CRHS English Department

August 23, 2010District Professional Development Day

8:30 – 3:30 @ CRHSCRHS Staff Only 

21ST CENTURY SKILLS – IMPLEMENTING THEM INTO OUR EXISTING CURRICULUM MAPSResearch

Engaging Digital Natives

21st Century Learners

Tech ToolsGlogsterToondooMakebeliefscomixScreenr.comAnimotohttp://bubbl.us/Voki ACTIVITY: Teachers will use one of the

technology tools to create a digital visual that introduces one of the core standards from curriculum map. SHARE and REFLECT on how teachers and students can use.

Google Docs Tutorialhttp://services.google.com/apps/r

esources/overviews_breeze/DocsSpreadsheets/index.html

https://docs.google.com/#all

ACTIVITY – Create a form/spreadsheet for information (student/content/etc)

Blog/Wiki/Discussion BoardsHow to contribute/create

Wikis/blogs/discussion boardsWiki (http://www.wikispaces.com/

pbwiki)Links for studentsLinks for teachersLinks for class projectsACTIVITY: Create a

Wiki/Blog/Discussion board for a map concept

PlagiarismPsychology Today article

Why Adolescents Cheat in SchoolA Question of Ethics:

You'd Better Watch Out A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copy

rightJog the Web – Acceptable UseCommon assessment (first 2 weeks of

class)Copyright/Fair Use – common assessment

ACTIVITY: Create both common assessments

Drafting and Revising

Though good writers begin with a clear focus on a topic, they usually discover what they want to say through writing. Only by writing can we fully know what we are thinking. Composing an essay is a recursive process. The writer gets down preliminary ideas and then develops a series of drafts. Each draft helps to discover the content and organizational structure inherent in the argument. The drafting process requires several stages of development. Revising happens only in the context of drafting. Once important ideas and some supporting evidence are successfully recorded on paper, the revising process begins. (Sas Curriculum Pathways)

REP - REVISING Revising Revising should not be confused with editing. Revising is

actually part of the drafting process and involves the following:

Changing the order of presentation of big ideas Moving sentences and paragraphs from one place to another Changing the focus or emphasis of a paragraph Constructing transitional sentences to bind ideas together During revision a writer may discover that what seemed

minor, supporting evidence is actually a major element of the argument deserving fuller development. Or, an unnecessary digression is removed. During revision the draft tells the writer what needs to be added, changed, or deleted to communicate effectively with the audience, to make the purpose and message clear, and to make the argument flow logically and persuasively.

REP -- Editing Editing Editing comes after revising and is the process of refining

writing. Careful attention is paid to the wording of sentences.

Do sentences convey effectively the intent, focus, and content required by the argument?

Are sentences economical, free of unnecessary prepositional phrases, convoluted clauses, repetition, and wordiness?

Are sentences precise? Poets, who must make every word count, devote a great

deal of time and energy to this process. Effective prose writers give this same attention to word choice, especially at points where diction, style, and tone can make important points more persuasive. Editing also includes, of course, attending to major grammatical issues such as sentence completeness, agreement, and correct usage.

REP -- Proofing Proofing Proofing is the simplest and the last step in the writing

process. During proofing, the writer searches for those few errors overlooked during the editing process.

Are all words spelled correctly? Is the punctuation correct? Are any necessary words accidentally omitted? However, proofing can be difficult for the author. Fully aware

of what is intended, the writer may fail to see glaring errors another reader spots immediately. One effective proofing device is to read the essay backwards, sentence by sentence. The best approach, however, is to do what professional proofreaders do. Solicit the help of two people and give each one a copy of your writing. One proofreader follows the text carefully as the other reads it aloud, reading every word, punctuation mark, and unusual spelling. Using this process, one of the two readers should catch your errors.

Writing Improvement•Daily Journals – best practices•Language books – using resources that we HAVe – save money•Review Pacing Guide – concerns/ successes/ resources [PLC ]•Prioritize for each grade level•Pacing Guide / PLC work•RESEARCH – (esp. Junior/Senior research)•Vertical alignment of RESEARCH – best practices and resources (online and textbooks)•REP – REVISING, EDITING, PROOFING (video) – •ACTIVITY – apply REP to a Writing Pacing Guide assignment for each PLC

SUBMITTING WORK

DigitallyWindows – Make-upNO-ZERO POLICY -- trial

BOOKROOM / RESOURCES

Someone to facilitate ordering resources

Handbooks – in roomsWorkbooksCopying

CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP TEAM for 2010-2011

RepresentativesBrainstorm possible ELA meeting

topicsWhere do we go from here?

SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS

Assessment/classroom discussions/journals (PLC)

Grading

VERTICAL ALIGNMENT OF CURRICULUM – NEXT STEPS

INSPIRING AN ENGAGING STUDENTS – BEST PRACTICES

Committees for 2010-2011