Sunday, February 24, 2019

2-27-19 ENG 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes

2-27-19 ENG 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes
Bolduc, Kerr, Beams, Winters, Roy
  • using Frayer Model for Bell Ringers
    • vocab for Backpack

Backpack
ECE: pre-record for speech
    graded differently
    Identify if IEP
Backward Planning: impossible with District roll-out


  • March 28-Feb 1: Last class week for Backpack Prep


  • Student Conference: Risk Level- Graduation and Post-Secondary


  • Backpack-Dashboard-Student Success

  • can screenshot and see specific areas of need and maintenance- very helpful for struggling students to gauge their risk in terms of graduation and life after HS
    • WK 8: Backpack Rehearsal- data (formative)
      • Monday- last day for slides: edits, additions, etc./ create speech to go along with slides
      • Split into small groups: 3-4 (stay same all week, establish working relationship), we roam and give feedback- data
      • Tuesday- practice Intro: handshakes, intro in speech, practice with each other
        • spit into small groups: 3-4
        • each student "presents" intro
          • feedback for speech and slides
      • Wednesday/Thursday- practice "middle" Success Skills 1,2
        • each person goes through SS in speech
        • feedback from group members on speech and slides
      • Friday- practice conclusion
        • feedback
        • last questions
    • Rubric Changes
      • 5- discuss multiple content areas
      • multi-dimensional student
    • Trends
      • attendance 
      • motivation
      • template
        • direct teach- hand holding: multiple ways of conveying info- did we confuse?
    • Grades
      • working grade? Class work? 
        • BOLDUC- Quiz grade for rehearsal-; if not prepared, half credit, but still present
      • how do we read grade sheet from Roy?  - Brannock explained
        • Standard Based Grading 0-4
          • Refusal-0
          • Insufficient- 2
          • Pass-3 (3.5 in IC)
          • Exemplar-4
    1st 6 weeks- Reflection
    • how were grades?
      • Bolduc-low grades due to missing assignments- Annotated Bibs, completion of Research Pres.- classwork
    Schedule until Spring Break ??- (table until Friday?)
    • Film Unit: 2 wks: (March 4-15)
        • WK 1 March 18-22- Shakespeare Intro
          • TKW Chart, list of works, template for presentation (mini-poster, fill-in WS over work)
          • M,T:student taught: research basic and interesting info, choose 1 piece of work that sticks out, WHY? Present to class
          • W/TH,F: Teacher mini-lesson on Elizabethan Period
            •  Anonymous (film)- conspiracy that Shakespeare is not true author- shows time period, focus on Queen, class system, etc. 
        • WK 2 March 25-29- Hamlet Film
          • Prompt: What theme was Shakespeare trying to convey? Use evidence from Hamlet and discuss how the universal ideas shown in the play contribute to the overall message Shakespeare is claiming.
          • Mini-unit reviewing Universal Ideas
            • noticeable UI Hamlet: revenge, deception, legacy (mortality), madness
          • film WS but for literacy
            • What was Shakespeare's reasons for choosing characters, plot, UI, tone, words, etc.
              • What is he trying to "show" the audience?                       
      • Read Hamlet after SB
        • side by side notes
        • Frayer Model- vocab

    Monday, February 11, 2019

    2-11-19 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes

    2-11-19 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes
    Bolduc, Kerr, Beams


    Backpack Defense

    • Schedule
      • WK 6- Intro/Prepared and Resilient/choose 2nd success skill and artifact(s)
      • WK 7- Create slides and script
      • WK 8- practice in class
      • WK 9- presentations begin
        • Eng teachers get scores from panel
    • Copies and uploaded on GC and notes
      • Defense Guidelines
      • Rubric- students MUST follow
    • Review WK 6 slides
      • Prepared and Resilient Learner
        • scores
        • add narrative elements
          • goals
          • lessons
          • skills
    • 2nd Success Skill
    • Questions? 

    Tuesday, February 5, 2019

    2-5-19 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes


    2-5-19 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes
    Bolduc,Beams,Kerr-  RM 119


    Backpack

    • Advisory this Week
      • Success Tab- student scores
      • Review Rubric
        • Prepared and Resilient
      • Identify 2 possible success skills to defend
        • identify artifact (s)
      • Students will come to Eng class with some prep work done
    • Success Tab in Backpack
      • student scores
    • No class presentation- get grade from panel
    • Dates
      • Feb. 11-14: Intro,Create Defense
        • rubric
        • defense guidelines
        • scores
        • post-secondary plan
      • Feb. 19-22: Work Week
        • create slides
        • 2nd Success Skill
          • artifact(s)
            • what to pull to defend indicators
        • create script to go along with slides
      • Feb. 25-March 1: Practice Presentations
        • in class practice
        • speaking skills
      • ESS available to help and practice
      • Early Presenters- present Feb. 19
        • staying after school/planning periods everyday to practice
    Literacy Policy
    • Vocab- Frayer Model
      • Harbor-Vocab
      • adjectives to describe themselves
        • sell themselves for Backpack defense
    • 2 Column Notes
      • thought question to go along with notes
      • close readings
        • Hamlet
        • Actively Learn

    Monday, February 4, 2019

    2-4-19 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes

    2-4-19 Eng 4 PLC Agenda/Minutes
    Bolduc, Kerr, Beams


    Senior Defense- BACKPACK

    • Dates- work weeks, presentation dates
      • sign up sheet?
      • early presenter- dates- 2-19-19
      • create schedule
    • Senior Scores- sheet with full scores?
      • spreadsheet?  Ask Dawn
    • Put together slides to follow
      • rubric
      • Intro day- starter week- 2-12-19
        • theme of your success skill, theme of characteristic developed
          • Rubric Review- day 1
          • slides and speech
          • Choose success skill other than Prepared and Resilient
          • Slides- scores- overview of success skill- assignment- pull out important stuff that meet standards
      • Work week- putting together and practice 
        • slides and script finished by Tues 2-19-19
        • note cards and practice 
      • Presentations- 2-26-19
        • kids grade and give feedback
        • intervention on standards didn't pass before panel
    • Template for speaking
    • Speaking skills
      • into class- 40 sec. speeches in class (like we did in advisory) * Why should you graduate? *
        • identify strengths and weaknesses
    • March 12- building shutdown
      • What to do with seniors that day?
    • Bolduc- example slides for Prepared and Resilient
      • outline and rubric
    • Where student gets info- scores etc.