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General ideas to set the tone
Classroom notebook
1. A student will be assigned each class to make a copy of his/her notes for absent students to include in this notebook.
2. All handouts given in class will be included with the names of absent students written on them.
3. Any student who is absent should check the folder and complete any missed work in the normal time frame.
4. This notebook will not leave the classroom at any time.
5. After looking at the notebook, if the student has questions they should be addressed to me. However I will not answer any questions unless the student has looked through the notebook first.
Seating Charts
One great idea to help get your students organized on the first day is to put your seating chart on the overhead. This way you can greet the students at the door and they can organize themselves with the minimum waste of time.
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Opening day
Objectives
Students will interview one another to discover each other’s names and interests
Students will apply external and internal charachteristics to themselves
Materials
Paper for table tags
markers
People sheets
Course guide sheets
overhead projector
Overhead seating chart
Steps
1. Put seating chart on overhead
2. Pass out course guide sheets to students and review each section
3. Discuss interviewing and solicit questions from them
4. Pair students to interview each other. Explain the table tags and allow them to create them for each other
5. Discuss internal/external characteristics. Have students write their own person sheet.
6. Share person sheets and then explain the complete paper elements
7. Assign 3-5 paragraph paper on selves by end of period
8. Share and then have student explain characteristics
Homework
Assign reading that ties in to the discussion for the next class.