1 Day of Class

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2 Day of Class
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3 Day of Class
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Objectives: Objectives: Objectives:

Understand Understand Understand
-Students will -Students will understand -Students will understand that
understand that that community-based community-based learning
community-based learning fosters a safe, fosters a safe, engaging
learning fosters a safe, engaging classroom classroom atmosphere
engaging classroom atmosphere -Students will understand that
atmosphere we are all co-inquirers seeking
Know to learn together and to learn
-Students will know the from each other
Know course objectives
-Students will know each -Students will know the Know
others names consequences that will -Students will know the
-Students will know more result from breaking members in their base group
about me as an disciplinary rules or -students will know the proper
individual classroom norms format for writing an
-Students will know the introductory letter
Do definition of SMART -Students will know the
-Students will be able to goals (Specific, components of a double entry
get to know their peers Measurable, Attainable, journal
better Relevant, Timely)
-Students will create a
list of class norms Do
Do -Students will be able to write a
-Students will be able to letter of introduction
collaborate with their -Students will be able to use a
peers to create high double entry journal to reflect
standards for their on a text
behavior in class
-Students will be able to
reflect on their personal
goals in relation to class
norms

List of Activities (in List of Activities (in List of Activities (in order):
order): order): 1. Students are arranged
1. Create name 1. Write and share according to base
tents and share 1 personal groups (based on
fun thing you did postcards - interest surveys they
this summer with teacher will completed for the first
your cluster choose randomly day of class). There will
(teacher does a few to share be a set of questions to
this as well) with the class ask each other on the
2. Snow ball game 2. Revisit class board to encourage
(borrowed from norms from students to get to know
Pease) with yesterday and one another
prompting brainstorm 2. A librarian (or myself)
 questions specific will introduce a set of
3. Create class consequences for books. Students will
norms as a class breaking the sign up for which book
4. Complete the norms (including theyd like to read for
interest survey the schools SSR.
(homework) county-wide policy 3. I will use a short story
5. Review the on discipline) to introduce the double
syllabus 3. Review course entry journals (in a
(homework) objectives for the think-aloud format), and
class using a give students a chance
quick jeopardy- to set it up in their
style game reflective writing
4. Set up reflective journals.
writing journals 4. Students will write a
5. Review SMART letter of introduction to
goals, and then the teacher in their
the reflective reflective writing
writing prompt journals. I will read
them my own as an
example first.

Assessments Assessments Assessments

-Students will create a -Jeopardy syllabus -Introductory letter
list of class norms assessment -Double entry journal
-Homework: interest -Use the reflective writing
survey and reviewing the journal to have students
syllabus write about the class
norms they are confident
about, which norms they
want to improve on, and
their plan to improve.
 All About
Name: ____________

What do you like to do when you haveWhat

free time
kind of
(e.g.
things
hobbies,
do you
sports,
like tointerests,
read? Ex.etc.)?
articles

What kind of things

+ Draw something in the space belo

Do you have regular access to a computer and/or the internet outside of school?

YES

NO

OTHER: _________________
What goals do you have forDo you think
yourself your
this year grades in
(academic school
and/or right now accurately show ho
personal)?

What are your expectations for me as a

What would you like to know about me? Ask me anything!

Tell me one thing youd like me to know

If you had a million dollars, what would y