Monday, August 25, 2014

Week 1, Day 1
Objective: Discuss classroom expectations, policies, and procedures.  

Welcome back and welcome to Debate! 

1. Welcome!
2. About Me
1. As you can see, the teacher in the room is NOT Mrs. Avalos.  Senor Galvan will be your sub for the first six weeks of the school year.  I celebrated the birth of my second baby girl, Ellie Faith Avalos, on August 8th.  I expect to return on Monday, October 6th.  This means that the first six weeks will be a little different than what you're probably used to, but Senor Galvan and I will be working very closely together to make the first six weeks as close to "normal" as possible.  Senor Galvan was my Spanish I, II, and III teacher when I went to school in Godley.  He is an amazing teacher and I feel very blessed to have him as my sub.  
2. A lot of this class will be taught through this blog.  That means that you are actually going to have to READ my blog.  I will try to be very thorough when writing my blog out, but that means that it will probably be long.  Hang in there because more than likely, if you have a question, I have attempted to answer it on here.  
3. Alaina McGuffee is the debate team captain this year.  She will be leading the class a lot, especially during these first several weeks.  Please show her your utmost respect.  
3. About Debate
1. This class requires a significant commitment.  Our "season" begins in August and will end with NSDA (National Speech and Debate Association) Nationals in June.  We will not have a tournament every weekend, but we do participate in a lot of tournaments.  Although you do not have to participate in EVERY tournament, the more you go to, the better you'll do.  There will be a minimum number of tournaments that you will have to participate in each semester (to be announced.) Failure to meet that minimum will result in failing the class.  I understand that you are (more than likely) involved in other extra curricular activities.  I will do my best to work with you and your busy schedule.  However, other activities are not valid reasons for not meeting the minimum number of tournaments in a semester.  If you are not prepared to make the time commitment to debate, please get a schedule change request form.  I hate to be blunt, but I want to make sure you are in this for the long haul.  Debate is a ton of fun, but it is also a lot of work.  
4. Chrome Books
1. Bring your CHARGED chrome book to class EVERY DAY! 
2. Take care of it!
5. Bookmark my blog in Google Chrome.
6. Class Syllabus and Constitution
1. Found under the Forms/Documents tab at the top of the blog. 
2. Go over this and email me with any questions you might have-cavalos@godleyisd.net.