Feb 6, 2023

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

New Media 10

• Checking in! Here's how this works:
• Every lesson (with some exceptions), we'll be doing a check in.
• The purpose of a check in is to share where you're at emotionally, and what's on your mind.
• You'll be asked to share how you're feeling on a scale of 1 to 5
• 1 is a brutal, awful day
• 5 is an incredibly great day
• I'll ask you to add a thought. This might be:
• Why you're feeling what you're feeling?
• What's going on in your world?
• What are you wondering about?
• We can also get into discussion or debate questions during check in
• Hey look, granola bars!
• These are for if you're hungry. Please remember that if you're taking one, you're taking one away from a student who needs it in the future, so take one with caution and kindness to others.
• Getting to know each other
• Make a card!

• Show the name you would like me to use in BIG BLOCK LETTERS
• Include your pronouns
• Write or draw something that interests you (and which I can ask about)
• On the back, include this information:
• When it comes to how you operate in the world, what would you like me to know?
• This might include pronouns that shift, anxieties that affect you, what your passions are, or nothing at all
• Is there any information you'd like me to know right away?
• This might include IEPs, difficulty at home, questions about the course, or nothing at all
• In groups, ask me a question about me
• Some formats: would you rather ______ or ________, what is the best _______ ever, what is your opinion on _______________
• What I'm looking for is:
• To start the process of getting to know each other
• For me to start learning about the personality of the class
• To encourage curiosity
• In turn, I'll ask you a question about yourself. I'll either ask something specific, or I'll ask: what would you like to tell me about yourself?
• Day 1 on Black History Month
• Getting started on assignments
• Your first in-class writing assignment
• Your Independent Novel Study project

English 8

• Checking in! Here's how this works:
• Every lesson (with some exceptions), we'll be doing a check in.
• The purpose of a check in is to share where you're at emotionally, and what's on your mind.
• You'll be asked to share how you're feeling on a scale of 1 to 5
• 1 is a brutal, awful day
• 5 is an incredibly great day
• I'll ask you to add a thought. This might be:
• Why you're feeling what you're feeling?
• What's going on in your world?
• What are you wondering about?
• We can also get into discussion or debate questions during check in
• Hey look, granola bars!
• These are for if you're hungry. Please remember that if you're taking one, you're taking one away from a student who needs it in the future, so take one with caution and kindness to others.
• Introducing myself
• Introducing the curriculum
• It's Black History Month! How does that fit in?
• Course expectations
• "Official Course Expectations"
• Getting to know each other
• Make a card!

• Show the name you would like me to use in BIG BLOCK LETTERS
• Include your pronouns
• Write or draw something that interests you
• On the back, include this information:
• When it comes to how you operate in the world, what would you like me to know?
• This might include pronouns that shift, anxieties that affect you, what your passions are, or nothing at all
• Is there any information you'd like me to know right away?
• This might include IEPs, difficulty at home, questions about the course, or nothing at all
• In groups, ask me a question about me
• Some formats: would you rather ______ or ________, what is the best _______ ever, what is your opinion on _______________
• What I'm looking for is:
• To start the process of getting to know each other
• For me to start learning about the personality of the class
• To encourage curiosity
• In turn, I'll ask you a question about yourself. I'll either ask something specific, or I'll ask: what would you like to tell me about yourself?
• Getting started on assignments
• Your first in-class writing assignment
• Your Independent Novel Study project