Fall Weeks 1-5
Week 1
Day #1
New seating chart and attendance
Look at Schedules. Should have (1) History, (2) Math, (3) English, (4) Science, (5) AVID, (6) PE/Sport, and (7) Language/Elective/Free
Practice SLANT Techniques
With no planners yet, designate a sheet of paper as a planner for the week, and begin writing obligations.
Day #2
Brainstorm how to enter a room, and practice.
Set up Google Classroom
Edit notes from yesterday on SLANT.
Day #3
Organize Binders. In AVID section, should have Notes, Forms, Studying and Reading, Tutorial, and SAT/ACT
Clean/set up in-class folder
Week 2
Day #1
Introduce Word of the Week and assign Vocab Matrix (due following friday)
Begin three days of reflection and goals for the new year.
Hand back freshman spring final and read their own reflections (collect back)
Over the next few days, go through Starting the Year Right, which will require the use of a daily planner, and lead to passing out printed grades, Goals Sheet, and Activity Sheet along with 2016 Clubs List
When beginning to work on goals, play the beginning of Express Yourself (Whatever you do, do it good)
When looking at grades, teach how to calculate GPA (4 = A, 3 = B...), and that colleges mostly use 10-11 GPA (9-12 for scholarships)
Day #2
Continue with Starting the Year Right
Day #3
Recall Quotes from last year. Write meaningful quotes at top of pages in planner.
Introduce Teacher Letters.
Students finish Starting the Year Right, brainstorm Teacher Letter, and then begin writing letter.
Day #4
Write math teachers on cards for Tutorial groups
Unofficial Binder Check
Work on Teacher Letter
Day #5
Share letter with a classmate and use Letter Rubric
Make copies of letters and share them with teachers
If students finish, have them work on Items in My Planner
Week 3
Day #1
Word of the Week and Introduce Weekly Planning
Reflect on Reading Strategies previously discussed and add to Reading Strategies Log
Use a photocopy of a Sophomore History textbook chapter to answer questions on Pre-Reading Russian Chapter. Will work on (1) Reading the Section Backwards, along with other (2) Pre-reading strategies. Add strategies to Strategy Log. If time, students (3) Create Questions out of Headings
Day #2
Tutorial Tune-Up #1 with a focus on levels of questions/answers
Day #3
Practice notes with Cornell Notes Review and Cornell Rubric
Day #4
Tutorial Tune-Up #2 with a focus on explaining reasoning, including Socratic Questions
Day #5 (Min Day)
Research responses to Vocab Matrix.
Reflect on weekly planning from Monday and/or Check In
Week 4
4-day week
Day #1
Motivator Monday on Procrastination
Day #2
Tutorial. Hand out Placards to groups or individual students
Day #3
Tutorial
Day #4
Fun Friday - Dixie Cups Pyramid
Week 5
Day #1
Work on editing Cornell Notes. Practice the whole process.
Assign Vocab Chart and first Progress Report
Day #2
Pass out Studying Log and review last year's Study Techniques
Students learn about Active Recall and Illusion of Competency by reading an excerpt from A Mind for Numbers
Day #3
Notes Check and work on creating Study Guides