6-12 Tasks for Jenny to Complete Over the Summer:● Order books● Order shelves● Reorg Book Rooms● Prepare Data Folders ● Letter to Parents about new curriculum ● Add scoring information to rubrics● Find anchor texts for PCRs and Writing pieces● Generate a PD plan● Offer summer workshops-Aug 30th● Generate Draft Summative Assessments
JT English Department Mission and Vision
How we teach . . .
Instructional Practices
Why we teach . . .
-Literature helps individuals define who they are.
-Literacy is power.
The Jefferson Township English Language Arts
Curriculum
What we teach . . .
-NJSLS Standards (skills)
- Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings
-Novel Titles (content)
JT English Department Mission and VisionDRAFT:
Mission: The mission of the Jefferson Township School District English Language Arts Department is to foster the development of literate individuals who critically read and purposefully write for a variety of inter- & intra- personal purposes, so as to fulfill their need to connect with texts and the world.
Vision: When students engage in meaningful literacy instruction, by being exposed to diverse texts and a variety of literary perspectives, they become self-motivated in their learning. The Jefferson Township English Department encourages students to examine the how and why of human passions, hopes, dreams, achievements, anxieties, downfalls, transgressions, and failures of the past, present, and future through literature.
Why we teach . . .Don’t ever forget . . .
If we believe that we are who we are . . . that our individual voices are a product of all of our experiences including everything we have read, then knowing and harnessing what we are curious about is important. Being a critical, thoughtful, and reflective reader and writer is crucial to this human process.
What we teach . . .Skills, Strategies, Content - Texts
But more importantly literature helps us teach things like compassion, empathy, social justice, and metacognition.
How We Teach-Our Instructional Practices1. Book Love2. Text Dependent Questions3. Close Reading
a. Close Reading Fictionb. Close Reading Nonfiction
4. Academic Conversation5. Socratic Circles6. PACER7. The Writing Traits8. Writing With Mentors9. Crafting Arguments
10. Rhetorical Analysis11. Conferences12. Tableau
Review Unit Components
Part 1 Core Novel/Text
Part 2 Socratic Circles (Book Clubs)
Part 3 Writing
Refer to handout from May 22nd.
Instruction Non-Negotiables The emphasis of this curriculum is releasing the responsibility to the students, so they learn to do this work on their own.
So . . .
We only read aloud to our students for 10-15 minutes at a time, if at all.
We only watch clips of movies.
Instruction Non-Negotiables Claim Evidence Warrant-All year long!!
Stop Calling on Students one at a time
Data and Goal Setting
Feedback
Exemplar pieces for writing
Video Link
Writing with Mentors
80/20
Lesson Plan ExpectationsLesson Planner Folder in the English Curriculum Google Folder
I did not write your lesson plans . . .
Day 8 (53 min)
NJSLS: RL.9-10.6. Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.Objectives SWBAT:
● Recognize and understand a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a text from outside the United States.
● Read multiple texts from world literature to analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a text.Instructional Practice: Close Reading Notice and Note Fiction & Crafting Arguments & Academic Talk
Activity 1: (10 min) MembeanActivity 2: (15 min) Mini Lesson Focus-Point of View Activity 3: (18 min) Students read and annotate core novel. Teacher meets with students in small groups or one on one. Activity 4: (10 min) Students work in small groups academic talk. Teacher meets with groups to assess S&L standards.
Assessment Non-NegotiablesStudents who earn A’s demonstrate mastery of the standards.
Not everyone will earn an A.
Grades should report student achievement.
Assessments must be aligned to the standards.
Link it! (metacognition) Non-NegotiableUse Link it! Data to guide your interactions with your students
Students should be involved in setting their own goals.
Differentiate by meeting with students in small groups or one on one.
This will promote growth for all students, as well as help students work to their potential.
(I will expand upon this on slide 50.)
Survey your students! (metacognition) Non-Negotiable
Why are you in this English class?
What do you see as the big purpose for English coursework?
Do you like to read?
Are you a good reader?
What reading strategies do you use?
Do you like to write?
Are you a good writer?
What writing strategies do you use?
What are you curious about?
How will you be supported?
English Department PD Plan for 2018-2019
Link:
English Department PD Plan
Handout.
To Do . . .By September 14th:✓ Survey your students.
✓ Print out individual student reports from Link It! for student reflection and goal setting:
○ 2017- 2018 Form C Link It! Test
○ 2018 PARCC-ELA
○ SAT
✓ Lead a class discussion on the purpose of English coursework in the public school system.
✓ Lead a class discussion on the department vision and mission.
✓ Show video clip on curiosity-lead discussion on how they learn. https://youtu.be/W1K2jdjLhbo
✓ Share this prompt and lead a discussion on curiosity: If we believe that we are who we are . . . that our
individual voices are a product of all of our experiences including everything we have read, then knowing and
harnessing what we are curious about is important. Being a critical, thoughtful, and reflective reader and writer is
crucial to this human process.
You have access to . . .
News ELA
Membean
No Red Ink
Listenwise
Record your questions here!
Reference support here!
Who piloted?
MembeanSharon ClaytonAmy StettlerNo Red InkChristina LaMonicaSonja GutwerkNewsELASharon ThomasPatricia VandigriffListenwiseKelly TarsitanoChristina Russo
JTHS Quarterlies vs. Final Exams
Marking Period 1: 20%
Quarterly 1: 5%Marking Period 2: 20%
Quarterly 2: 5%Marking Period 3: 20%
--Marking Period 4: 20%
Final Exam: 10%
Formative/SummativeUNIT 1
Part 1Formative Assessments Part 1-2 Annotations2 membeans1 Speaking and ListeningSummative Assessments Part 1-Day 11 Summative
Part 2Formative Assessments Part 2-2 Annotations1 Membean1 No Red Ink1 Speaking and ListeningSummative Assessments Part 2-Day 11 Summative1 Socratic Seminar
Part 3Formative Assessments Part 3-Writing Process2 No Red Inks
Summative Assessments Part 3-Published Piece1 Book Talk/Conference
UNIT 2Part 1Formative Assessments Part 1-2 Annotations1 membean1 No Red Ink1 Speaking and ListeningSummative Assessments Part 1-Day 11 Summative1 PCR
Part 2Formative Assessments Part 2-2 Annotations1 membean1 No Red Ink1 Speaking and ListeningSummative Assessments Part 2-Day 11 Summative1 Socratic Seminar
Part 3Formative Assessments Part 2-Writing Process2 No Red Inks
Summative Assessments Part 2-Published Piece1 Independent Book Reflection
Summative Assessment Examples
Summative Assessment Folder in the English Curriculum Google Folder
These are examples. Work together and use your teacher expertise to create the summative assessments for each unit. These are a good start.
CP v. Honors-You have to revise accordingly.
* Additionally you can build your assessments in Link It!
Page 12- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lkgn_WwYKSvCSybew483IK0Ul92DRvTt/view
LInk It! Grammar Assessmentt: https://docs.google.com/document/d/171stY0UGSFCfOeINPDaxgDlP9kDfTekdDeQg4EduBYc/preview
Finalized Assessments
Share your finalized assessments in the English Curriculum Google Folder.
Summative Assessments
Link It!
Link It! Timeline
Form A September 6th-October 1st
Form B January 2nd-February 1st
Form C May 15th-June 14th
Link It!● The default is: students do not have to answer all
questions to submit. ● Any teacher can change the settings when assigning
the test. ● See screenshot.
Data Folders
I will guide you through a data analysis at the September 12th English Department Meeting. We will also discuss the information in these folders at your Prelim Meeting.
Here is your folder to preview. DO NOT LOSE IT!!!!
At Back to School Night
We are very excited to implement the new ELA curriculum that
● balances fiction and nonfiction.● balances traditional and contemporary texts.● emphasizes writing instruction, especially the writing process.● includes student choice.
JTPS English Department Mission and VisionDRAFT:
Mission: The mission of the Jefferson Township School District English Language Arts Department is to foster the development of literate individuals who critically read and purposefully write for a variety of inter- & intra- personal purposes, so as to fulfill their need to connect with texts and the world.
Vision: When students engage in meaningful literacy instruction, by being exposed to diverse texts and a variety of literary perspectives, they become self-motivated in their learning. The Jefferson Township English Department encourages students to examine the how and why of human passions, hopes, dreams, achievements, anxieties, downfalls, transgressions, and failures of the past, present, and future through literature.
How will we accomplish this?4 Units,
Part 1-Core Text
Part 2-Socratic Circles/Book Clubs
Part 3-Writing
Get Involved!Parents,
Please take some time to review the English curriculum on the District website. The curriculum has been developed to include a variety of genres and themes. For every unit, your child will be choosing a title and engaging in a socratic circle/book club. This choice and ownership will be very exciting and truly cultivate their love for reading. We want you to be a part of celebrating this reading, so you are invited to preview the books as your child makes their selections; this will give you the opportunity to stay involved and discuss the subject matter and content with your child as they read. Please keep in mind, some of text choices for the socratic circles/book clubs may contain more sensitive content than others.
SGOs and Link It!
SGOs-October 8th (You will have 3 hours to prepare.)
They are due to me by October 22nd.
Here is the link for the directions:
SGO Directions
PDPs
PDPs-October 8th (You will be given time to prepare.)
I will provide draft Goals 1 & 2 for you.
They are due to me by October 22nd.
Curriculum Writers
Please update titles ASAP:
1. Unit Cover Page2. What was ordered3. Text Titles Scope and Sequence
These MUST match!!
I will send an e-mail to remind you.
Online Resources for Teaching ResearchFrom Kelly Villa: Please do not have the students solely use Google for research. Please reach out to Wendy Towers and Carolyn Casey for support.
Check these out!○ https://sites.google.com/site/kikerlearning/google-dashboard-Google links for everything
education○ https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/college-and-continuing-education/en/research-a
nd-writing/overview.html-(how to research)○ https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/training/course/verification-(valid websites) true and
real data○ https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/-(article to go with it)○ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DIVK9Jxyq3P_t7kG2mxi9TBbXYd8HqJLmxCQ_UZ1q3
U/edit -extension list)