Gifted and Talented Education/SAS Parent Meeting: Welcome to School for Advanced Studies (SAS) at Porter Middle School

1. GATE/S.A.S. Parent Meeting • WELCOME! • School For Advanced Studies (S.A.S.) • Porter Middle School • GATE/SAS Coordinator: Mrs. Shaffer

2. What does it mean if your child is gifted or a high student with High Ability?

4. Three-Ring Model of Giftedness Joseph Renzulli and Sally Reis The Schoolwide Enrichment Model “Gifted behavior occurs when there is an interaction among three basic clusters of human traits: above-average general and/or specific abilities, high levels of task commitment (motivation), and high levels of creativity. Gifted and talented children are those who possess or are capable of developing this composite of traits and applying them to any potentially valuable area of human performance. …gifted behaviors can be found "in certain people (not all people), at certain times (not all the time), and under certain circumstances (not all circumstances)."

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6. Is this your child? • There are different levels of giftedness

8. The talented and gifted child……How Common Core ties with Depth and Complexity.

9. Argument: The Common Core with Depth and Complexity

10. Writing Arguments has many elementsSome examples • “You may be surprised to hear that the word “argument” does not have to be written anywhere in your assignment for it to be an important part of your task. In fact, making an argument—expressing a point of view on a subject and supporting it with evidence—is often the aim of academic writing.” • “

11. At the University Level • “Most material you learn in college is or has been debated by someone, somewhere, at some time. Even when the material you read or hear is presented as simple “fact,” it may actually be one person’s interpretation of a set of information. • Instructors may call on you to examine that interpretation and defend it, refute it, or offer some new view of your own. In writing assignments, you will almost always need to do more than just summarize information that you have gathered or regurgitate facts that have been discussed in class. You will need to develop a point of view on or interpretation of that material and provide evidence for your position.”

12. Instructors may call on you to examine that interpretation and defend it, refute it, or offer some new view of your own. In writing assignments, you will almost always need to do more than just summarize information that you have gathered or regurgitate facts that have been discussed in class. You will need to develop a point of view on or interpretation of that material and provide evidence for your position.”

13. What is an argument? In academic writing, an argument is usually a main idea, often called a “claim” or “thesis statement,” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In the majority of college papers, you will need to make some kind of claim and use evidence to support it, and your ability to do this well will separate your papers from those of students who see assignments as mere accumulations of fact and detail. In other words, gone are the happy days of being given a “topic” about which you can write anything. It is time to stake out a position and prove why it is a good position for a thinking person to hold. The University of Nebraska

14. Text Types and Purposes: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.aIntroduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.bSupport claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources

15. Our students address the area of questioning…… • Analyze Various articles • Students choose a topic • Students interview others • Students learn how to claim a topic • Supporting articles. Research information on laptops, phones, or at home. • Graphic Organizer • Counterargument (Oh boy!) • Drafts and editing. • Smarter Balanced Rubric as a guide ( Grades 6-12)

16. This involves Depth and Complexity. “We all use argumentation on a daily basis, and you probably already have some skill at crafting an argument. The more you improve your skills in this area, the better you will be at thinking critically, reasoning, making choices, and weighing evidence.”

17. Argument is more about citing scientific evidence as well as accumulating questionnaires. How fun it is to interview other students about a topic! Students research and make educated statements. They love this!

18. Read the examples and decide if they are examples of persuasive or argumentative writing. • 1. It is certainly true that cell phones are a distraction in many situations. • 2. According to environmental activist Michelle Weber, a staggering 14 million pounds of trash are dumped into the ocean each year. • 3. An informal survey found that 16 out of 20 middle school students agreed with the statement “Cell phones are a distraction in many situations. • 4. Join the band or the choir today and bring a little extra harmony to your life. • 5. As a compassionate citizen of the Planet Earth, you can surely find time to volunteer at your local recycling center. After all, the future is in your hands.

19. Writing an argument for the gifted writer accomplishes :Critical thinking by analyzing text of various sourcesMultiple Perspectives because it teaches students to think of the other person’s pointof view Articles. InterviewsCollaboration…Learning how to work with others.Students start to judge with criteria by recognizing bias, or the author’s point of view from various texts. Shows students structure writing which is needed for college and career readiness

20. Our gifted students need to learn how to follow structure and rules through the structure of argument writing. It is college readiness!

21. Important upcoming datesS.A.S. Tour Dates are: March 2, 2017 March 16, 2017 March 30, 2017 From 8:30 a. m. to 10:00 a. m . in the library Open House March 23 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.