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Open House 2013

Access course information, policies, assignments, and extra help details for English classes. Prepare for PSAT and SAT exams. Get extra credit opportunities and support. Learn about ELA test questions and get guidance for written responses.

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Open House 2013

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  1. Open House 2013 • Teacher’s Web Page Contains Policies, Expectations, Curriculum, Grading, Extra Help, and Contact Information for each course • Homework Web Pages English 11R, English 12, AP Language & Composition • Parent Portal

  2. Accessing Web Page • Teacher Web Page • All assignments will be posted on my web page daily. • Go to www.marlboroschools.org • Choose “High School” from the “Select A School” menu • Click on “Faculty” • Click on my name • Choose the appropriate class from the menu on the left

  3. College Preparation • PSAT and www.collegeboard.com • All students should take the PSAT and prepare to take the SAT exam in 11th grade. • The PSAT is being offered at MHS on Saturday, October 19. Sign up tonight! • Students can get an SAT “Question of the Day” e-mailed to them by registering at www.collegeboard.com • In class, Word of the Week, vocabulary in context, and extra-credit on School Island are intended to prepare students for the SAT.

  4. Extras • Extra Credit – Assignments available each quarter through School Island. • Extra Help I am available for extra-help during the following times: • During school hours: Periods 4 & 6/6A • After school: 2:15 – 3:15 by appointment

  5. Shifts in ELA/Literacy

  6. ELA Test Question – Pre Common Core • In both the Demosthenes biography and the Icarus and Daedalus myth the main characters are given advice from other people. Do you respond to advice from other people more like Demosthenes or more like Icarus? Write an essay in which you explain who you are more like when it comes to taking advice and why. Use details from both articles to support your answer.   • In your response, be sure to do the following: • tell whether you are more like Demosthenes or Icarus • explain why you are respond to advice similar to Demosthenes or Icarus • use details from both passages in your response

  7. ELA Test Question – Post Common • In both the Demosthenes biography and the Icarus and Daedalus myth the main characters exhibit determination in pursuit of their goals. Did determination help both main characters reach their goals, or did it lead them to tragedy? Write an argument for whether you believe determination helped or hurt the two main characters.  In your response, be sure to do the following: • describe how determination affected the outcome in Demosthenes • describehow determination affected the outcome in Icarus and Daedalus • explainthe similarities or differences that exist in the ways determination played into the outcome of both texts • use details from both passages in your response

  8. Balancing Informational and Literary Text Building Knowledge in the Disciplines Staircase of Complexity Text-based Answers Writing from Sources Academic Vocabulary NYS Common Core Standards Shifts Impact NYS Assessments 6 Shifts in ELA Literacy Common Core Implementation Common Core Assessments

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