LAUNCH GRADE 9: CLEAN SLATE Reflection: How will high school be different from middle school? What are you excited about? What fears do you have about starting high school? LESSON EXTENSIONS * Revisit the class Ground Rules on a regular basis (perhaps the first Friday of every month) and have the class evaluate how they think they are doing in maintaining the agreements . If students are struggling to meet the Ground Rules, have the class brainstorm ways in which they can get back on track . If they are doing a good job of following the ground rules and supporting one another, congratulate them and allow the class to celebrate . * Revisit the KWL chart throughout the year as you complete each unit . Challenge students to fill in the "Learned" column with what they've learned through the unit's activities . students can always add more to their "Want to know" column, as well . 4 LessOn 1: WeLCOme TO LAUnCH