Classroom Expectations

​Classroom Expectations

How do you expect your classmates to behave in class?

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Not everyone behaves the same way, likes the same thing, or is held to the same expectations at home.

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So we must decide what the rules are in ELA class!

​But what does that mean?

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Non-Negotiables

Gritty: Advocate for yourself and others in need.

Respectful: Engage with peers in a responsible, meaningful way.

Enthusiastic: Remain on task and focused for every assignment.

Accountable: Turn in your assignments and make up owed work.

Trustworthy: Do your own work all the time, every time. ​

ELA 7

But what do these non-negotiables actually look like OR NOT look like in this room?

Multiple Select

GRITTY: Choose the responses that show someone advocating for themselves or others in need in a classroom.

• You have been trying to finish your essay all night but can't figure out the conclusion, so you email Mrs. Prince to ask for help.

• In your group, you notice two teammates making fun of another teammate even though she's asked them to stop. You also tell them to stop and explain why their behavior is so rude.

• If your friend doesn't pass ELA, he'll be suspended from the next soccer game, but you really need him to win! You let him copy your homework so that he will get the points.

• You're confused about the work even though you read the directions twice. Mrs. Prince is at her desk and you don't want to bother her, so you just write down random things because it'd better than turning in a blank sheet.

Poll

What do you usually do when you're confused in class?

• Sit and wait and hope someone else asks or I can get out of doing the work

• Reread the directions and try to figure it out on my own

• Ask a classmate to explain the assignment to me

• Ask the teacher to clarify or explain it in a different way

Multiple Select

RESPECTFUL: Select all the students who are behaving in a respectful way during the class.

• Tanya really wants to share her idea but decides to wait until Mickey finishes before raising her hand.

• Cody got the book Henry wanted, so Henry takes it from his desk when he goes to the bathroom.

• Mason does gymnastics and Brad keeps saying that it's a "girl sport." Mason goes to the counselor to ask if they can have a peer meeting because he's worried he is going to lash out at Brad.

• Lacey is reading out loud and mispronounces a word. Beka corrects her by reading the word correctly after her.

Poll

Which of these is your biggest classroom pet peeve?

• When you're trying to share your idea and other people are talking and not paying attention

• When people make strange, random noises when it's supposed to be quiet

• When other people touch or borrow your things without your permission

• When you're trying to do your assignment and other people keep trying to talk to you

Multiple Select

ENTHUSIASTIC: Which students ARE NOT remaining focused and on task while working?

• Sam is doing is iReady but is also using a messenger platform to send funny memes to his friends.

• Tim gets confused about the assignment, so he decides to work on his science project instead.

• In a group project, Marley and Mary discuss Riverdale while Max does the assignment for them.

• Even though the class has 20 minutes to work, Kyle finished his work in 5 minutes and decides to play on a game.

Poll

What role do you like to have when working in groups?

• The person who keeps everyone focused

• The person who writes everything down

• The person who looks things up or does the research

• The person who does the creative parts or design

Multiple Select

ACCOUNTABLE: Select all the ways to be accountable with your assignments.

• When given an assignment, complete the whole paper, following the directions.

• If you lost your homework sheet, ask for a new copy and make it up within one week.

• If a paper is being graded, turn it in before the end of the period.

• If you don't finish an assignment, you shouldn't turn it in because it's not finished.

Poll

Have you ever forgotten to turn in an assignment even when the teacher reminded the class to turn it in?

• I do that all the time!

• I've definitely done it a few times. Oops!

• Maybe once or twice.

• I always turn in my assignments!

Multiple Select

TRUSTWORTHY: Which of these examples could get you in trouble for not being trustworthy? Check all that apply.

• Writing down answers on your hand and looking at it during a test.

• Letting someone else copy your answers.

• Googling a summary of a book and turning it in as your own summary.

• Copying someone's notes because you were absent from class.

Poll

Which of these words would you want your friends to describe you with?

• Honest

• Responsible

• Intelligent

• Kind

Let's get more specific

​A series of choices

To see if we mostly agree, we will label rules as:

1. Strongly Agree -- this rule needs to be enforced

2. Somewhat Agree -- there are times when this could be important

3. Disagree -- this is not a rule that I would want in class

We can always add different ideas later.

Poll

During assessments, the room will be silent! But how about this:

The classroom should be silent when students are trying to do classwork.

• Strongly Agree

• Somewhat Agree

• Disagree

Poll

Some assignments will be completed independently. But what about this:

Before sharing out important answers, students should be able to share their ideas or brainstorm answers with a partner or small group.

• Strongly Agree

• Somewhat Agree

• Disagree

Poll

Some activities may get you very excited and wanting to share.

Students should raise their hands when they want to add something to the discussion or ask a question.

• Strongly Agree

• Somewhat Agree

• Disagree

Poll

We won't always agree, but how about this:

Students are not allowed to disagree with each other because it may lead to fighting.

• Strongly Agree

• Somewhat Agree

• Disagree

Poll

We often work in groups in this class. How about this rule?

When working as a team, all students are responsible for their fair share of work, so all students will get the same grade.

• Strongly Agree

• Somewhat Agree

• Disagree

With your partner, choose one or two non-negotiable rules you'd like added to our classroom list!

​Try to keep your language positive:

• ​Don't get out of your seat

• Stay in your seat

We'll share these and see which have the most votes.

Your Task