1st Day of Class
Objectives:
Students will understand
the course objectives.
Students will understand
that they are valued as
individuals in the classroom.
Students will know the exit
ticket procedure
2nd Day of Class
Objectives:
Students will be able to
identify the norms that need
to be in place to create a
positive environment for
discussion.
Students will understand
that they will learn better if
they respect and trust each
other.
Students will be able to
share ideas in a think-pair-
share format
3rd Day of Class
Objectives:
Students will organize a
notebook or computer
document as a writing
journal
Students will be able to
follow the start of day
procedure (come in and
work on Do Now)
Students will know where
resources can be found on
blackboard
List of Activities (in order):
Brief personal introduction
Attendance (noting
preferred names and
pronunciation) and also
asking students to answer
their name with a unique
salutation showing their
personality
Explain my expectations for
the class (i.e. we will be
doing a lot of reading and
writing in here)
Icebreaker activity
Hand out interest survey
At the end, I will explain
how exit tickets work and
students will fill one out and
give it to me as they leave.
Assessments
Students will demonstrate
the feeling that they are
valued and respected as
individuals by completing
an exit slip asking what
students hope to
accomplish in this class,
how I can help accomplish
List of Activities (in order):
Home court activity as Do
Now
Once everyone has been
seated, I will explain how
warmups work. Youre
expected to come into class
right away and start
working.
I will explain think-pair-
share and we will practice
with responses from the do
now and yesterdays exit
ticket
As a class, we define our
norms and
rules/expectations
Assessments
Students will understand
their understanding of the
class norms by completing
an exit slip asking which
norm or expectation they
think will be easiest to
honor and which will be
hardest.
List of Activities (in order):
Students will complete a Do
Now asking which norm
they think is most
important.
If I do not have 100%
perfect execution of the
morning routine, the whole
class will have to leave the
room and reenter correctly. I
will repeat as many times as
necessary.
We will set up journals,
designating sections for Do
Nows, reflective writing,
vocabulary, and drafting.
I will give a short
blackboard tutorial
Assessments
Students will demonstrate
their knowledge of journal
organization by leaving their
journals for me to view.
Students will demonstrate
their knowledge of morning
routines by entering the
room quietly.
it, and what is something
they look forward to in this
class.
Students will demonstrate
their knowledge of think-
pair-share by practicing with
a partner while I scan the
room to make sure
everyone is participating.
Students will demonstrate
their knowledge of
blackboard by accessing a
google doc from the
resources folder and adding
their name.
 Name: What do you prefer to be called?

1. What is your favorite academic subject and why?

2. Is English your first language? If not, what is?

3. What type of reading do you prefer? Check all boxes that apply.
Short stories

Magazines

Newspapers

Blogs

Poems

Novels

Texts
 Tweets

Other (list below)

4. Do you have access to a computer at home? If not, do you have a way to get access?

5. What are your academic goals for the semester? What are your personal goals?

6. List the members of your family (please list their names and one word to describe each individual
remember that they do not have to be blood related!)

7. What is one book or writer that you particularly enjoy?

8. If you could teach a class on anything that you wanted, what would you teach?

9. What is your favorite way to spend a Saturday afternoon?

10. With the remaining space on this page, please draw me anything that represents you: a self-portrait,
a symbol, your greatest fear, an inside joke, etc. You can add a sentence to describe it if youd like!