11-27-18 Eng 4 PLC/Minutes

11-27-18 Eng 4 PLC  Agenda/Minutes
RM 119
Bolduc, Kerr, Beams

• Review MAP data so far- Round 2
• bring student goal sheets
• scores- improvement or not- 
• more motivation this round
• know what numbers mean
• no benchmark, no MAP??? what happens?
• ??? - creative defense for graduation if can't meet goals
• standard based grading for defense for grad
• semantics- mastered
• reading, writing, speaking
• MAP- defense for graduation
• issues?
• lots of people testing- kicking kids out
• next session to continue

• Edit Unit
• documents uploaded
• organize Google Drive
• create folders
• move assignments into folders
• assignments with Unit
• bad MLA example
• edit format of Beowulf essay

• Theme Narrative
• Rubric- Bolduc
• Example needed
• intro, body
• Backpack
• dashboard information
• at Risk students- Graduation Readiness, CCR Readiness
• conferencing during Narrative Writing
• goals for 2nd semester
• attendance
• behavior
• specific goals for subjects
• can we show students? Gossett?
• NOT show risk level/#
• show growth opportunities

11-26-18 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes

11-26-18 Eng 4 Agenda/Minutes
Bolduc, Kerr, Beams

• MAP
• issues, problems
• complete goal setting- set own goal
• PP- go over Blue/Gold
• scores, what it means, etc
• make-ups

• Edit Unit
• organizing Google Drive first
• look over PP- Kerr
• handout- review
• groups- wait to switch new groups after 2nd 
• keep same?  put a low with highs?
• Edit Bad MLA paper
• Edit Beowulf Essay- format
• finish by Tuesday

• Theme Prompt
• Choose 1 of the 3 UI, identity, community, or tribalism, and create a theme statement. Defend your theme with information from the articles read and your own personal experience.  
• 3-5 pages 
• example essay    
• rubric
• format- capitalization, slang, punctuation
• theme statement - formula
• evidence- self and articles (2)   
• in-text citation  
• Editing portion WK 19 Dec. 17-21
• peer edit

• Failed 1st Semester- send out letter after grades are finalized- official letter
• 70% average between research project and footprint
• 2nd Semester- After Xmas-
•  research project and pres. -identity, articles, poll, visuals, speech
•  Hamlet
• Footprint

 

11-19-18 Eng 4 PLC/Minutes

Nov. 19, 2018
Eng 4 PLC/Minutes
    Bolduc, Kerr, Beams

• Recap of Info Text Unit- R12.2/12.7, W12.8
• still going for thematic narrative for summative??
• research 3 articles to defend theme statement
• choice, own bias to support their theme over UI: identity, community, tribalism
• counterclaim- downfalls of UI: identity, community, tribe
• incorporate essay into Edit Unit
• correct format, spelling, spacing, font, etc. 
• add in link to visual component of essay

• Edit Unit- W12.1(A)/12.5   (Theme Narrative -info articles)
• Sideline: Theme Narrative after Edit Unit logistics
• 2 weeks for editing? 
• edit Beowulf essay- 
• content? structure? format?
• Examples needed to edit
• What do we need to cover, review?
• Organization of Google Drive
• Heading- ask SCHOOL, every teacher, to start mandating- students get in habit
• Name
• Date
• Assignment Title
• Tool Bar
• Spell check- red line means word is misspelled
• Spacing- how to
• font
• Links
• live
• embedded in writing
• Google Search
• if you don't know it, LOOK IT UP!
• you can look up anything with the technology you have at your finger tips- it's amazing
• Not everything is laid out, step by step, you have to take some initiative sometimes to look, fact check, investigate
• how to search
• how to navigate a website
• Academic Writing
• Title
• style, format
• "I"- do not use UNLESS narrative
• Quote, paraphrase, do NOT plagiarize 
• in-text citation
• basic MLA work-cited
• credible sources- not yet
• header

• Nov 26-27- MAP
• Nov 28-Dec 4- Edit Unit
• Dec. 5-21 Theme Narrative

• MAP- first week after Thanksgiving
• responsible for make-ups
• Edit Unit
• Example writing- KERR
• Provide rules-  MLA rules
• identify the broken rules on example
• # of rules to fix

• Theme Narrative
• NO RESEARCH: only narrative choose own articles- 3 
• pushing back- use ACHIEVE 3000
• Dec. 5-6 Introduce BLUE/GOLD Day: Narrative Component
• Writer's Workshop-
• Rubric 
• formatting
• theme statement
• evidence

PLC 11-12-18 Agenda/Minutes

Eng 4 PLC/Minutes   11-12-18

Bolduc
Beams
Kerr

• Info Text Unit- before Thanksgiving 
• finish articles
• possible audible story of GRIT- NPR
• free write
• argumentative piece- choosing from a theme
• Before Xmas
• Thematic Narrative Editing Unit- precursor to Senior Footprint
• basic typing skills
• Edit Beowulf Essay- formatting
• Intervention Assignment??? 
• brainstorm, write-
• edit rough draft
• Summative Asses. for Info Text due before semester end
• intervention assignment??
• MAP Testing
• responsible for make-ups
• window for testing
• MAP Conference
• what does this mean?
• resource teachers?
• growth- no buy in from students
• RIT Band Groups
• lower kids- no effort, no leader to start
• grouping??