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Elements of the Short Story
Short Answer Responses
RADD Leads (various ways to start a piece)
Personal Narrative
Annotating Text
Lit. Devices
Romeo and Juliet
Beginners Analytical Essay
Passion Project (with Shira)

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Using The Hate U Give, 57 Bus, and maybe Just Mercy, I hope to have students highly engaged in examining the world around them and finding their own voices.  My goal is to further push research, active reading, evidence supported responses, and lots of writing.  I am hoping to use Ted Talks, Op-Ed pieces, and lessons on rhetoric. Ultimately, my plan is to improve upon my previous documentary project as the culminating project.

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I would love to see us develop or find a useful grammar tool we can all adopt. (Maybe No Red Ink??)

I think we would benefit from more vertical and horizontal alignment.

I want time to collaborate on grade level lessons, so we can capitalize on our varied strengths, while sharing the workload.

I'd love to find a way we could participate as a department in the California Writing Project or work with Facing History or KQED to reenergize our curriculum.

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In addition to building bonds with "challenging" students, I think my strength is creating engaging big ideas for units and finding connections for kids. (But it is HARD to pull off alone.) I also think I do a decent job teaching writing, but I need help finding a way to systematically help my students improve their grammar.

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What do you think about getting t-shirts made for our department?

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My vote is Rules of the Game by Amy Tan or Everyday Use by Alice Walker.

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How can we support Jeannine Coover in making the Andrea Murphy Annual Poetry Slam awesome? (Anyone want to take lead?)
Are we keeping Blackboard? Can we update our English Department profiles on the school website?
When are we getting a better school website?

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We've spent most of the first semester learning:
-how to read and analyze expository text
-proper analysis and notetaking techniques
-proper format and research for the argumentative essay

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-Danger of a Single Story (ERWC) Unit- Modified
- American Lit (Various)
- Passion Project

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- Short Stories and Analysis
- Analytical Paragraphs
- Analytical Essay
- The Hero's Journey

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Lord of the Flies
Things Fall Apart
Fairy Tales & Fables
Shakespeare

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RITS and maybe Just Mercy. We need to do a lot more writing. Other than that, I am not sure-

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Complete Sentences
ACE responses
Narrative Writing
Annotating Text
Greek Mythology

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ELD 2
Reading novel/ long text
Analytical Essay

10th grade
In the Time of the Butterflies
Lord of the Flies
Shakespeare
Analytical Essay

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Motts - MLA Formatting, Annotating, SOAPSTone, ERWC "Hip Hop Planet", Constructed Response, Types of Characters / Conflict / Stereotypes, Short Story Unit, Plot Structure, Personal Narrative Essays, Figurative Language

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12th Grade:
- Life after High School (ERWC)
- Susan B (ERWC)
- Born a Crime

10th Grade:
- Short Stories
- Citizen Youth (ERWC)
- Lord of the Flies

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Annotation
Short Stories
Narrative Writing
House on Mango Street
Imitative Writing

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Motts - The Hate U Give, Hero's Journey, Poetry, Romeo and Juliet, Rhetorical Triangle

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Romeo + Juliet
Argumentative Unit
Analytical Essay
Rhetoric
Mini Presentation (PASSION)
57 Bus or Hate u Give
Evidence + Citations

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Motts - have some aligned curriculum or units across grade levels. Connected final project? Aligned classroom strategies or procedures

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What's Next ERWC unit, Macbeth and trying to pick between Ready to Launch or Gender unit for a short end of the semester unit to end out the semester

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Maybe having set roles for meetings. This also can help take stress off dep chair.
Ex: timekeeper, notetaker, summary of thoughts at the end

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Grammar and usage (synonyms, context clues, multiple meaning words, etc...)

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Grammar and usage (synonyms, context clues, multiple meaning words, etc...)

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12th:
- Macbeth
- Senior Project
- Open to suggestions

10th:
- Night
- Animal Farm
- ERWC Units

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Is Boredom Good For you? Born a Crime, Brave New World, Space Race (tentatively)

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Catcher in the Rye for 11CP and ERWC for 10CP (Leopard Man).

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Catcher in the Rye for 11CP and ERWC for 10CP (Leopard Man).

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Grade level collaboration and unit design.

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More integrated units and work-based learning!!!

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More integrated units and work-based learning!!!

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CommonLit | Animal emotions stare us in the face - are our pets happy?

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While the facial expressions of our friends and family can give us an idea about what they're feeling, the facial expressions of our pets largely remain a mystery to us. In this informational text, Mirjam Guesgen discusses researchers' attempts to create new technology that can decipher animals' facial expressions.

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I am currently using "Essential Questions" in the form of a daily warm up question. I am also incorporating Socratic Seminars this year and various collaboration/grouping strategies.

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Align curriculum and units
Collaboration with same grade level

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Vertical and horizontal alignment
collaboration between content areas

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Socratic Seminars!

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Strengths are my ability to connect with so many types of student personalities.  I enjoy minor victories like when a student attempts to use a semicolon. 

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Strengths are my ability to connect with so many types of student personalities.  I enjoy minor victories like when a student attempts to use a semicolon. 

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I really enjoy being creative and incorporating art in my lessons. However, there are plenty of suggestions that I have for improvement!

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Mini Modules
Hamlet

Punctuation, Analyzing Text, Developing Writing.

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What I "tried" to teach 9th graders:

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What I "tried" to teach 9th graders:

Elements of the Short Story

Short Answer Responses

RADD Leads (various ways to start a piece)

Personal Narrative

Annotating Text

Lit. Devices

Romeo and Juliet

Beginners Analytical Essay

Passion Project (with Shira)

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My attempt at educating seniors

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My attempt at educating seniors

We've spent most of the first semester learning:

-how to read and analyze expository text

-proper analysis and notetaking techniques

-proper format and research for the argumentative essay

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Sweitzer Unit Focus

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Sweitzer Unit Focus

-Danger of a Single Story (ERWC) Unit- Modified

- American Lit (Various)

- Passion Project

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In more detail...Annotation (Lit and Informational Texts), Identifying and Using Rhetoric, Narrative Technique, and Looking at how aspects of the time period influ the literature.

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Billeci Unit Focus

- Short Stories and Analysis

- Analytical Paragraphs

- Analytical Essay

- The Hero's Journey

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ROMO-ELD 2

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ROMO-ELD 2

Complete Sentences

ACE responses

Narrative Writing

Annotating Text

Greek Mythology

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Motts - MLA Formatti

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Motts - MLA Formatting, Annotating, SOAPSTone, ERWC "Hip Hop Planet", Constructed Response, Types of Characters / Conflict / Stereotypes, Short Story Unit, Plot Structure, Personal Narrative Essays, Figurative Language

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Laine Units

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Laine Units

12th Grade:

- Life after High School (ERWC)

- Susan B (ERWC)

- Born a Crime

10th Grade:

- Short Stories

- Citizen Youth (ERWC)

- Lord of the Flies

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McG - Eng 9

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McG - Eng 9

SAR

Annotation

Short Stories

Narrative Writing

House on Mango Street

Imitative Writing

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What's Next ERWC uni

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What's Next ERWC unit, Macbeth and trying to pick between Ready to Launch or Gender unit for a short end of the semester unit to end out the semester

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Grammar and usage (synonyms, context clues, multiple meaning words, etc...)

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Grammar and usage (synonyms, context clues, multiple meaning words, etc...)

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Social Justice and Voice

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Social Justice and Voice

Using The Hate U Give, 57 Bus, and maybe Just Mercy, I hope to have students highly engaged in examining the world around them and finding their own voices.  My goal is to further push research, active reading, evidence supported responses, and lots of writing.  I am hoping to use Ted Talks, Op-Ed pieces, and lessons on rhetoric. Ultimately, my plan is to improve upon my previous documentary project as the culminating project.

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2nd Sem Units

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2nd Sem Units

Lord of the Flies

Things Fall Apart

Fairy Tales & Fables

Shakespeare

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Second Semester

RITS and maybe Just Mercy. We need to do a lot more writing. Other than that, I am not sure-

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ROMO

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ROMO

ELD 2

Reading novel/ long text

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In the Time of the Butterflies

Lord of the Flies

Shakespeare

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Motts - The Hate U G

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Motts - The Hate U Give, Hero's Journey, Poetry, Romeo and Juliet, Rhetorical Triangle

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McG - Eng 9

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McG - Eng 9

Romeo + Juliet

Argumentative Unit

Analytical Essay

Rhetoric

Mini Presentation (PASSION)

57 Bus or Hate u Give

Evidence + Citations

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Laine Units

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Laine Units

12th:

- Macbeth

- Senior Project

- Open to suggestions

10th:

- Night

- Animal Farm

- ERWC Units

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Is Boredom Good For

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Is Boredom Good For you? Born a Crime, Brave New World, Space Race (tentatively)

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Catcher in the Rye for 11CP and ERWC for 10CP (Leopard Man).

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Catcher in the Rye for 11CP and ERWC for 10CP (Leopard Man).

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Hmmm...

I would love to see us develop or find a useful grammar tool we can all adopt. (Maybe No Red Ink??)

I think we would benefit from more vertical and horizontal alignment.

I want time to collaborate on grade level lessons, so we can capitalize on our varied strengths, while sharing the workload.

I'd love to find a way we could participate as a department in the California Writing Project or work with Facing History or KQED to reenergize our curriculum.

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Motts - have some al

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Motts - have some aligned curriculum or units across grade levels. Connected final project? Aligned classroom strategies or procedures

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McG - Roles

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McG - Roles

Maybe having set roles for meetings. This also can help take stress off dep chair.

Ex: timekeeper, notetaker, summary of thoughts at the end

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Laine Suggestions

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Laine Suggestions

Grade level collaboration and unit design.

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More integrated units and work-based learning!!!

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More integrated units and work-based learning!!!

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Romo

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Romo

Align curriculum and units

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Vertical and horizontal alignment

collaboration between content areas

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Looking through Common Lit, what is the title of the piece and grade level you would like considered for our first benchmark?

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9th Grade

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9th Grade

My vote is Rules of the Game by Amy Tan or Everyday Use by Alice Walker.

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https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/animal-emotions-stare-us-in-the-face-are-our-pets-happy

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AVID Strategies - which ones are you using and/or which ones would you like to refine for future use? (For example - Focused Note-taking, Essential Question, Socratic Seminar/Philosophical Chairs, Various Grouping Strategies, Authentic Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Team Building, Strategic Reading...)

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Grouping and team building

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Celebrations!! Let's not sell ourselves short. What do you enjoy teaching your students or what are your strengths?

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Big Visions

In addition to building bonds with "challenging" students, I think my strength is creating engaging big ideas for units and finding connections for kids. (But it is HARD to pull off alone.) I also think I do a decent job teaching writing, but I need help finding a way to systematically help my students improve their grammar.

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Strengths are my ability to connect with so many types of student personalities. I enjoy minor victories like when a student attempts to use a semicolon.

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I really enjoy being creative and incorporating art in my lessons. However, there are plenty of suggestions that I have for improvement!

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Misc. thoughts :-)

T-Shirts

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T-Shirts

What do you think about getting t-shirts made for our department?

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I like this idea!

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Other thoughts...

How can we support Jeannine Coover in making the Andrea Murphy Annual Poetry Slam awesome? (Anyone want to take lead?)

Are we keeping Blackboard? Can we update our English Department profiles on the school website?

When are we getting a better school website?

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-I would love to incorporate philosophical chairs / socratic seminar Semester 2
-I have an a few lessons I might incorporate with Romeo + Juliet that require debate and socratic seminar

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So far, my areas of focus have been The Poet X and The Crucible. While reading The Poet X, we focused on poetry devices. We have also focused on the first 150- pages or so in the American Literature textbook, covering the origin myths, exploration narratives, Puritan plain style, and the elements of speeches.

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-  I want to incorporate some philosophical chairs / socratic seminar in Sem 2
- I have a few lesson ideas that require debate / seminar. I would pair with Romeo + Juliet

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The units I’m considering for the second semester are The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, and possibly one other novel.  We’ll also focus on a poetry unit I’ve compiled for Black History Month, and Gothic Literature, especially the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

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Using: Graphic organizers/examples, Focused Note-taking, Various Grouping Strategies, Collaboration, Organization, Team Building.

Would like to use/refine: Socratic seminar, strategic reading, team building

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I’m not sure I have any good, or even new ideas for strengthening our department other than time to collaborate.  We always say we’d like time, but it never seems to happen.

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I really enjoy teaching poetry.  I also enjoy making the connections between history and the literature of a period in history and how one can either shape or reflect the other.

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Motts - I think my strengths are connecting with students and helping students connect the content to their own lives and experiences and to see the "big picture" of why we are learning something. I think I am very organized and am successful with utilizing examples to utilize the "I do, we do, YOU do" technique. I also think I have areas for improvement =)

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-Narrative writing
-Learning about my students through their writing

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I try to regularly use a variety of the AVID strategies, but one I use all the time is the essential question.