Syllabus for orientation classes in junior high school

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SYLLABUS FOR ORIENTATION CLASSES IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

A Project Presented to the Faculty of the School of Education the University of Southern California

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Education

by Barbara A. Jennings August, 1950

UMI Number: EP46380

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TABLE OP CONTENTS CHAPTER

PAGE PART I.

THE CLASSROOM

HOW TO SHARE IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES 1.

THE BEGINNING:

HOW TO GET THROUGH THE FIRST

WEEK ................................................... 2 1. PROGRAMS:

How to make out your programs.

2. ABSENCE CARDS: 3. CLASSES:

...

How to fill out these cards . .

How to get to your r o o m s ..........

4.

FLAG CEREMONIES:

5.

STUDENT STORE:

6.

LEAVING THE ROOM:

2 3 3

How to respect the flag . . .

3

How to buy school supplies . .

5

How to get permission

to leave the r o o m ................................ 3 2.

CLASS ACTIVITIES: 1.

LEADERSHIP:

HOW TO SELECT CLASS OFFICERS . . How to check members of the

class for their ability to l e a d ............. 2. 3. 3.

DUTIES:

How to decide jobs to be done . . . .

FITNESS:

NEATNESS:

9

9 9

How to select students for officers . 10

HOW TO KEEP YOUR ROOMS IN GOOD ORDER . . 13

1.

BULLETIN BOARDS:

2.

CHANGES:

3.

COMMITTEES:

4.

YOUR PAPERS:

5.

BOOKS:

How to display class work . . 13

How to re-do d i s p l a y s ..........

13

How to choose groups to work . . . 14 How to turn in good papers . . .

14

How to keep books c l e a n ................ 14

iii

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CHAPTER 4.

5.

PAGE

GOOD HEALTH:

HOW TO KEEP H E A L T H Y ................. -

1.

YOUR HEALTH:

2.

CLASS STANDARDS:

FRIENDSHIP:

How to take care of yourself . . .

18 l8

How to help others keep well .

18

HOW TO MAKE NEW F R I E N D S ................. 22

1.

STUDENT FRIENDS:

How to be popular at school.

2.

TEACHER FRIENDS:

How to be liked by the

.

22

t e a c h e r s ........................................... 23 6.

7.

STUDY HABITS:

HOW TO MAKE YOUR WORK EASIER . . . .

27

1.

ATTITUDE:

How to start your w o r k .............

27

2.

MATERIALS:

How to buy the right things . . . .

27

3«

ATTENTION:

How to get help when you need it . .

28

GRADES:

HOW TO RAISE YOUR G R A D E S .................

32

1.

WORK HABITS:

How to study b e t t e r .............

32

2.

COOPERATION:

How to improve your attitudes . .

32

3.

WORK DONE:

How to do better w o r k ............. PART II.

33

THE SCHOOL

HOW TO GET AROUND AT SCHOOL 8.

THE ADMINISTRATION:

HOW TO GET HELP FROM

SCHOOL O F F I C I A L S ..................... ■1. 2.

THE PRINCIPAL:

How to get to Mr. Olmstead . . .

THE VICE-PRINCIPALS:

37 37

How to get to their

o f f i c e s ........................................ 3.

THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE:

4.

THE COUNSELOR:

37

How to go to Mr. Beebe .

38

How to get help from Mr. Garbo .

38

iv GHAPTER 9.

PAGE

THE HOME ROOM:

HOW TO TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES . .

42

How to get advice from your teacher . .

42

1.

HELP:

2.

ATTENDANCE:How to report to Home Room . . . .

3-

ACTIVITIES:

42

How to take part In Home Room

p r o j e c t s ........................... 4.

BOYS' HOME ROOMS:

5.

TELEPHONE:

43

How to Join t e a m s ........... 43

How to get permission to call

h o m e ............................................. 43 6.

LOST AND FOUND:

How to report lost or

found articles................................ 7. 10.

LOCKERS:

44

How to get your own school locker . . 44

THE HEALTH OFFICE:

HOW TO GET HELP FROM THE

NURSE OR THE D O C T O R ................................. 48 1.

ACCIDENTS:

How to see the n u r s e ............... 48

2.

EXAMS:

3.

REST PERIODS:

How to report to the d o c t o r .........

48

How to be excused from class

If jrou don't feel w e l l .......................... 49

11~.

4.

LOCATION:

How to get to the Health Office . .

THE

LIBRARY:

1.

LOCATION:

2.

LIBRARY CARD:

3.

BOOKS:

4.

TIME LIMIT:

49

HOW TO CHECK OUT B O O K S ............... 53 How to get to the L i b r a r y ........... 53 How to fill out a card . . . .

How to check out books and magazines .

53 54

How to return books and

magazines to the L i b r a r y ........................ 54

CHAPTER 12.

PAGE

THE CAFETERIA; 1.

HOW TO BUY YOUR L U N C H .............. 58

LOCATION:

How to get to the Cafeteria for

l u n c h ............... . ..........................58 2.

COST:

How to check the price of your ................................ 58

lunch 3*

GOOD FOOD:

How to select a good lunch . . .

4.

HASH LINES:

How to buy only parts of your

59

l u n c h .................................. 13.

ASSEMBLIES: 1.

HOW TO TAKE PART IN AUD CALLS . . .

LOCATION:

59 62

How to get to the Aud to see a

.program...................................... 2.

COURTESY:

How to act during programs . . .

3.

SCHEDULE:

How to arrange your program on

62 62

assembly d a y s ................................ 14.

SCHOOL CLUBS: 1.

MEETING:

2.

KINDS:

HOW TO JOIN AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS . .

63 67

How to get to club meetings . . . .

67

How to decide which club to join . .

67

vi PREFACE TO THE TEACHER To adjust to junior high school is difficult for the normal youngster.

Changing classes and teachers, going

to different buildings, and integrating to a much larger situation are a few of the problems which face an in-coming B7 student.

To the mentally retarded child, these diffi­

culties are greatly magnified as he is accustomed to even closer supervision, fewer choices, and a more stable atmosphere. It is the job of the B7 English and Social Studies teacher to help these special training children get off to a good start.

Of necessity, the Orientation Program must

be spread out over a longer period of time and the material covered at a slower rate.

These special students have the

same problems, hopes, and feelings as regular students but their grasp of a situation and the "know-how" of performance is slower.

Also, they are apt to feel discouraged and

neglected more quickly if they do not fully understand what is expected of them. It is the purpose of this syllabus to orient special training students to Hollenbeck Junior High School in Los Angeles.

Specific names and places have been given, but

such names could easily be changed and the unit adapted to any junior high school.

vii The syllabus is divided into two parts, the class­ room and the school.

The first part will help solve the

immediate problems facing new students, such as programs, forms, and the location of classrooms.

The second part

will help the student get acquainted with the school as a whole, including the main offices, the administrators, the Library and the Cafeteria. The teacher may get additional help for this outline from the project entitled Teaching Techniques for the Mentally Retarded by Gertrude Lois Ebeling (University of Southern California, June, 1950). Recognition should be given to Mrs. Helma Coffin of the Curriculum Office of the Los Angeles City Schools.

Her

program of including exercises in each chapter for five key words has been followed consistently throughout the unit.

viii PREFACE TO STUDENTS Welcome to Hollenbeck Junior High. You have Just finished the first part of your school work and are now starting in a new school. of questions.

You have lots

You are sometimes a little scared, and very

often you wonder if you will ever know and belong to this large school.

It is because many boys and girls before you ♦

have felt this same way that we have written this guide. It will help you to know where to go, what to do and how to do it. The book Is divided Into two parts: the classroom and the school.

Each part takes problems which boys and

girls in other classes thi'nk you will want to know about as new B7*s. We have tried to set up a guide which will answer these problems by having you take part in classroom and school activities.

You will take tours of the school, see

the different offices and buildings, make out the many cards which are needed, meet the people who run the school, and by doing all of these things we hope to make you feel a part of Hollenbeck. Of course, other students will still tell you that there is a swimming pool on the roof, or that the gym has an elevator.

But you will be able to talk right back and

ix say, "Is that so?" and walk happily on, knowing where to go for your next class. This guide, then, is the book you will use for your English and Social Studies class for the first few weeks. Its main purpose is to help you at the beginning of the year. By making a good start, it is easy to get along well for the rest of the three years. Shall we go?

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LIST OF FIGURES PAGE 1.

MAP OF HOLLENBECK JUNIOR HIGH S C H O O L .............

4

I PART I.

THE CLASSROOM

HOW TO SHARE IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

Taking part in classroom activities is the begin­ ning point for all 337*s.

It is here that you get help

when you need it from your teachers.

It is here that you

make many of your friends at school.

Very often, it is

through classroom activities that you prepare for a job after school. Getting off to a good start in the classroom will make your whole school year easier and also it will make it more fun. L e t 's go J

2 CHAPTER 1.

THE BEGINNING

HOW TO GET THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK A.

REWARDS:

Here are some of the benefits of doing well

the first week. 1.

A GOOD START: well,

2.

If youget through the first

the rest of the

HELP:

week

year is easy.

By getting off to a good start,

you will

get

along better with your teachers. 3.

FRIENDS:

If you follow these directions, you will

feel at home more quickly at Hollenbeck. B.

HERE *S HOW:

The following directions will help you do

a good Job. 1.

PROGRAMS: ^a.

How to make out your programs.

On the top line, write your last name, your first name, and today's date.

b.

Put in your Home Room teacher's name and number.

c.

Write the month, day, and year in which you were born.

d.

Write your whole address:

the number, street,

and zone. e.

If you have a telephone, write the number; if not, write "No."

f.

In the middle section, put your grade, subject, and room number for each period.

ABSENCE CARDS:- flow to fill out these cards. a.

Fill out the top part the same way as your programs.

b.

On the bottom part, write your last name, your first name, B7> your Home Room number, and the number of your 6th period class.

c.

Write your parents’ full names, your address, telephone, and the date of your birth.

CLASSES:

How to get to your rooms.

a.

Look at the map on the next page.

b.

See all the 100 numbered rooms of the first floor of each building.

c.

See all the 200 numbered rooms on the second floor of each building.

d.

Go to all cooking and sewing classes in the Home Economics building.

e.

Go to all shop classes in the East Academic and Shop buildings.

FLAG CEREMONIES: a.

Stop wherever you happen to be when you hear the bugle:

b.

How to respect the flag.

the American flag is being raised.

If you are tardy, do not go on to your Home Room until the bugle has stopped.

c.

After the bugle, stay standing in your rooms until after the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

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