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WELCOME TO ENGLISH!. Sit in alphabetical order by last name, starting with the far left desk closest to the television and working across the room as if the desks were rows. IF you can complete this properly in under 5 minutes, EVERYONE gets an opportunity ticket (to be explained later)!. ?.
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WELCOME TO ENGLISH! • Sit in alphabetical order by last name, starting with the far left desk closest to the television and working across the room as if the desks were rows. • IF you can complete this properly in under 5 minutes, EVERYONE gets an opportunity ticket (to be explained later)!
? Thursday, January 23, 2013 BELL RINGER: As you file in and take a seat… Please use the materials provided to do the following: Put your FULL name on the front of the folder. You may make it as artistic (or not) as you like. Add decorations that include something of your personality in them: hobbies, favorites, images, etc.
Folder Follow-Up Walk around… until I say stop.
Partner up with the person next to you! Write your partner’s name in ½-inch lettering at the bottom of the back of the folder. Compliment your partner on something. (Anything. It can even be on the folder artwork.) Discuss predictions about what purpose the folder might serve. (2 minutes)
Today’s Agenda: • Welcome! • Expectations • Procedures • Syllabus Gallery Walk • Academic Toolbox • Introductions/Q&A • Creative Expression Activity
Class Expectations: • arrive • on time and prepared for class each day • treat all • people, materials and content with respect • ask a question when • you do not understand something • participate • at least once every day, and • put all you have into all you do.
Violations • Tardiness • Policy • Non-participation/ excessive absenteeism • Low grades, loss of course credit • Late work • One letter grade per day • Disciplinary violations • Reminder • Problem solving sheet • Parental contact • Isolation • Referral
Rewards for: • Stellar citizenship • Astonishing academics • Perseverance and positivity
You can expect me to: • be available to you as your instructor • assign work that is fair and useful • understand and explain content and skills • keep class on task and moving forward
PROCEDURES • Binder Corral etiquette • Hall pass/ sign-out • 1 per week • Get permission, sign out, THEN I will give you the pass. • Book sign-out • After-school appointments Review “procedures” sign
Course Syllabus • Read the whole thing. Seriously. It’s a contract. You could be signing your life’s treasures away. • Sign it. No, there’s no choice; if you want a chance at a passing grade, you have to agree to these terms. • Check the supplies list. Please have that stuff (BTW, never use the word “stuff” in formal writing. Don’t say “btw” either.) by Monday. • Check the grading system. You’ll keep track of your grades, so don’t ask me what your grade in my class is. • We’ll talk about how to organize your binder tomorrow. • Questions?
Course Syllabus Gallery Walk • I will put you in small groups and send you to a yellow sign. • When the music starts, you will have 60 seconds to walk the room AS A GROUP and read the signs. • When the music stops, you will freeze at your sign and put a post-it note up. You might write: • A question • A statement about why a rule/procedure is necessary • A quotation or phrase that rule reminds you of
Academic Toolbox Setup A superbly handy tool for English class! • Cover page • Progress tracker • Rubrics/ skills words and definitions • Partner list
Academic Toolbox Setup Skills words/ definitions: • Annotate (v): to make notes that comment upon or explain • Analyze (v): to carefully examine • Cite (v): to quote, bring forth proof • Concise (adj): brief and clear (short, to the point) • Diction (n): word choice • Determine (v): to figure out • Justify (v): to prove something right or reasonable • Juxtaposition (n): the placement of two things close together with contrasting effect • Perspective (n): point of view • Textual evidence (n): proof of your ideas taken from what you’re reading
Did you notice? 1. All of our vocabulary is related to: • Looking at words closely • Making a statement about words • Proving your response 2. All of these words can be found in test language and writing prompts! 3. The verb test: if the definition starts with “to,” it’s a verb. The previous slide is textual evidence of this. ;-)
Now fill in the sentences: • The speaker is taking forever to get to the point; I wish she would be more ___________. • I know my answer is correct because I have the _______________ to prove it. • We couldn’t ________________ if that animal was a cat or a skunk until I got closer. • The defendant in the hit-and-run case couldn’t ________ his decision to drink and drive. • Robin Thicke’s ___________ in the song “Blurred Lines” makes it seem disrespectful to women.
Share together as a class • Concise • Textual evidence • Determine • Justify • Diction
Great! Now use the other five to complete these on your own: • The _____________ of his words and actions has everyone wondering if he means what he says. • The teacher had all my quizzes to __________ when he proved to me why I should study more. • Even if I understand what you mean, sometimes I still can’t see the issue from your _________________. • The detective _______________ the crime scene and found that the moronic bank robber had dropped his own wallet behind the counter. • Mr. Cooperman likes to own all the books he reads so that, while reading, he can _______________ the pages with his thoughts and questions.
Answers: • Juxtaposition • Cite • Perspective • Analyzed • Annotate *Did you notice that I had to add “d” to “analyze” so that it would make sense? Sometimes you’ll need to do that on quizzes or papers, but you’ll have to determine that on your own by reading carefully.
Everything you ever wanted to know about ... Mr. Cooperman
Questions NEVER to ask me: “Does spelling/grammar count?” “Are we doing anything important in class today?” “That thing that was due today … were you grading that?”
Sixrandom facts about Mr. Cooperman: Yes, I’m from New York. No, I don’t have a thick New York accent. But I can put one on. I have a titanium rod in my right leg because I was once hit by a car while on the sidewalk. Shortly after, I wrote a narrative of the experience. I like writing poetry/rap. I have always owned Saturn vehicles. I have a deep, undying love of chips and salsa. More the salsa. Chips are edible shovels. My first job was doing demolition and salvage work.
About Me #frfr: Wait for Cooperman to say, “Go.” Write about you in a poem, essay, song, or short narrative. You can talk about something vital to your personality, something that motivates you, a moment in your life that defined who you are, or a hard lesson you learned that you want to pass on to your readers.
