1 Seating Chart 1st:  26. Kayne Pfeifer 27. Bailey Sebastian Sechler28. Alyssa Sondrini 29. Devin Toomer 30. Kevin Villatoro 31. Carson Wayne 13. Haley Carey 14. Eduardo Hernandez 15. Kaylah Hill 16. Alexis Iacovone 17. Trinity Jackson 18. Joshua Klap 19. Harlie Lambert 20.Joe Ledezma 21. Malachi Linen 22. Andrew Maleski 23. Jason Mitchell 24. Austyn Noyes 25. Jacqueline Palacios 1. Seth Adams 2. Madison Baker 3. Vincent Barnett 4. Jerell Bell 5. Maana Blake 6. Makena Blake 7. Dylan Henderson 8. Cody Garney 9. William DeLange 10. Kaitlyn Doran 11. Noah Crookshanks 12. Maniya Gilley

2 Seating Chart: 2nd:  26. Jacob Palladino 27. Ravi Patel28. Amanda Radcliffe 29. Danielle Rizzo 30. DeAundre Smalls 31. Ma’kya Smith 32. Hope Stokes 33. Trevor Wallace 1. Christian Alcantar 2. Myles Arnold 3. Justise Bailey 4. Chelsea Barksdale 5. Zachary Bell 6. Nicholas Cappadora 7. Justin Fox 8. Mikaela Chavis 9. Naqib Chowdhury 10. William Dempsey 11. Quinn Carson 12. Shayla Garcia 13. Imelda Garcia Valenzuela 14. Ronnelle Gathing 15. Austin Hall 16. Kylee Hall 17. Koby Haney 18. Yiwen Hou 19. Angela Ignoffo 20. Joshua Karlton - Senaye 21. Jaylen Lewis 22. Jaida McCray 23. Gavin McCullough 24. Kayla Mitchell 25. MaryElizabth Morgan

3 Seating Chart: 4th:  25. Daniel Pennell 13. Jacob Hudson26. Nicholas Gonzalez 27. Pablo Villanueva 1. Matthew Allman 2. Jameil Bailey 3. Jaxon Brooks 4. Alexander Childs 5. Krista Clinard 6. Ryan Davis 7. Rhianna Heagy 8. Jose – Lorenzo Finley 9. Gavin Thomas 10. Tyree Green 11. Nathan Hawkins 12. Terence Dove 13. Jacob Hudson 14. Ryan Keating 15. Jalysa Jones 16. Ivy Le 17. Kaira Martin 18. Taylor Mathis 19. Kholin Mawole 20. Chrisopher Mcdonald 21. Austin Mesimer 22. Savannah Morgan 23.Ian Nurse 24. Samuel Ochektree

4 Welcome to Miss Duncan’s English classSchedule First period: English III Second Period: English III Third Period: Planning Fourth Period: English IV Welcome to Miss Duncan’s English class

5 Stand up: Yes/True Sit down: No/falseQuestions: I like English class I do well in English (whether I like the class or not) I have read more than 5 books in my life for fun/entertainment I play a sport at school I am confident in myself when it comes to sports I have a job that I work at during the school week I am confident in myself when it comes to school Stand up: Yes/True Sit down: No/false

6 Syllabus- Guidelines- ExpectationsMAJOR POINTS: Show Respect Be Prepared Stay on Task Be Successful

7 Show RESPECT RESPECT THE OPINION AND PROPERTY OF OTHERSkeep desk and area neat and orderly (DO NOT DRAW ON THE DESKS) AVOID INTERRUPTIONS (of myself or classmates) REQUEST PERMISSION to leave seat LEAVE the teacher’s DESK ALONE USE PROPER LANGUAGE – NO PROFANITY

8 Be Successful strive for improvement and perfection. Always try to do or be better. YOU Choose HOW YOU DEAL WITH YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, so choose wisely. (LEAVE YOUR TROUBLES AT THE DOOR)

9 Consequences 2. After school detention and parent contact1. Verbal Warning 3. Administrative referral

10 A few classroom customsRemain quiet Raise your hand before talking Inside voices for discussions and group work Remain seated Avoid getting up until the end of class (or when prompted to get out of seat) Remain on task Keep your head up and facing front of room Avoid grooming yourself throughout class Only have out your ENGLISH work. Other work will be confiscated.

11 Begin working on warm-up upon arrival in the classroomBegin working on warm-up upon arrival in the classroom. (This will be on the smart board or the whiteboard, date and complete each warm-up in your spiral notebook) Warm-ups will randomly be checked for completion throughout the semester, so make sure to keep track of all warm-ups in a journal. If you’re absent it is your responsibility to get the warm-up from a classmate or the website. Work should ALWAYS be turned into the basket on the table by my desk that is labeled for your class! Homework from the previous night should be in the basket by the start of class. Classwork will also be turned into this basket. DATE AND TITLE ALL OF YOUR ASSIGNMENTS. Leaving class is a privilege. Make sure to ask to leave the classroom before you exit your seat. DO NOT ASK in the middle of a lesson; If I am teaching, the answer will be NO. If we are working in groups or independently, feel free to ask. If you are absent, check the website, check the absent folder and ask classmates for what you missed BEFORE coming to me to ask what you missed. The 5 day rule applies.

12 BYOT Guidelines Technology use is a privilege in this classroom. Chromebooks will only be taken out of the cart when they’re needed for a class assignment. Cell phones/tablets should NOT be used when not prompted to. If a phone is seen being used without permission to do so the following will occur: I WILL take your phone when being used inappropriately or at inappropriate times. The first time I take your cell phone from you I will make a parent contact and return your phone to you at the end of the period. The second time your phone is taken it will be sent to the office for you to pick up at the end of the school day and you will receive an administrative referral Understand that these consequences can escalate depending on the severity of inappropriate usage.

13 Notecard - Name Miss DuncanPlease take the next SEVEN minutes to decorate the notecard on your desk. Decorate it with 1. Your name 2. A quote you like or relate to 3. lyrics to a song you like 4. Pictures that tie in to who you are. You must have at least one of Each of these items. Miss Duncan "Cause sometimes you just feel tired, feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up. But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength and just pull that crap out of you and get that motivation to not give up. And not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse."

14 My personal Narrative Born October 8thChildhood/Teens Born October 8th Born and raised in Charlotte, NC Softball fanatic. Family of seven Parents 2 sisters 1 brother + 1 niece

15 My passions Carolina Panthers football “Rusty” “Timmy”And of course, Teaching 

16 life Graduated from Independence High School (CMS)Graduated from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in English. Taught at Butler High School in CMS and Northwest Cabarrus High School in Cabarrus county I help coach a traveling softball team (Who came in second place in the Summer World Series at ESPN Stadium in 2016)

17 Any APPROPRITE questions?

18 Self evaluation: DO NOT WRITE ON MY HANDOUT. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Write in COMPLETE SENTENCES on ALL assignments. If answers are EVER not in complete sentences it will result in an automatic deduction of 15 points.