Substitute Plans for Thursday, October 19, 2006

Setup: 5
th
block is all set up in 613. Kids know to get papers from the front table as they
walk in and to look at the agenda for the bellwork. For 7
th
block, youll need to transfer
the paper to the table ne!t door in 611. "a#e strong students help you transfer all of the
art supplies youll see beneath the left part of the blackboard to 611 before 7
th
block
begins.
"a#e them start on the bellwork: pleasure readin! $hey pull out their books and begin
reading silently. %ooks are a#ailable in the back of the classroom for students who
forgot their books. "a#e them read for around &' minutes. (ou may need to encourage
some of the students in 7
th
block to read)
Take roll using the seating chart. *ut + for absent and $ for tardy. ,5
th
block- transfer the
roll onto the blue sheet attached hereto and place it in the clear shield attached to the wall
outside the classroom door. .+/ for absent in the appropriate bo!es. 0f no blue sheet,
attendance didnt ha#e it out by the time 0 checked my bo! this morning. 1ust write the
names on the attached white sheet marked .+ttendance./2
+sk students to pass up their bellwork fro" last class 3 the .bad poem/ assignment.
,0f they ask, tell them 0 wont collect the poetry e!change prospectus until ne!t class,
although theyll need them for this class.2 4emind them to make sure their names are on
their papers.
"a#e them write their ho"ework in their agendas. 0ts on the board below the class
agenda.
55
th
block includes an #$"erency %esponse Plan& or .64*/ today. $he instructions
are attached. (oull hear more o#er the loudspeaker. (oull go as far as to lead our class
to the stadium, but you will not need to sit with our class. (our duty after deli#ering our
class to the stadium is to 77777777777777777.8
'() citation "aterial! ,+bout 9 minutes.2$ell students to take out :;13 that they got at
the beginning of class. 6!plain to the students that well be working on <=+ citations
ne!t unit. >ay this- .>ome of you may ha#e <r. :ilkin for honors history, and his
honors history classes are going to the public library early ne!t week to begin your
research for your history fair pro?ect. (oull need to know what information to get for
each possible source you find. :e wont be learning how to cite today, ?ust what
information to get so you can write the citations later./ +sk students what they think
theyd need to cite a book, then a periodical, then a web site. +s they say the correct
answers, write them on the o#erhead and ha#e the students copy them on :;13. $he
answer key is attached.
Poetry roup work! ,$he rest of class.2 %egin by ha#ing students take out =;11 and =;
1& that they got at the beginning of class. +sk them to read it silently, front and back,
before you answer any @uestions. ,<y academic and honors classes yesterday found it
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perfectly understandable and had no @uestions at all, so maybe youll be as lucky) 0f they
stump you with a @uestion, see if another student has the answer.2 Aont take any
@uestions, though, until e#eryone has read =;11 and =;1&. (ou might go o#er the
instructions briefly before ha#ing them meet in groups by poems and start on their work.
>tudents were assigned specific poems and numbers last class. 6ncourage them to help
each other since 1' percent of their grade is a group grade. +rtwork for ?obs & and 5 are
a#ailable in the front of the classroom. $heyll ha#e part of one more class day to work
on their group work. Bo around the room to encourage them to stay on task. ,7
th
block
will need this much more than 5
th
block.2
=ea#e me the attendance and the .bad poem/ work. $hank you so much)
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