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write the numbers 1 through 5 down the left,
skipping a few lines between each number.
Listen to the presentation. As you are listening,
write down at least five important ideas that
your teacher is trying to get across to you. Be
sure to use complete sentences.
Welcome to English
Welcome to English
Daily materials needed
 Pocket
folder
OR 3-ring binder
 All required class
materials
Pen
or
pencil
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This
is
a
pencil.
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This is a pen.
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You must bring something to
write with to class.
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Pens & pencils will not be
provided in class.
Welcome to English
This firefighter was FIRED. He “forgot to
bring” the fire hydrant wrench to a fire.
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This EMT was FIRED. She “forgot to bring”
bandages to a call for a bleeding man
lying in the street.
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This landscaper went out of business. He
kept “forgetting” to bring his lawn mowers,
and shrub trimmers, and brooms when he
went out on jobs.
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What time is it?
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It’s time to grow up.
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It’s time to grow up.
 NO
excuses
 NO
self-sabotage
 Just
DO IT
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Getting an “A”
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Getting an “A” – 1 of 3
 Be
here on time every day
Cutting class and tardiness are the
biggest reasons why students fail classes
at LTHS
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Getting an “A” – 2 of 3
 Be
here on time every day
 Turn
in all of your work, including
homework
You MUST organize your stuff. Watch a live
demo of how to do it!
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Getting an “A” – 3 of 3
 Be
here on time every day
 Turn
in all of your work, including
homework
 Believe
in yourself and try your hardest
“I don’t know” and “I can’t” will steal a
million dollars from you – more on that
later
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Worry about Number One
 The
pressure to conform
 Are you worried that your buddies will
laugh at you or call you a fu
ng
p
y and an avvvsser and that you’re
a sellout and that you’re whqqed by
the man?
When you’re making $4000 a month
and they’re working at Wal-Mart, you
can laugh at them.
Welcome to English
Classroom
culture
 We
are all here to
learn
 Learning involves
making mistakes
 People who never
make mistakes
never get better at
anything
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Classroom
culture
 If
someone makes
a mistake, be nice
 If you’re friendly
and helpful to
others, they’ll be
friendly and helpful
to you
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Heavy is good
 If
you want to get stronger, you have to lift
heavy weights
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Pain
 He
didn’t
complain to
his coach that
this was hard
to do and he
didn’t want to
do it
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Pain = growth
 She
didn’t get to the Olympics by
practicing every once in a while
 She didn’t miss a practice
 She didn’t give up when it got difficult
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Team effort = success
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It’s the same for your brain
 It
needs to
work hard to
grow
 It
needs to
experience
new things
 It
needs time to
figure things
out
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Success = effort
 Successful
people
believe in
themselves and
work hard at
what they do
 He’s
a good
doctor because
he trained for
10,000 hours
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Success = effort
 He
didn’t sleep in
anatomy class
 He
didn’t try to
cheat on his
biochemistry
exam
 He
never forgets
his stethoscope
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Excellence
 He
isn’t a genius
 He
is, however, a
licensed
electrical
contractor
making $68,000 a
year
 It
wasn’t easy to
earn his license
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Excellence
 He
believed that
he could do it
 His
lifetime
earnings:
$2,720,000
A
Wal-Mart
cashier’s lifetime
earnings:
$790,000
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Excellence
 The
payoff for his
diploma and his
four years of
trade school and
apprenticeship:
$1,920,000
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Excellence
 He
didn’t cut
classes in school
 If
he connects
something wrong,
another man will
be electrocuted
 “Extra
credit”
won’t help the
dead man’s wife
and children
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Class rules = real world rules
 Tardiness
 Cutting
class
 Bathroom/water
 Cell phone
 Food & drinks
 Sleeping
 Learning
atmosphere
Class rules
Tardiness
 Be
in the classroom
before the bell
 Tardy slips are written
every time—no
exceptions
 You get one “free”
tardy each semester
 For legitimate
problems, speak with
your teacher
Class rules
Tardiness
 DO
NOT come into
the room almost tardy
and say, “I have to
go to the washroom”
and then leave—you
will be marked tardy
 Washroom
crowded?
Ask to leave after
class has started.
Class rules
Tardiness
 Tardiness
is one of the
top three reasons why
people are fired
 What
two?
are the other
Class rules
Tardiness
 Tardiness
is one of the
top three reasons why
people are fired
 Absenteeism
 Does
not take orders/
does not work well
with others
Class rules
Missing class
 Cutting
class is the
single biggest reason
why students fail
classes
 “My
mom called me
in” does not mean
you weren’t cutting
class
Class rules
Missing class
 All
missed work can
be turned in later for
100% credit
 No
late penalty
 Why
does your
teacher have this
policy?
Class rules
Washroom / drink break
 You
can take a break
if you need to
 Ask
permission first
 Try
to visit the
washroom during
passing period
 Please
don’t abuse
the privilege
Class rules
Cell phone
 Out
of sight and
off before
entering the
classroom
 Please
help
avoid an
unpleasant
confrontation
with your teacher
Class rules
Cell phone
 “Why
would teachers think I’m not
paying attention just because I’m
looking at my cell phone?”
-student quote, 2011
Class rules
Cell phone
 “If
I don’t text my girlfriend back, she’ll
get mad.”
-student quote, 2011
Class rules
Cell phone
 “But
it’s my mom!”
-student quote, 2010
Class rules
Food & drinks
 Keep
your clean, quiet, quick eating to
yourself
Please drop crumbs on
the floor. Oh please oh
please oh please…
Class rules
Food & drinks
 Only
during the first few minutes of class
Please drop crumbs on
the floor. Oh please oh
please oh please…
Class rules
Food & drinks
 In
the past, students who persistently
violated this policy have been the cause
of the food/drink privilege being
permanently suspended for the entire
class
 They
crunched food loudly, threw candy
to other students, left crumbs all over the
floor, and otherwise acted like
irresponsible children
Class rules
Sleeping in class
 Prohibited
 The
school nurse and your family will be
contacted, because something is wrong
 You
cannot remain in the classroom if
you are unable to stay awake
 It
is not amusing, it is not OK, it is not
something to be ignored
Welcome to English
Experience your actual life
 News
flash: you
are a teenager
 Teenagers
need
a minimum of 8-9
hours of sleep
every day
 Do
you wake up
at about 6:30?
You should be in
bed by 10:00.
My grades suck.
(yawn) I hate school.
What’s the point?
(yawn) I… *zzzzzz*
Welcome to English
Experience your actual life
are not
getting enough sleep. Go to bed
earlier.
 If
you are tired all the time, you
 You
may need 9 or
10 hours of sleep
every night. This is
normal.
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Good wakeup food
 Fresh
fruit
 Cold
or hot cereal,
toast, muffins
 Raisins:
lots of sugar
and energy
 Have
a stash of snack
bars, etc., in your
locker
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This is not
your teacher
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He is not evil
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If he asks you to
do something,
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He is not
planning to kill
your family
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It’s just that
you’re talking
a little too
much,
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Or you’re
getting off
track…
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So don’t overreact…
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…and
cooperate.
Note: real men
(and women)
maintain
control.
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Your teacher’s goal:
NO writeups.
None.
Ever.
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Feed your brain
 Your
teacher will give you lots of healthy
brain food that will make you a better
thinker, a better reader, and a better writer
 Please
don’t sit there and starve
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Get ready to learn!
I hope you enjoyed the presentation.
Look at your sheets and finish writing down at
least five important ideas that the presentation
was trying to get across to you.
There should be at least five. You may be able
to think of more.
Please write the ideas in complete sentences.
Now skip a few lines on your paper and finish
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presentation was…
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effective if it…