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Welcome to Back to School Night 2014-2015

Discover the advantages of co-teaching for both teachers and students. Co-teachers share expertise and provide personalized support, resulting in increased instructional time and improved learning outcomes. Join us for a one-on-one consultation to learn more!

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Welcome to Back to School Night 2014-2015

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night2014-2015 English 3 Ms. Iacullo & Ms. Storti

  2. What are the benefits of co-teaching..? Teachers • Two heads are better than one • Teachers collaborate to share their expertise and skills • More instructional time on learning because teachers can divide whole class into smaller parts • Shared student responsibilities • Learning from each other never ends: content expert and a content/strategy expert

  3. Benefits of Co-teaching for Students Students • Instructional time is sustained because students are not leaving the classroom for “special help” • Support is totally geared toward the class/subject matter content with the entire class • Students benefit from the teaching style of two teachers • Co-teachers serve as role models to students by demonstrating healthy adult interaction

  4. Goals of the Course • Students will read a variety of literature • Students will develop their writing skills • Students will develop their speaking and listening skills • Students will develop vocabulary

  5. Plays

  6. Novels

  7. Short Stories • “Young Goodman Brown”-Nathaniel Hawthorne • “Battle Royal”- Ralph Ellison • “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”-Ambrose Bierce • “Winter Dreams”-F. Scott Fitzgerald

  8. PARRC What we will be focusing on: • -text analysis • -source analysis • -vocabulary (Word Webs)

  9. Essential Questions of English III • How do our time and place influence our thinking? • Are liberty and justice attainable for all? How can we balance everyone’s rights? • What makes a good citizen? • What makes something beautiful? What is beauty?

  10. Student Expectations Students are expected: • to put forth their best effort in this class • to read the texts and complete all work on time • to participate in class discussions and presentations

  11. Homework • Homework significantly impacts students’ grades. • Livingston School District Policy: • 15 percent of each marking period’s grades

  12. Grading • Homework and Classwork • Tests and Quizzes • Writing • Presentations and Projects

  13. Writing Lab Information When: During lunch Where: Media Center You are cordially invited to join us for a Personalized One-on-One Consultation with any of our expert English teachers!

  14. In Closing… Ways to communicate with us: • Co-teaching Web page (posted assignments and notes) Storti/Iacullo E-mail addresses : • diacullo@livingston.org • jstorti@livingston.org

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