Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why do I have students do warm-ups?
2. Why is the InterActive Notebook so important?
3. What is my policy on misbehavior in the classroom?
4. What about tardies?
5. What if my student fails a test?
6. What do the semester exams cover?

Why do I have students do warm-ups?

One purpose of warm-ups is to ask questions covering the previous 
day's 
lesson to determine if learning was successful. By going over 
them as a 
class, student's will learn the correct answers if they missed 
them. A 
second, and important, reason is to use TAKs designed questions 
to prepare 
students for the TAKS format, vocabulary and various levels of 
thinking 
involved. The more students are familiarized with these 
questions, the 
easier they will find taking and being successful with the 
History TAKS.

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Why is the InterActive Notebook so important?

The InterActive Notebook, their "spiral" constitutes all the 
important 
concepts, vocabulary, and information they need for each test. It 
is used 
almost daily and is essential in preparation for tests.

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What is my policy on misbehavior in the classroom?

Students get "3 strikes and then they are out". This means after 
I have had 
to call their name twice to redirect their focus, to stop 
talking, etc.,the 
third time they receive a 1 hour detention for disruption of the 
learning 
environment. Failure to attend the detention is an automatic 
referral.

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What about tardies?

After the second tardy, I will warn the student. A third tardy 
results in a detention [1 hour after school]. Failure to attend 
the detention results in a referral to the principle.

After 5 tardies students serve an after school administrative 
detention. After 10 they eat their lunch on the stage away from 
other students.

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What if my student fails a test?

Students who fail the test may make test corrections for a 
passing grade of a 70. They neet to find the correct answers to 
the questions they missed, study them and then take the test 
again. They may get the information at school or they may use 
their spiral. The importance is that they learn the correct 
answer so that they won't miss it when it is asked again in 
another test, a benchmark, sememster exam or the TAKS test.

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What do the semester exams cover?

I want the students to be prepared for high school. Thus I have 
comprehensive exams. The Fall Final covers Exploration through 
the Constitution. Ths Spring Final covers Exploration through 
Reconstruction. The tests are made specifically to ask the most 
important questions, not details. The questions are all required 
TEKS {Texas Educational Knowledge Skills} Students will be 
provided with review sheets as well as time in class to review.

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