BOREDOM

The feeling of Boredom is your heart and mind’s way of telling you, “Stop wasting time.” If you find you get bored during the school day, then you’re not burning enough calories on your academics. Dig deeper into the assignments. Work harder. Ask more questions. Offer more answers – right or wrong. Speak to your teachers; your teachers can provide extensions to all the assignments you get. Maybe you aren’t being challenged enough. That would make me bored.

ROUTINE!

Routine is defined as “a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program”

START OFF RIGHT!

Get your rest each and every evening.

Wake up with enough time to do the things you like to do to begin your day. Feed yourself. You will need the food (fuel) for the day. We are not kidding about that. Teaching & learning burns lots of calories. Maybe you’re not fueling up enough. Maybe when you lose interest, it’s not that you’re bored or uninterested, but rather that you can’t maintain your focus, maybe you can’t keep your eyes open. Get your rest. Eat that healthy breakfast, and bring healthy snacks in your backpack. Start off right!

Be ON TIME TO CLASS.

Our routine begins with you being ON TIME TO CLASS.

  • Being in one’s seat when the bell rings WITH materials at the ready.
  • Materials at the ready means the technology & supplies you will need for class should be ready to GO! Technology is charged up, pencils are sharpened, pens have ink, erasers are ready, and a ruler.
  • Don’t miss your ride, whether it’s a bus, parent, or friend. Don’t oversleep. Don’t skip your classes. You will dedicate your attention to what we are supposed to be doing from the moment the bell rings. I will start moments after the bell.
  • If you are at the end of a line outside the door, do you think you’ll be able to hear what I am talking about as I begin class? No, you won’t. This implies that you have to be at the door minutes before the bell actually rings. Being ready for class means being ready to enter the class at the right moment. Getting into your seat.

THIS page might apply to some of Mr. Moshé’s students and all those concerned with them.

Our daily routine agenda in EVERY BLOCK is roughly presented to you here.

  1. D.E.A.R./Journal (Time: 20 minutes):
    1. I Do/We do/You do together/You do.
    2. Depending on the material we are dealing with, this may be replaced with something else. During this time slot, you will track how much you are reading on a daily and evening basis. I may confer one-on-one with you during this time.
    3. Also known as Reading Accountability – While reading, you will focus on the core of the day’s plan with an active reading task, OR
    4. You will read silently for 15-20 minutes and then journal on your reading using a preselected Journal Starter, OR
    5. You will work on Student-Driven Vocabulary.
  2. Warm-Up (Time: 15 minutes):
    1. I Do/We do/You do together/You do.
    2. There is always something to get your synapses flashing. This will generally be tied to our focus for the block. You will be given 15-30 minutes to write on some topic of my or a classmate’s choosing and share with a neighbor. I may conference one-on-one with you during this time.
    3. 18 Lines on a Topic: Given a prompt, you must respond in 12 lines on a Warm-Up document I provide to you. 12 pt. Times New Roman. Stay on topic, and hit 18 lines for full credit. OR
    4. Grammar Moment: We may take some time to work on a grammar topic that has been identified as a weak area for an individual or the entire class. This will generally be tied to our focus for the block when possible.
  3. Homework Reminder (Time: None. It’s on the board):
    1. I Do/We do/You do together/You do.
    2. Canvas ToDo List. This is a daily reminder of what we have been doing in class, where our focus should be, and what we should be doing at home. I check your HW, and you check for any new HW.
  4. Core Topic Activity (Time: 60 minutes):
    1. I Do/We do/You do together/You do.
    2. This will vary on a day-to-day basis and will include all or combinations of explicit instruction, guided practice, and independent practice. The following items will be used as needed based on our quarterly focus or what else comes down, say, from administration and/or the district.
    3. Reading/Viewing/Listening to Genres of Literature
    4. Writing Workshop – We devote this time to workshopping our writing. Everything is fair game along the entire writing process: Brainstorming, Planning, Rough Drafting, and Final Drafting. There will be many different things being done on many different types of writing all at the same time. I love this stuff, because it allows me to mix it up; it keeps class fresh for me.
    5. Student-Led Test Preparation (Optional Core Activity) – This is a student-led activity where a student facilitates a scripted administration and review of practice standardized test work. This usually becomes a major focus at some point in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarters.
  5. Wrap Up &/Or Exit Ticket (Time: 10 minutes):
    1. I Do/We do/You do together/You do.
    2. This will usually be what I use to gather authentic live data on where you are with what we covered today.

Changes to this ROUTINE will be detailed in class and might be posted as comments to this page.

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