Pacing for LC2

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Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 Day 1 VACATION Day 1 Day 1 EXAMS EXAMS Career Exploration Week
Day 2 Day 2 Day 2 VACATION VACATION Day 2 Day 2 for all sections except

10.01 and 10.15 are cancelled due to G11 and G12 Exams

EXAMS EXAMS Career Exploration Week

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1

Starting Sunday, 9th November 2008

Week 1 Day 1 Assignments

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  Assigned Homework 1 for LC2.  Due Week 2 Day 1.

Assigned Homework 2 for LC2.  Due Week 2 Day 1.

Assigned Project for LC2.  Due Week 3 Day 1.

Create a NEW FOLDER on your Z:\.

Name it ICT LC2.

Save all of your work to the Z:\.

167 Record and Define the 8 Key Terms in your ICT Notebook. (margin, default, tab, quotation, header, footer, citation, title page)
  • Record means to write the word in your notebook.
  • Define means to write a one sentence definition of the word in your notebook.
 
168-170 Exercise 3-1:  Format the body of the Paper

Open the Data File named 4E Research Paper.

Your Name Research Paper 3.1
171-172 Exercise 3-2:  Use Tabs to Indent Your Name Research Paper 3.2
173 Exercise 3-3:  Create a Heading and a Title Your Name Research Paper 3.3
174-175 Exercise 3-4:  Add a Header Your Name Research Paper 3.4
176 Exercise 3-5:  Create a Works Cited Page Your Name Research Paper 3.5
177 Exercise 3-6:  Cite Sources in Your Paper Your Name Research Paper 3.6

If you have finished today's assignments regarding the Research Paper, you should work on your Project.  Make sure your terms are written and defined in your notebook.  Also, make sure that you use your time wisely to make sure that you complete your Homework for LC2.

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Week 1 Day 2 Assignments

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178-180 Exercise 3-7:  Create a Title Page and Footer

Open the Data File named 4F New Zealand Paper.

Your Name New Zealand Paper 3.7
184 Record and Define the 6 Key Terms in your ICT Notebook. (desktop publishing, WordArt, table, column, row, cell)
  • Record means to write the word in your notebook.
  • Define means to write a one sentence definition of the word in your notebook.
 
185-186 Exercise 4-1:  Use WordArt to Create a Masthead

Open a NEW WORD DOCUMENT

Your Name Newsletter 4.1
187-188 Exercise 4-2:  Create Columns Your Name Newsletter 4.2
189-191 Exercise 4-3:  Create Tabs Your Name Newsletter 4.3
192-193 Exercise 4-4:  Add a Graphic Your Name Newsletter 4.4
194-195 Exercise 4-5:  Edit Your Newsletter Your Name Newsletter 4.5
196-198 Exercise 4-6:  Add a Symbol Your Name Newsletter 4.6
171 Read the information in the "Different Strokes" Section  
172 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
173 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
174 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
176 Read the information in the "HELP!" Section  

If you have finished today's assignments regarding the New Zealand Paper and the Newsletter, you should work on your Project 1 for LC2.  Make sure your terms are written and defined in your notebook.  Also, make sure that you use your time wisely to make sure that you complete your Homework for LC2.

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Starting Sunday, 16th November 2008

Week 2 Day 1 Assignments

When you finish with today's work, you can work on your Project 1 for LC2.

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  Homework 1 for LC2 Due

(True/False, Multiple Choice, and Completion)

 
  Homework 2 for LC2 Due

Project 3 Assessment.  Pages 181-182. 

 
199-200 Exercise 4-7:  Publish Your Newsletter on the Web Your Name Web Newsletter 4.7
  Make sure you have completed all assignments from Week 1 Day 1 and Week 1 Day 2 before you continue working on today's assignments.  
178 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
179 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
180 Read the information in the "Go Online Activity"

Go to the Online Learning Center at http:\\www.concepts.glencoe.com

Choose Enrichment Activities, then Unit 4

Complete Enrichment Activity 4.6 

Create Footnotes and Endnotes

Your Name Digital Music 4.6
185 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
192 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
194 Read the information in the "HELP!" Section  
196 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
  It is a recommendation that you go to http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078612357/student_view0/unit4/before_you_read_quizzes.html and take the Pre-Quiz for Unit 4:  Word Processing.  Do NOT email your results to your teacher.  This Pre-Quiz will help you to be more successful on your actual quizzes and tests.  You can take the Pre-Quiz at school or home.  There is NOT anything to send, print, or submit.

 
 

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Week 2 Day 2 Assignments

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  Take Quiz 1 for LC2  
199 Read the information in the "HELP!" Section  
  Go to the Online Learning Center at http:\\www.concepts.glencoe.com

Choose Enrichment Activities, then Unit 4.

Complete Enrichment Activity 4.5

Manage Your Printer

 
  Complete Enrichment Activity 4.7

Use Styles in Word

Your Name Digital Music 4.7
  Complete Enrichment Activity 4.8

Create and Format Tables

Your Name Digital Music 4.8
  Complete Enrichment Activity 4.9

Use Reviewing Tools for Working with Partners

Your Name Digital Music 4.9

 

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Starting Sunday, 23rd November 2008

Week 3 Day 1 Assignments - We Begin Excel Today!

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  Project 1 for LC2 is Due.

Give your teacher your project printed in color.

 
  Make sure you have completed all previous assignments before proceeding with today's new work.  
  You will have a Practical Exam next week that covers Microsoft Word  
  Homework 3 for LC2 is Due

Project 2 Assessment - Pages 164-165

 
214

215-217

Unit 5:  Introduction to Spreadsheets

Exercise 1-1:  Get to Know Microsoft Excel

Your Name Computer Systems 1-1
219 Read the information in the "HELP!" Section

 

222 Read the information in the "Read Me!" Section  
218-220 Exercise 1-2:  Create a Worksheet in EXCEL Your Name Computer Price Comparison 1-2
221-222 Exercise 1-3:  Format a Worksheet in EXCEL Your Name Computer Systems 1-3
223-224 Exercise 1-4:  Format and Print a Worksheet

Content Covered: Merge and Center, Print Area, Gridlines

Your Name Computer Price Comparison 1-4

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Week 3 Day 2 Assignments

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  Take Quiz 2 for LC2

[Quiz 2 is postponed to Week 4 Day 1 only for Section 10.05]

Be sure you have reviewed the Excel assignments for Week 3 Day 1 along with particular concentration on Figure 1.1 on page 216 that identifies the basic elements of Excel.  Additionally, you should know how to identify the ACTIVE CELL and ROW and COLUMN.

COLUMN ROW

SCROLLBARS

MENU BAR
STATUS BAR WORK AREA
TASK PANE FORMULA BAR
ACTIVE CELL TITLE BAR
TOOLBARS AutoSum Button
 
  Homework 4 for LC2 is Due

Unit 4 Worksheet 4D  Ethics Concepts

Unit 4 Worksheet 4E  Worksheet

 
224 Read Me  
230 Read Me  
229-230 Exercise 2-1  Enter Formulas

Open:  Your Name Computer Price Comparison 1-4

Content Covered:  Arithmetic Operators, =, Formula Bar

Your Name Computer Price Comparison 2-1
231-233 Exercise 2-2  Use Functions to Summarize Data

Open:  Your Name Computer Price Comparison 2-1

Content Covered: 

SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, COUNT, AUTOSUM

Your Name Computer Price Comparison 2-2
234-235 Exercise 2-3  Copy Formulas

Open:  Your Name Computer Price Comparison 2-2

Content Covered:  relative addressing

Your Name Computer Price Comparison 2-3
234 Read "Read Me!" regarding "absolute addressing".  

Open Your Email or Click, Save, and Open the File

Mr. Braswell will send you an email (or you can click, save, and open the Excel file) that contains an Excel attachment or data file called EXCEL PRACTICE WITH FORMULAS.  The directions of 11 Steps are on the spreadsheet and Mr. Braswell will assist you as needed to complete them as a class.

Save your work on your Z:\ Drive in your ICT LC2 folder.

Your Name Excel Practice

Sections 10.01, 10.07, 10.09, and 10.13 will not meet next week.  These Sections should complete the assignments for Week 4 Day 1 as HOMEWORK DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

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Starting Sunday, 30th November 2008

Only 2 Days of Classes Before Vacation

Sections 10.01, 10.07, 10.09, and 10.13 will not meet this week.  These Sections should complete the assignments for Week 4 Day 1 as HOMEWORK DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

Week 4 Day 1 Assignments

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  Only Section 10.05 will take the LC2 Quiz 2.  
  Go to http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078612357/student_view0/unit5/before_you_read_quizzes.html  and take the BEFORE YOU READ QUIZ for Unit 5:  EXCEL SPREADSHEETS

Do NOT email your results to your teacher.  This Pre-Quiz will help you to be more successful on your actual quizzes and tests.  There is NOT anything to send, print, or submit.

 
  Go to the Online Learning Center at http:\\www.concepts.glencoe.com

Choose Enrichment Activities

Choose Unit 5.

Choose and Complete Enrichment Activity 5.1

 

Your Name Allowance 5.1

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Week 4 Day 2 Assignments

Classes Cancelled for the Holidays

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5

 

Starting Sunday, 7th December 2008

Week 5 Day 1

Classes Cancelled for the Holidays

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Week 5 Day 2

Classes Cancelled for the Holidays

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Starting Sunday, 14th December 2008

Week 6 Day 1 Assignments

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  Notebook Check

Mr. Braswell will check your Notebook for the Completion of Vocabulary Assignments for Week 1 Day 1 and Week 1 Day 2

 
  Z:\ Drive Assignment Check for Lab Activities:

Mr. Braswell will ask for you to submit several assignments as attachments to an email and to send this email to him.  This important email will have files that count as your participation marks.  This category of marks is worth 20% of your coursework grade.

 
  Reply to the email sent by Stewart.Braswell.

Make sure your Section Number is in the Subject Line.

Attach or Insert the Following Nine Files from Your Z:\:

1.  Your Name Research Paper 3.6

2.  Your Name New Zealand Paper 3.7

3.  Your Name Newsletter 4.6

4.  Your Name Web Newsletter 4.7

5.  Your Name Digital Music 4.9

6.  Your Name Computer Price Comparison 1-4

7.  Your Name Computer Price Comparison 2-3

8.  Your Name Excel Practice

9.  Your Name Allowance 5.1

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • Make sure that you have saved your files with the correct names. 
  • If you have not saved your files with the correct names, RENAME your files. 
  • Only attach or insert and send the requested files. 
  • Do not send files that Mr. B. did not request.
  • Naming the file correctly is part of your mark for the assignment.
  Are you missing files 8 and 9?
  • If you don't have "Your Name Excel Practice", go to Week 3 Day 2 to see the details.
  • If you don't have "Your Name Allowance 5.1" go to Week 4 Day 1 to see the details.
 
  Go to http://sbraswell.com/work/iat/2008-2009/marks_reduced_for_late_work.htm and re-read the information regarding late and missing work.   
  You will take your Microsoft Word Practical Exam during your next class (Week 6 Day 2).  
  Remember that your Quiz 3 is scheduled for

Week 7 Day 1.

 
 

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Week 6 Day 2 Assignments

Today's Plan, Objectives, Exercises, and Assignments
As Mr. B. shows you your marks at the beginning of class, be aware of the assignments you have not submitted.  We have a short amount of time before the LC2 exams.  Give your best effort to make a good grade in Computer Concepts.
MS Word Review Activity to be completed before the Word Practical Exam. 

Open the email from Mr. B. with the Subject Line LC2 Word Review.

Instructions

  1. Open the data file called 4G Everest Paper posted at http://sbraswell.com/work/iat/2008-2009/lc2/data_files.htm.
  2. Complete the requirements shown in your email with the Subject Line LC2 Word Review.
  3. Save your file to the Z:\ Drive as YOUR NAME ID WORD REVIEW
Microsoft Word Practical Exam Using the Computer (Independent Work)

The exam is worth 30 marks.  It will be assessed based on fourteen elements. 

Instructions:

1.     Open the SOURCE FILE that is sent to you in your email for the Word Practical Exam.

2.     Save the file to your Z:\ Drive as YOUR NAME IAT ID.

3.     Complete the fourteen requirements shown on your sheet of instructions.

4.     Raise your hand when you are ready for your teacher to view your exam. 

5.     Your teacher will assist you with printing your exam.  Don’t print without permission.

6.     Staple your sheet of instructions as a cover page for your exam.

Reminders:
  1. If you have not submitted your email from Week 6 Day 1 that contains the 9 requested lab files from your Z:\, send the email today for late grades.
  2. If you have missing homework (20%) or have not submitted the project (30%), submit this work for late grades.
  3. Quiz 3 covering questions from Excel will take place Week 7 Day 1.  Review the work you did for Week 4 Day 1.

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Starting Sunday, 21st December 2008

Week 7 Day 1 Assignments

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Be Prepared for Quiz 3 for LC2Quiz 3 covering questions from Excel will take place Week 7 Day 1.  If you reviewed the work you did for Week 4 Day 1, the quiz should be easy for you.
Today, we will look at the following features in Excel:
  • Sort Ascending and Descending (On the Data Menu)
  • Filter (On the Data Menu)
  • Charts (On the Insert Menu)
  • Hide / Unhide Columns and Rows (On the Window Menu)
240-241 ASSIGNMENT:  Exercise 3-1:  Sort Data
  1. Open your Your Name Computer Price Comparison 2-3 worksheet.
  2. Save your File with the New Name.
  3. Complete 3-1:  Sort Data
  4. Re-Save your File
Your Name Computer Price Comparison 3.1
242-243 ASSIGNMENT:  Exercise 3-2:  Filter Data
  1. Open the Data File names 5A Computer Systems
  2. Save your File with the New Name
  3. Complete 3-2:  Filter Data
  4. Re-Save your File
Your Name Computer Systems 3.2
244-247 ASSIGNMENT:  Exercise 3-3:  Create Charts
  1. Open your Your Name Computer Price Comparison 3.1 worksheet.
  2. Save the File with the New Name
  3. Complete Exercise 3-3:  Filter Data
  4. Re-save your File
Your Name Computer Price Comparison 3.3
If you have completed today's assignments, read the REMINDERS shown below and then begin working on your Party Budget Worksheet.  The details for the Party Budget Worksheet are shown on the assignments for Week 7 Day 2.
Reminders for Students in Computer Concepts: 
  • If you have not finished your YOUR NAME ID WORD REVIEW assignment from Week 6 Day 2, complete this work.  Mr. B. can check this work at anytime.
  • If you have not sent Mr. B. your email of 9 Files, you need to give him this work in order to earn your Participation marks.
  • If you are missing Homework or Project or Participation assignments, you need to show this work to Mr. B. in order to earn your marks.  Late Work is always better than No Work!
 

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Week 7 Day 2 Assignments

Sections 10.01 and 10.15 will not meet for the 2nd day of class.  These Sections should complete the assignments for Week 7 Day 2 as HOMEWORK.

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Mr. B. will return assignments to you that were completed during LC2.  Hopefully, these assignments will assist you as you prepare for your Semester 1 Exam.
248-249 ASSIGNMENT:  Guided Practice

Primary Instructions:

  1. Open Your Name Computer Price Comparison 3.3
  2. Save the File with the New Name
  3. Complete the 12 Step-by-Step instructions for the Guided Practice on Pages 248-249
  4. Re-save your File

Skills Used Today: 

  • Hide/Unhide Option
  • Sort Data
  • Filter Data
  • Chart Wizard
Your Name Computer Price Comparison 2
227 Create a Party Budget Worksheet

With a partner, plan the menu for a party with ten guests.  You have  200 AED to spend.

  • RESEARCH:  Gather information about the costs of foods you would serve, such as pizza, sandwiches, drinks, etc.
  • CREATE:  Each partner will create a separate menu in a worksheet:
    • Open and save a new worksheet as Your Name Party Budget.  You will use this worksheet later in this unit.
    • Enter the information you gathered.  Include a title.  Include the amounts of the items.  Use formulas to show the total cost and the amount of money remaining after you purchase all items.

Be prepared to print this HOMEWORK 5 file in class at the start of class for Week 8 Day 1.

Your Name Party Budget
Reminders for Students in Computer Concepts: 
  • If you have not finished your YOUR NAME ID WORD REVIEW assignment from Week 6 Day 2, complete this work.  Mr. B. can check this work at anytime.
  • If you have not sent Mr. B. your email of 9 Files, you need to give him this work in order to earn your Participation marks.
  • If you are missing Homework or Project or Participation assignments, you need to show this work to Mr. B. in order to earn your marks.  Late Work is always better than No Work!

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8 and 9 Week 8Starting Sunday, 28th December 2008

Week 9Starting Sunday, 4th January 2009

 

SEMESTER 1 EXAMS COVER LC1 AND LC2

If you have class on Sunday, you will have time for Revision for Semester 1 Exam (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel) if you are not absent or late or your class is not cancelled by IAT for one reason or another. 

Review, Study, and PRACTICE for your Computer Concepts Exam!

ICT - Grade 10 - Review Suggestions for Semester 1 Exam
10 Exercise 1-1: Get to Know Your Classroom Computer
11 Exercise 1-2: Operate Computers Safely
12-13 Exercise 1-3: Use Proper Ergonomics
14-15 Exercise 1-4: Use Computers Responsibly
20-21 Exercise 2-1: Get to Know the Windows Desktop
22-24 Exercise 2-2: Get to Know Your Mouse
25-27 Exercise 2-3: Work with Multiple Applications
28-31 Exercise 2-4: Get to Know Your Keyboard
304-310 Introduction to PowerPoint
311-313 Exercise 1-1: Get to know Microsoft PowerPoint
314-316 Exercise 1-2: Explore PowerPoint Views
317-318 Exercise 1-3: Apply a Design Template
321-322 Exercise 1-5: Navigate Through Your Slides
327-328 Exercise 2-1: Create Bulleted and Ordered Lists
329-331 Exercise 2-2: Insert a Table
334-335 Exercise 2-4: Apply Transitions and Animation
336-338 Exercise 2-5: Add Sound and Graphics
343-344 Exercise 3-1: Prepare for the presentation
345-346 Exercise 3-2: Print Handouts and Speaker's Notes
134-138 Exercise 1-1: Get to know Microsoft Word, Open and Save a Document
139-140 Exercise 1-3: Format a Business Letter
141-143 Exercise 1-4: Edit Your Letter
144-145 Exercise 1-5: Use the Thesaurus and Check Spelling and Grammer
146-148 Exercise 1-6: Preview and Print Your Letter
153-154 Exercise 2-1: Format Text
155 Exercise 2-2: Use the Format Painter
156-157 Exercise 2-3: Change Page Orientation and Text Alignment
158-159 Exercise 2-4: Create List
160-163 Exercise: Insert a Picture in Your Flyer
168-170 Exercise 3-1 Format a Research Paper
171-172 Exercise 3-2 Use Tabs to Indent
173 Exercise 3-3: Create s Heading and a Title
174 Exercise 3-4:  Add a Header
176 Exercise 3-5: Create a Works Cited Page
177 Exercise 3-6: Cite Sources in Your Page
178-180 Exercise 3-7: Create a Title Page and Footer
185-186 Exercise 4-1: Use Wordart to create a Masthead
187-188 Exercise 4-2: Create Columns
189-191 Exercise 4-3: Create Tables
192-193 Exercise 4-4: Add Graphic
194-195 Exercise 4-5: Edit your Newsletter
196-198 Exercise 4-6: Add a Symbol
199-200 Exercise 4-7: Publish Your Newsletter on the Web
214-217 Exercise 1-1 Get to Know Microsoft Excel
218-220 Exercise 1-2 Create a Worksheet
221-222 Exercise 1-3 Format a Worksheet
223-224 Exercise 1-4: Format and Print a worksheet
229-230 Exercise 2-1: Enter Formulas
231-233 Exercise 2-2: Use Functions to Summarize data
234-235 Exercise 2-3: Copy Formulas
240-241 Exercise 3-1: Sort Data
242-243 Exercise 3-2: Filter Data
244-247 Exercise 3-3 Create charts

 

 

SEMESTER 1 EXAMS COVER LC1 AND LC2

The Directorate of IAT will create your exam.  Your teacher will not create, know, or see your exam before you see it on your day of the examination.

It will cover PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

Use your Textbook, your Files, and your Notes to Study.

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10 Starting Sunday, 11th January 2009

Week 10

Career Exploration Week

 

Important Reminder:  STAY ON-TASK.  (WORK THROUGHOUT YOUR CLASS.)

STUDENTS WHO ARE OFF-TASK (NOT WORKING FOR ANY REASON) LOSE PARTICIPATION MARKS.

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Definitions OF On-Task and Off-Task

On-Task

  1. Continuing on a path toward a goal.
  2. Concentrating or focusing on what is to be done
  3. Doing whatever is appropriate for a given period of time

Off-Task:

  1. Any behavior that prevents or distracts you or someone else from continuing on a path toward a goal.
  2. Any behavior that prevents or distracts you or someone else from concentrating or focusing on what is to be done.
  3. Any behavior that prevents or distracts you or someone else from doing whatever is appropriate for a given period of time.

 

Examples of Off-task, Disruptive, and Unacceptable Behavior:

  • Unacceptable Verbal Behavior:  refuses to follow instructions, talks when teacher talks, talks to teacher when should be working, shouts out, mimics, threatens other pupils or teacher, makes inappropriate noises.
  • Unacceptable Non-verbal Behavior:  leaving classroom, wanders about classroom, fidgets in seat, horseplay, disrespect for other people’s property.
  • Surfing the Internet, Playing Computer Games, Playing Computer Videos, Checking Email without Permission, Chatting, Playing Computer Music
  • Talking or texting on mobile telephone
  • Talking without permission
  • Eating and drinking or smoking in class
  • Out of seat
  • Brushing hair
  • Makeup
  • Passing notes
  • Shouting
  • Throwing objects (paper airplanes, pencils, etc...)
  • Chewing gum
  • Playing with equipment
  • Attention seeking
  • Swearing
  • Fire alarm
  • Singing
  • Crawling on floor
  • Attacking pupil or teacher

 

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