WELCOME TO MR. BROWN'S CLASS!!

MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS YOUR TEACHER

• To treat you with respect and care as an individual.
• To provide you with an orderly and safe classroom environment.
• To provide the necessary guidance and motivation for success.

RULES ARE RULES

• Always sit at a 90-degree angle to your desk with your feet on the floor.
• Show respect to the teacher, classmates and yourself. This includes all verbal and nonverbal communication.
• Have all materials needed for that day's class (this includes a book to read should you finish your assignment before the end of class).
• Raise your hand and wait to be called upon.

IPAD RULES

• Apples Up!
• No iPads between classes
• No iMessage
• Close out ALL apps between classes (Does NOT matter if another teacher allows a game).
• No texting from the iPad (including parents)!

LET'S BE CLEAR...

• By disrupting the class, you are interfering with other students' constitutional right to a good education.
• Know your role in the classroom. Your job is to support our efforts and do your best to LEARN.
• Everything in class is aimed at learning.
• Self-esteem does not come from messing around in class. It comes from doing the hard work to acquire the knowledge and skills that will enable you to enjoy a good life.

I DO NOT TAKE AWAY PUNISH WORK

WHY WRITE?

• Intrinsic value: The simple interest or enjoyment associated with engaging in a task (why do we play basketball, video games, watch movies?)
• Attainment value: The value of obtaining achievement through accomplishing a task (new phone for A's, pride when your teams wins the big game).
• Utility value: The benefits to one's career or other personal goals associated with performing a task successfully (high school, college, job).

LITERATURE GRADES

ENGLISH GRADES

WELCOME TO MR. BROWN'S CLASS!!

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• Elements of Language (my.hrw.com)
• Vocabulary (workbook with Haiku Deck supplement)
• Writing (expository/argumentative/narrative)

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