This document provides information about Mr. Broderick J. Lance, a 9th grade history teacher at Greenville High School in Greenville, Mississippi. It outlines classroom supplies needed, daily procedures and rituals, as well as classroom management policies and consequences. It also describes some major projects students will work on, including learning about Native American tribes, debating the pros and cons of slavery, and studying the Civil War and world geography through map-making and research.

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Grade HistoryGrade History
Greenville High SchoolGreenville High School
Greenville, MSGreenville, MS

2. Mr. Broderick J. Lance, MAT
• 9th
Grade History
• Greenville High School
• Room 234
• 662 – 336 -2449
• blance@gville.k12.ms.us
• University Arkansas at Pine Bluff
– Bachelor’s of Art in Psychology
• Kaplan University
– Masters of Art in Education
• Hobbies include – marching band, playing
video games, and spending time with family
• Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity , Inc.
• Married with three daughters and one son,
Crislyn Brianna, Hannah, and Broderick II

3. Supplies
• Class issued Textbook
• Pencils – pens allowed NO Red ink
• 1 3 prong folder(colors by class)
• 2 spirals notebooks
• 1 inch binder
• Notebook paper
• Your brain

4. Rituals and Routines
 Morning opening procedure
 Attendance procedure
 Tardy procedure
 Absence procedure
 Homework procedure
 Getting the students’ attention procedure
 Dismissal procedure
 Getting the teacher’s attention procedure
 Collecting papers procedure
 Distributing papers procedure

5. Morning Opening
Procedures  Upon entering the door, place homework in the
designated bin.
 Make sure you have all necessary materials ready for
class – pencils sharpen, notebook, etc.
 Process to your assigned seat QUIETLY
 Place your book bag underneath your legs
 Begin your “Get the Goof” (Bell Ringer).
 Copy down tonight’s homework in your agenda.
 Copy down any notes that may be listed on the board.

6. Attendance
Attendance will be taken
daily. If you are absent,
remember to bring
excuse the next day. 5 or
more unexcused
absentees will result in a
grade of 59.

7. Tardy If you arrive to class
after it has started,
sign the tardy book and
proceed to your desk.
Do not disturb others
that are working.

8. Absent??? Students should look
inside of the folder, in
the group’s crate
labeled “Absent” and
find all assignment that
were for the days in
which they missed.
Students must also
understand the policies
and procedures for
turning in assignments
when they are absent

9. Homework
Homework
assignment should
be copied done
during the morning
rituals in the
students agenda.
Homework should
be turned in upon
entering the
classroom.
The homework bin
is located next the
pencil sharpener.

10. Attention Attention
• Give Me 5
The first is Give me
5, where the
teacher raises his
other hand and the
students are to
raise their hand,
quiet down and
place all eyes on
the teacher.
• Let Me Here You
Clap
 Clap one time if you
here my voice, clap
two times if you are
paying attention, and
clap three times if you
are ready to work.

11. Ring Ring Ring- There
Goes the Bell
The Bell is not a
signal to dismiss
you.
Students will be
dismissed by
groups.
Once the area is
clear and all work
is collected the
teacher will
dismiss you.

12. Teacher’s Attention
• On each group’s table, there are 3
cups: red, yellow, and green.
– Red cup on top – I have a question.
– Yellow cup on top – everyone in group is
still working
– Green cup on top – everyone is
finish/have an answer

13. Turning in Assignments
Testing
 When the students are aligned in
rows, for testing, they are to pass
their papers up to the front of the
row. The first person in the row is
to place the papers in alphabetical
order. Once they have done so, the
papers will be collected by the
designated “Go Getter, the person
who passes out and collects
assignments, will retrieve them,
placing them in the designated
completion basket.
Cooperative Groups
 When students are placed in
cooperated groups, they are to
place their papers in alphabetical
order and the designated “Go
Getter” will retrieve the papers
from each group and place them in
the designated completion basket.

14. Distributing Papers
Testing
 A designated person, known as
the “Go Getter (classroom
helper) will distribute the
papers to the front of each row
and the students will take one
paper ad pass the others behind
them.
Cooperative Groups
 The “Go Getter” will
pass out the total
number of papers to
each particular group.

15. Classroom Management
Plan

16. Classroom
Rules 1. Enter the classroom quietly and
complete the “Get the Goof”
2. Keep your hands, feet, and all other
objects to yourself.
3. Raise your hand and wait for
permission to speak or leave your
desk.
4. Food and drinks are not allowed in the
classroom.
5. Bring all necessary materials to class
daily.

17. Consequences

18. 1st
Offense
• Warning
Verbal and or red
sticker on desk

19. 2nd
Offense
Student Teacher
Conference
 One on One
conservation with
student to address
issues and concerns.

20. 3rd
Offense
Phone Call Home to
Parent
 Call home to parent
to discuss concerns
and work towards a
positive solution

21. 4th
Offense
Cluster Intervention
 Mini Conference with
student and team of
teachers to work towards a
solution for issues at hand.

22. 5th
Offense
Parents, Student,
Teacher, Conference
Parents along with student and
teacher meet and discuss issues and
work towards a positive solution as
well as implement different
interventions.

23. 6th
Offense
Counselor and/or
Social Worker Referral
Students are referred to the
counselor and or social worker
for more intense modifications.

24. 7th
Offense
Administration
Referral
Referral to administration
for implementations of
various interventions

25. Rewards
 Verbal and/or written praise
 Positive Phone call and/or notes home
 Computer time
 Free Homework pass
 Other incentives.

26. Major Projects

27. Native
American
Tribes
• By the end of this
lesson students will
be able to know about
major tribes and
minor tribes and how
they lived in MS.
Objective: Learning
about native American
tribes. Come up with
your own tribe name
and symbol tell how
your tribe survive for
a week.

28. Pro/Anti
Slavery Debate
• Students will be
grouped then given a
side to slavery pro or
anti. They will research
their side then debate
in front of class.
Students will know why
slavery was so
important to
Southerners
Objective:
Students will
debate pros and
cons of slavery

29. Civil War
Project Students will be broken into groups
North and South. Each group will be
given 2 questions. One neutral question
and one specifically for each side.
Students will do a group paper off each
question.
Objective: To find
the cause of civil
war and how to
prevent it.

30. World Geography
Projects
Directions
First week of Geography students will pick different places, country or
continent to do 4 types of maps on.
Next couple weeks after reading each region students will draw a map
of that area and place specific places on the map.

31. Learning is the Key to Success