Lesson Plan Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Game Day
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A sleepers worse nightmare ...alarms, time to shower off, then grab something to eat. it was best to eat enough so i won't get hungry, so the omelet with shredded peppers and toast with orange juice will help alot. i wanted to wear something that was casual but not like i'm trying to hard, so the wine red checkered pattern slacks with a gray v-neck will do nicely. since it's the beginning of september and still dealing with the last few days of hot weather this outfit is passable.
time to grab my keys, wallet and satchel filled with folders and other documents, my lunch of the leftover pizza from last night and out the door, Devonshire academy was thirty minutes away by bus and it was 8am. though i had to be there by 9, there's no harm in being punctual, i stood for ten minutes until the bus arrived. once the fare was paid i sat in a single seat near the back door for easy exiting, the bus was starting to get a little crowded as the bus kept making its arranged stops. this male cougar stood over me hanging on to one of the railing. i tried to sneak a peek at him as he was glaring out the window to the street. as i look he caught me staring at his nicely toned body, my heart speed up and my muzzle tried to form words but he beat me to it.
"hmm see something you like puppy"
"oh sorry you kind of reminded me of someone" i said nervously but the puppy comment was unexpected. "it's ok i get that alot"
i smiled and looked away, my stop was coming up, and my nervousness started to rise, i can't help but notice that he's purring. but anyway time to hit the signal for the driver to stop soon. when i stand prematurely as the bus stop to let off me and others. i turn to quickly and bump my chest into that same cougar who is now smiling.
"Oops" said the cougar
"my bad starting of the morning weird"
"heh it happens"
when i get off the bus i can't help the cougar's eyes are still beaming on me, i ignore it and walk a couple blocks to the school.
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i arrived at the school twenty minutes early and was on the second floor of the building, walking past all the fresh young cubs that was on their way to class, they all had uniforms of gray shirts with black slacks. I made my way to Mr. Rowan's office but he beat me too it as i hooked a corner and saw him standing in the corridor outside his office and waiting room.
"ah your early Mr. Kani i like that"
"yes and good morning sir"
"you make me feel old when you say sir, rowan would be fine"
"i can do that"
"excellent, before we start, i forgot to show you the teacher lounge last time you were here. so follow me this way"
we walked along the halls and hooked a left around the corner to a glass plated door with white blinds behind it as he opened it and showed me inside. pretty typical to me, hardwood floors with a few paw prints on them, slate blue wallpaper a few square shaped tables with a wall with a couple of refrigerators . next to the fridge was a sandstone counter with a couple microwaves, one of those pre heating ovens that i can't think of the name at the moment. seating at one of the tables was a female horse as she was into her cell phone, clearly on break.
"Mr. kani this is one of our english teachers, Ms.Gallagher he's the one i told you about." said rowan ushering me further into the room.
"hi its a pleasure meeting you" i replied being as cheery as possible
"nice to meet you as well, i hope your stay here is long one" she said dryly
letting that comment simmer in my brain,what did she mean by that? Rowan then escorted me to the room of the first course i would be teaching. walking the halls as the students scurry along to their classes. the tiger showed me to this room i was half expecting to be full but it's empty.
"the twelfth grade course is going to be in room 103, it's still about aaaa.a.... 15 minutes until 9 hits, enough time to get you set up, no worries ,you'll do great. Also it's not a bid class since we try to prevent over crowded classrooms. don't worry about supplies before school let out for summer, all students were received letters to the parents of what they need for certain courses" said rowan patting my shoulder.
after a few deep breaths, i went over to the the desk in the front corner, looking at the room with the kind of desks you see in a science lab only no beakers or petri dishes. instead of stools they had chairs, the wallpaper is grey like rowan's office and windows on only one side of the room. I prepared a few assignment not heavy ones. figured it would be neat to score cool points by being easy with workloads on the first day. Two minutes later some of the cubs started to flourish into the classroom, some rushed in thinking they were late tripping on their classmates tails, others were nonchalant. The class had a head count of twelve students, couple wolves, couple foxes, german shepherd, a leopard, couple tigers, couple ringtail, ram and a kangaroo that looks a little bit like clason. i might ask him if he has a cub he don't know about. the bell rings for 9am and it's go time.This feels like speech class where i'm in front of an audience and everyone is staring at me. It's time to teach so i open my mouth to form some words.
"Good morning everyone, i hope you guys had a great summer. i'm your new art teacher Mr. Kani, i'm looking forward to knowing everyone so we can have a great year. first off i'm going to do a roll call, so when i call your name say here, present or give a shout"
As i do the name call, some of the students they responded to their names.
"HAAAAAA"
I Looked up sharply pointing my muzzle at the source of the sound, whc looked like it came from the tiger.
"what you said give a shout" said the tiger
" you got me on that, and your name is" i said trying not to laugh and keep it professional
"Greg Connors, present" the tiger waves his paw dainty in the air. As i continued through the roll call.
"ok guys today we're going to start off by learning 'vanishing points'. you guy ever stood at the end of a hallway and looked down it until, at the end it just gets smaller almost like a box."
Half the students understood while the rest were a bit confused. "well let me show you guys." i used the chalkboard in front of the class and start by drawing a line horizontally. then in the middle of the line i drew a box intersecting the line. next a straight line from the corners of the box and make lines within only the left and right sides of the box. then i got creative and drew buildings and windows as i heard a few gasping with there oh's and ah's . it does feel a bit refreshing to have your works appreciated. when i turned back around the whole class had their sketch books out and pencils out ready to make some creative works for themselves.
"so are you guys ready to take a shot at it "
i replied as i saw ears perked and flicked, along with head nods. as the class got to work i walked through the room and saw some unique illustrations. the ringtail girl drew an exact picture of the corridor outside the classroom. one of the wolves made an wild west style environment kind of a point of view of western shootout where you see who can draw their gun the fastest. the kangaroo that reminded me of clason even made a medieval style castle with a lake and a couple of archers, pretty cool. i never knew an hour of class would fly by so quickly as the bell rang.
"ok everyone today everyone did excellent and there's no homework......" which gets a few cheers from the students. "......and i will see you guys tomorrow". then they were gone and i was still in here alone with my thoughts.
"that wasn't too bad"
"as a matter of fact i think you did great" said a voice from behind the door as it opened to reveal a khaki colored ferret, almost orange with a brown mask over his eyes and half way down his muzzle. he is dressed in a brown polo shirt and white slacks. He walked toward me with a paw outstretched towards me as i shook it.
"hello haven't formally met. Im Bentley Chase, i'm one of the guidance counselors on this floor."
"hi Im..."
"Alister Kani"
"yes, nice meeting you...um how many counselors are there?"
"three of us, you will meet them sooner.....or later. you have a nice speaking voice, anyways just checking to see if everything's cool"
"thanks" "anytime, if you need help or have any questions just give a shout"
i start to respond before he cut me off " and not the way, greg does it"
that made cracked a smile, in which he did the same.
"by the way Rowan wanted me to tell you that the eleventh grade course is a floor up, room 121 follow the signs and you'll be fine, talk to later" said bentley as he slinks out the room
"appreciate it"
i grabbed my belongings and went into the lounge where i relaxed for a little bit, and snacked on the left over pizza that clason and i shared last night. fifteen minutes later it was time to find the next room to teach my herd of students.twenty minutes to get ready. It was only one floor up, top floor with the eleventh grade students. I ran the same lesson plan, as before only no smart mouths during roll calls. we got to the part where you draw the box that intersects a line when something unusual happened. normally when i'm walking in front of a audience. i keep my tail around a leg so i don't trip no one up, of flick it in their face. today that didn't happen, as i drew the line my tail dragged along the chalkboard. snickers began to form around the room as i turned to look, everyone quiet down. starting to draw again on the board more laughter started. my body faced the classroom looking at the faces of felines, canines, a few otters and rams.
"so you guys want to tell me what's so funny"
everyone is silent as they stared at my black tail steamed with a white stripe
"Mr. Kani i didn't know you were part skunk" said a leopard in the corner of the class, others laughed harshly at the comment.
"no i'm not part skunk, either you tell me what's so funny Mr Mendez or i will forget about not giving you guys no homework" i said with a sly grin
before he say something a female otter beat him to it
"ok ok your tail has chalk on it, i don't want homework to do i have to go to the mall after school, Amir you wuss" she gestured to the leopard.
"whatever" said Amir
i brushed off my tail but still had chalk residue on it, after the class was over i waited another fifteen minutes in case any students need extra help or questions. then principal rowan came and check on me.
"So how did it go......i hope the cubs didn't that to you"
"hah i wouldn't let a student get that close to me do this" i pointed to my tail
"don't be surprised we had a wolf place thumb tacks on the deer's computer chair and when he sat down he sprung up to the ceiling and got his antlers stuck. me and a couple custodians had to pull the poor guy down."
"oh that had to be terrible" i tried hiding my laugh
"we had to saw him down"
"what happened to the wolf"
" suspended his ass, his parents wasn't pleased with him"
" i can only imagine"
"anyway keep up the good work, see you tomorrow"
"i will and thank you"
On a peaceful bus ride home, reflecting on my day. thoughts of how what my actions, can influence others. i would love to believe teachers and educators make a difference in this world. what am i saying of course they do, nothing is accomplished in life by knowing nothing. we have to keep feeding our brains, and increasing our mental capacity.Without learning, we are lost, doomed to repeating the same thing. As a cub when you touch a stove, and it's hot so you know and learned that the stove is hot and will cause pain. even though some cubs take advantage of education, they pay for it later. to me it's just wise to learn everything you can. my stop approaches and i enjoy the crisp fall air on my way home. then my cell rings.
"why hey there bro what's going on, how's your first day"
"hii Mimi it was.......interesting"
"i know that tone spill it what happened"
" nothing i taught a good course, then i got chalk on my tail, and some cub ask me if i was part skunk"
"why..oh i get it you had a white streak on it. funny "
"i don't think it's that funny, i got to shampoo it when i get in" i say opening my the door to my apartment.
"thats what its for stripey"
"oh har har, you're quite the comedian"
"well i'm not going to hold ya, i just wanted to check you"
"aww so concerned about little ol me"
when i got in the first thing i did was shampoo my whole body, with special attention to my tail, then prepare for the next day's assignment.
Hope you enjoyed the story so far, more chapters are on the way ^_^