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SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. LITERACY PLAN 2009 - 2010. SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL. FOCUSES ON SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING AND READING OUR PLAN IS BASED ON HIGH-STAKES TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES/WARM-UP EXERCISES, CROSS-CURRICULAR WRITING, STANDARDS-BASED READING. SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL.
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SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL LITERACY PLAN 2009 - 2010
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • FOCUSES ON SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING AND READING • OUR PLAN IS BASED ON HIGH-STAKES TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES/WARM-UP EXERCISES, CROSS-CURRICULAR WRITING, STANDARDS-BASED READING
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • HIGH-STAKES TESTS WARM-UPS: CAHSEE/CST daily warm-ups that include academic vocabulary and questions (Emphasis on Literary Analysis terms and questions)
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • NON-FICTION READING: DSSR days; each department is designated a certain day for DSSR; (Provide binder that is accessible for each department with SSR resources including resources seen in CSTs and CAHSEE)
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • CA STANDARDS-BASED READING: Holt Literature andLanguage series purchased for 9th through 11th grades provides 60/40 split of non-fiction/fiction
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: school-wideactivity; Core classes created common writing prompts by subjects and/or by level; all English teachers will be involved in semester norming sessions
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • EAP/CAPP: Junior and Senior English classes focus on EAP writing and reading through use of modules • Common EAP-type writing prompts given each quarter • Norming sessions are held and teaching strategies created for re-teaching and skills improvement
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • EAP MODULE INTRODUCTION: 9th and 10th grade students are introduced to the EAP module’s thinking, concepts and writing
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • LITERACY CLASSES : incoming 8th grade students who scored Far-Below and Below Basic on CST’s are double- enrolled; placed in Literacy and English Classes
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • Title 3 - All lower level ELL students are double enrolled in ELD and literacy classes to assist them in improving their reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English.
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL • FUTURE PLANS: --Cross Curricular with EAP Modules --During “Harvesting Teacher Brilliance” time and/or during Professional Development days/meetings present 2-3 strategies that are most useful school-wide