Welcome to your New Home Seat

Stand around the room, along the walls

Listen for your name

Remain silent Avoid blatant

reactions

Recall and Recognize Norms and Expectations

9th Grade School-Wide

Entering the Classroom Quiet and on-task

iPad Use is Academic YES class work, research, studying, work

submission NO music, games, snapchat PUT AWAY during nutrition and lunch

HW Delinquency Tracker 4 will result in Detention and Phone call

home if necessary Adds up from all classes and does not reset

Tutoring Invitations & Reminders If you are failing, you are invited If you are struggling, you are invited If you are not satisfied with your own

progress, you are invited

Be Punctual 3 tardies results in detention

No Cell Phone Use Includes iPods Staff will confiscate and

return them to parents.

Uniform No Hoods, Patterns, Logos Well-maintained and clean

Memory and Learning

Hands up1 = I have a strong memory for social events

and academic information

2 = I have a strong memory for some events or some concepts

3 = I have a memory that seems to fail me in both ways

Do Now

RECALL RECOGNIZE

Listen for “begin!”

Greet your new elbow partner

With your partner, recall a highlight from Winter Break 1 minute share…begin!

Think of one goal you have for Semester 2

Look around and recognize your previous elbow partner

Go tell your Semester 1 elbow partner about your goal 1 minute share…begin!

UPDATE AGENDA:1) Bring Headphones (to listen to informative recordings

next class session)2) Finish How to Improve Memory chart (due Tues-

Wed.)

How can we improve recall and recognition?

Objective Expectations

I will investigate various methods of improving memory by reading through the on-line article provided.

Stay silent and focused. Read and understand as

much as possible in the time provided.

Complete the Graphic Organizer by Tues-Wed.

Access the article through Memory Articles on Miss Madruga’s page.