Welcome!
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Turn your letter in to the bin if you have it. If you were not here
yesterday, please take a green letter from the green ABSENT
FOLDER on the table.
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Find your seat (your name and period are written on your desk
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Please use the markers and half-sheet of white paper to
create a name tent (fold the paper in half so it stands like a
tent).
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First name/what you like to be called, please.
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Decorate it—we will keep using them throughout this first
(and maybe second) week
Syllabus
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Read, sign, and return on Friday
Leonard’s Room
How things run
Classroom Plan
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Most things that run well do so because of a carefully thought out
plan. Thus, I’ve tried to think about just about every question you
might have (What if I have to go the bathroom?; Where do I turn things
in?; Will you accept my paper late?; etc.).
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This presentation will be available on the class website soon, but take
notes. In addition to helping you know your way around here, there will
be a short quiz on Friday.
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If you have any questions, please copy them down onto one of the
post-its in your bin and save it for the end of class. If I don't get to your
questions today, stick your note on the front board before leaving, and
I will answer it during tomorrow’s portion. This will usually apply during
direct instruction.
Questions?
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If you have any questions, please
copy them down onto one of the
post-its in your bin and save it for
the end of class. If I don't get to
your questions today, stick your
note on the front board before
leaving, and I will answer it
during tomorrow’s portion.
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This will usually apply during
direct instruction.
Today, we will cover:
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Materials you need for this class and why
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Entering the classroom/food & cell phones
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Daily Writing assignments
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The last 5 minutes of class
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Bathroom sign-out sheet
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The classroom signal
For this class, you will need:
*bring these items daily*
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A binder. I recommend a 1’; can be used with other classes
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Pencils and blue or black ink
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Colored pencils or highlighters will be helpful
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4 or 5 dividers to break your binder into the following sections
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1 2-pronged folder.
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This will house all final drafts of writing assignments from throughout the year. When you leave this
class, you will have a portfolio full of different genres of your writing.
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It will also count as 10% of your final exam in here—both semesters.
A composition notebook
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To house your Daily Writing assignments and reflections/exit tickets.
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It will be used daily, and it will remain here in the classroom. Your class bin is located on the right wall
under the table. (It will be labeled with your class period soon)
Hungry? Shoot. Me too, most
likely.
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Throw away or store any food/drink items with the
exception of bottled water.
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If I’ve provided you with something to eat, you can eat
it, but please dispose of your trash before you leave.
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Make sure your cell phones are off and
away (out of sight; out of mind). There is
a cell phone parking lot hanging near my
desk. I doubt we will need to use it, but
it’s yours in case you really are addicted.
I’ll assign you a slot number, and I will
keep you and your friends/family in my
thoughts.
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There will be BYOT days; I’ll let you know
in advance. There will be times when I
say, “Shoot, I don’t know. Look it up on
your phone,” or “Take a picture of this,”
but unless I’ve told you to, don’t take it
out. If you are Snapchatting,
Instagramming, or doing anything else
off-topic, I’ll remember that for the next
BYOT day/moment…
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Definitely don’t charge your phone in
here. Don’t ask to charge your phone in
here.
So, I’m here… My food is gone, and my cell
phone is away. I’ve got my handy dandy
supplies. What now?
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When you come in, you will grab your composition notebook out of your class bin (located
on the right wall under the table). You will see a Daily Writing prompt on the board. They
should be self-explanatory. This is a time for you to write freely. I will periodically grab
them and peruse, but you earn your Daily Writing grade by simply writing quietly the
entire time, which is about 4-6 minutes.
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5 pts. each day, 25 pts. each week—that adds up!
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To earn the 5 points, you must start as soon as the bell rings (that means you should
have that pen/pencil handy), and write quietly until I say time’s up.
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If you run out of things to say in response to the prompt, switch over and write about
what’s going on with you. Maybe you’re really angry. Or sad. Or over the moon. Write
about it! Getting your thoughts down on paper can be really therapeutic.
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Let’s try it. I doubt you already have your composition notebook, so for this week only,
you can write your DWs on a sheet of paper.
Daily Writing Instructions
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Write the date
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Copy down the prompt
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Write your response until time is called
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Draw a line underneath your work to separate it from
today’s reflection or tomorrow’s Daily Writing
Who would you most like to sit here with, and
why? (It can be anyone—dead, alive, famous;
anyone.)
How’d it go? Awesome. If I have to remind you,
you won’t earn the 5 points. We’re talking about
the easiest 5 points you will earn all day.
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After I call time, I might ask if anyone wants to share. The
DW prompt usually connects what we are about to do in
class with your real life. That’s always the goal.
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After the Daily Writing, we will take a look at our agenda and
go over the daily objective. You may be asked to copy the
objective down. The objective is, of course, the thing we are
trying to achieve that day in class.
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Now you know how you are going to spend the first six or
seven minutes of this class practically every single day…
What about the last five minutes?
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It may vary, but you will most likely be completing an exit
ticket or a reflection on the day’s activity in that very same
composition notebook or on another sheet of paper. You
may also be given time to clean up/return materials, as we
often get a little messy in here.
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One thing you will never do the last five minutes is line up at
the door. It is my personal pet peeve. We will work up until
the bell.
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We will talk more about what you can do if you finish early
tomorrow.
While we’re talking about the first and last
minutes of class, the reminds me…
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The10/10 rule applies for going to bathroom
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You must also refrain from leaving your seat—for the bathroom,
to throw stuff away, to blow your nose, etc.) during direct
instruction (that means when I’m up front explaining something).
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With the exception of those times, you may use the restroom by
signing out in the bathroom log and signing back in when you
return. You do not need to ask beforehand. If you are out for an
excessive amount of time, like 10 minutes, we have a problem.
If you are signing out multiple times every week, you might have
a problem. We’ll talk.
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Remember how I said we get messy in here sometimes?
We can also get pretty loud…
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Often, you will be in groups and/or talking with a partner.
When I need to get your attention as a whole class, I will
ask you for the class signal.
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When this happens, everyone should get quiet, stop
working, look up at me, and give me the signal in return
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Let’s see how fast we can do it…
Who was paying attention?
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Use the red/green sign in your bucket to indicate to me if a statement is true (green) or false
(red). Hold the sign up, and show it to me quietly.
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1. You cannot eat in this class. If I provide you with something to eat, you have to take it with
you and eat it when you leave.
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2. You will leave your composition notebook and your writing portfolio folder in class.
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3. If you have a question during direct instruction, raise your hand and patiently wait on me to
call on you.
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4. You may sign out and use the restroom anytime except during the first and last ten minutes
of class.
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5. Students lining up at the door when there are still valuable minutes left in class is my
personal pet peeve.
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6. To “give me the signal” correctly, you just need to raise your hand back at me.
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7. Everyone must put their cell phone in the cell phone parking lot when they enter the room.
Tomorrow…
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How to turn things in
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How to turn one thing in late and still get credit
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How to get your make-up work/figure out what you missed
if you were out
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What to do if you finish an assignment early.
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What happens if you can’t manage to follow these rules &
procedures, despite viewing this awesome presentation
about them.
Exit Ticket
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Before you leave, take a moment to think of a question you
have for me. This can be a question about this class, about
the room, about something I said to said, whatever.
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I would also like you to think of one positive thing about this
new school year and one concern you have about this new
school year.
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Write your question, your positive comment, and your
concern on a sticky note.
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Put your name on the sticky note, and stick it to the white
“Question Board” near the back of the room.
Clean up
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Please make sure your chair is pushed in and that your
desk is where it was when you entered the room.
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Return items to your bucket
Welcome!
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Sit where you sat last week. New seats tomorrow, I
promise!
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Take out your folder, write your name on it, and pass it
forward.
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Take out your Daily Writing composition notebook.
Daily Writing
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In your mind, do you
associate any specific
jobs/behaviors/tendencies
/habits/qualities with a
specific gender? What are
they? If you don’t, then
what
jobs/behaviors/tendencies
/habits/qualities do you
typically see other people
associate with specific
genders in our society?
Traditional gender
roles/typical gender roles
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As we grow, we learn how to behave from those around us. In this
socialization process, children are introduced to certain roles that are
typically linked to their biological sex. The term "gender role" refers to
society's concept of how men and women are expected to act and
behave. Gender roles are based on norms, or standards, created by
society. In American culture, masculine roles have traditionally been
associated with strength, aggression, and dominance, while feminine
roles have traditionally been associated with passivity, nurturing, and
subordination.
Source: Boundless. “Gender and Sociology.” Boundless Psychology. Boundless, 20
Aug. 2015. Retrieved 31 Aug. 2015 from
https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychologytextbook/gender-and-sexuality-15/gender-414/gender-and-sociology-296-12831/
Alien Gender-Role Manual
#4.) Add this in to #4. In your magazine, did you see a
depiction of "typical gender roles" being adhered to?
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Food for thought: What do you think this same type of
magazine would have looked like in the '90s (in terms of
gender roles)?
#8.) Paradox: a statement that initially seems to contradict
itself but, in fact, includes a fundamental truth
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Add the word paradox to your vocabulary word list. Create a
vocabulary word list by labeling a new sheet of paper
“Vocabulary List,” adding the word paradox, and filing it in
the vocab section of your binder.
Exit Ticket
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In your Daily Writing, you wrote about certain
perceptions of gender in our society. Throughout the
class activity today, you saw how the media can
reinforce or shatter those perceptions. Now, I’d like you
to think about/reflect on the sources and factors that
influenced your personal perception of gender roles.
Was it your parents? Certain role models? The movies
you watched or books you read? Disney princes and
princesses? What sources had the biggest influence on
you, and how did they shape your ideas about gender
roles?