,
you better have time to do it over!
• Raise your hand to get permission
to get out of your seat, to speak,
to borrow something or for any
other reason you can think of.

15. Daily Agenda
• Bell Work – When you walk into English, bell
work will be on the board. Take out your bell
work notebooks and copy the prompt and
make your corrections using the editing
symbols sheet.
• Homework and Objective: Will be posted on
the blackboard EVERY DAY.
• Write your HOMEWORK in your agenda
immediately after bell work. I WILL INITIAL
EVERYONE’S AGENDA.
• Today’s Example- Bell Work Day One.
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16. Daily Bell Work
• One section of your interactive notebook will be
reserved for daily bell work.
• We will copy bell work every day.
• One student will be drawn randomly to come up
and make corrections.
• Once a week, we will have an open-note quiz on
the bell work from that week.
• If you wrote it down, you’ll get a 100%! I
• If you don’t write it down, you will have a very
difficult time.
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17. Sample Bell Work
the first day of skool can be very chalenging but in a
few weeks every thing will be rutine
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18. iBooks
• Bring your iBook with you to class EVERY
SINGLE DAY!
• This is our primary learning tool and
everything you need to know for English
class and the English SOL will be in your
iBook.
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19. Crafting
• There is a table in the back of the room with
crafting materials on it. These materials don’t
belong to you.
• IF YOU USE THEM, PUT THEM BACK WHEN
YOU’RE FINISHED.
• We do a lot of cutting, pasting, writing, drawing,
graphic organizers, etc. in our iBooks. I WILL
CALL YOU UP BY ROW OR SECTION.
• If you have your own materials (glue, colored
pencils, markers, etc) bring your own; No need
to use the classroom supply.
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20. 06/08/14
Quick Check!
• What should you do before speaking?
• When is a good time to ask to use the
restroom?
• When is the best time to get a drink
of water?
• What is the reason you are in the
classroom?
• How should you ask to use the pencil
sharpener?
• What are disrespectful behaviors that
should never take place in the
classroom?

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22. If I can’t hear
myself – we
have a
problem.
I don’t
interrupt you,
so don’t
interrupt me
while I’m
speaking to
you.
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Homework and Classwork
• You will need to bring the following
supplies daily: 3-Ring Binder,
pencil, agenda.
• Interactive notebook. If you forget
your iBook, it is your responsibility
to get paper to write on and then
put it in the notebook where it
belongs.
• You will take your iBook home
each night in order to study and
do your nightly homework.

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Special Projects
• You will also receive a menu of
project choices to choose from
that will be based off of one of the
stories/novels you read for that 9
weeks.
• You will get an individual grade for
every project/assignment, even if
you are working with a partner or
in a group.

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Grading
• You will record the grades you receive
in your notebook so you can monitor
your progress.
• You will have a spelling/ vocabulary
quiz every week.
• You will have a reading test every
other week.
• You will have a iBook check every
other week.
• You will have classwork grades in your
workbooks
• You will also have your project
grades.

26. 06/08/14
Quick Check!
• What do you need to bring to
school every day?
• What should you do if you forget
your notebook?
• What is the appropriate voice level
in the hallway?
• Give an example of voice level 1.
• When do you think your work may
be returned to you?
• How would your parent react to a
teacher phone call giving a
positive report?

27. 06/08/14
Parent Communication
• Each of you need to have your parent
fill out or review what you have filled
out on the contact sheet and return to
me tomorrow.
• Back to school night is Thursday,
Sept. 19th
from 5:30 – 7:00.
• Parent teacher conferences will be
held in November and February and a
notification will be in your report card
to sign up for a time slot.
• I will call or email parents if you do
something horrible or amazing. I am
no stranger to the phone…..

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Classroom Management
• If you follow my policies, and are
respectful, you will be rewarded.
• If you disrupt my class or anyone
in it, you will receive the proper
consequences.
• Possible consequences of course
are referrals; however, sometimes
that is not the solution for a
problem so I will get creative.
• Do not argue: use the magic
words and it ends a situation
rather than escalating it.

29. 06/08/14
Introductions: “Two Truths and A
Lie”
• Everyone will be given a
whiteboard and dry erase marker.
• Quickly think of two things about
yourself you would like to share
and write them down.
• Add a “lie” about yourself to your
list (in mixed up order so it’s not
obvious).
• We will go around the room and
Ms. Zayas will attempt to choose
which is the lie!

30. Literature
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 It is very important to
find the right text!
 In English this year,
we will be focusing on
reading with
increased rigor.
 We will focus on high-
interest texts that are
on your appropriate
reading levels.

31. 06/08/14
Quick Check!
• What are some consequences
other than referrals you might
receive?
• What are some consequences of
receiving a referral?
• How do you treat classroom
supplies?

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Summary
• I am here to help you have a
successful year.
• As long as you do your best, you will
have a great year.
• My classroom is a safe place for
everyone to learn. No one will take
that away from anyone else.
• Listen to instructions and be sure to
ask questions if you need an answer.
Most likely someone else has the
same question you do!
• Are there any questions at this time?