Class Opener 2009

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HOW TO SURVIVEAND OTHER IMPORTANT

DETAILS YOU SHOULDKNOW ABOUT

CLASS BREAKDOWN• 6 UNITS

• ANCIENT LITERATURE• ASIAN LITERATURE• MEDIEVAL LITERATURE• AFRICAN LITERATURE• GREEK LITERATURE• WORLD POETRY

CLASS BREAKDOWN• GRAMMAR

• ENGLISH 10 + ADVANCED• LEVEL I

• BASIC PATTERNS, VERBS• NOUNS, PRONOUNS,• ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS• VERBALS

CLASS BREAKDOWN• GRAMMAR

• MORE ADVANCED• LEVEL II

• ADVERB/ADJ.CLAUSES, • NOUN CLAUSES• COMPOUND/COMPLEX• MOOD, POTENTIAL• PARRALISM, TRANSITIONS

CLASS BREAKDOWN• WRITING

• INFORMATIONAL• PERSUASIVE• INTERVIEW• PROCEDURE• NARRATIVE• AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL• POETRY• CREATIVE EXERCISES

TECHNOLOGY

IF I DO NOT USE TECHNOLOGY IN MY CLASS, THEN I FAIL AS A TEACHER.

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

• TURNITIN - TURN IN PAPERS• 280SLIDES - PRESENTATIONS• WETPAINT - MAKE A WEBSITE• MIXED INK - COLLABORATE• BLOG - COMMUNICATE WRITING• ISSUU - PUBLISH WRITING• COVERITLIVE –Live Presentations

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

This presentation was made on 280slides.com – completely online

EXPECTATIONS •You will arrive in this room at 7:55 and work on bellringer.

•You will have the bellringer completed in the allotted time.

•You will sit quietly if you finish the bellringer activity early.

EXPECTATIONS •You will not talk when I am talking – EVER!

•I call on people randomly and you do not need to raise your hand unless the activity calls for it.

EXPECTATIONS

•You are to work on the activities during the time I give you.

•You cannot work on other material while in this class.

EXPECTATIONS

•You cannot work on the previous night’s homework in this class before I collect it.

•When you walk into this room, your work is due.

EXPECTATIONS

•No food in this room

•Water only permitted – in bottles

EXPECTATIONS •No excuses will be accepted for late homework – NONE!

•You cannot leave this room after the bell, until 9:00 am for any reason. • Go to the bathroom before class• Bring your materials to class!

EXPECTATIONS •If you do not own a computer, you can work at the school or the public library.

•If you do not have internet, you can work at the school or the public library.

WAYS TO HELP •Buy a FLASH DRIVE

•Install all the Applications on CD

HOMEWORK

• GIVEN OFTEN• SHOULD TAKE :30 - 1 HR• LATE HOMEWORK

• WORTH 1/2 CREDIT• ADV = 0 pts

WHAT TO BRING•NOTEBOOK – 3-5 SUBJECT•PENCILS / PENS•ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY

WHAT NOT TO BRING•NO CELL PHONES•NO CELL PHONES•NO CELL PHONES

•NO MP3 PLAYERS•NO ELECTRONICS AT ALL

•NO BAD ATTITUDES

Taken 34 Phones in 2 years

Goal this year = 20

KEYS TO SUCCESS

DO THE WORK!

EFFORT IS IMPORTANT

KEYS TO SUCCESS

PLAN TO WORK AT HOME

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION

www.MrDaley.com• Daily Agendas• Readings• Writing Exercises• Grammar Worksheets• Forum• Links to all online technology • ALL CLASS CONTENT!

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• About Me! • Interviews• Presentations

• Creating a Vision• Writing