Welcome to Parent Night Freshman Orientation September

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1 Welcome to Parent Night 2015 Freshman Orientation September

2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS & READING FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

3 Why ninth grade is so important 4 credits in English to Graduate, half a credit each term. Two terms. Four quarters each of nine weeks GPA 2.0 EOC Florida Standards A=4 points A=4.5points in an Honors Class 24 credits total

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5 GRADE 9 CURRICULUM OFFERINGS COURSE TITLE GRADE LEVEL ENGLISH I 9 ENGLISH I HONORS 9 ENGLISH II 9-10 ENGLISH II HONORS 9-10

6 Semester I Collections *Collection 1 Finding Common Ground Weeks 1-6 Performance Task #1 Present a Speech Performance Task #2 Write an Analytical Essay *Collection 2 The Struggle for Freedom Weeks 7-12 Performance Task #1 Write an Argument *Collection 3 The Bonds Between Us Weeks Performance Task #1 Write a Fictional Narrative Performance Task #2 Create a Group Multimedia Presentation

7 Independent Reading Independent Reading by Genre Quarter 1 Commercial Fiction (Project due 9/29) Quarter 2 Historical Fiction (Project Due 11/13) Quarter 3 Drama; 1 play (Project Due 1/22) Quarter 4 Memoir (Project Due 4/9) *Note: project lists and rubrics can be found on the English 1 online course. Projects count as one test grade for the final quarter grade.

8 Novels Novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, The Kite Runner are three novels that will be studied in depth in the English 1 and English 1 Honors classes. If students choose to take notes (annotate) as they read then they must purchase their own book (recommended). There are class sets of each novel provided for the students, but purchasing your own copy is recommended.

9 Vocabulary Vocabulary Texts English 1 Improving Vocabulary *Books are provided by the school English 1 Honors PowerPlus: SAT (Book 1; red) *Books are purchased by the student through the school or at prestwickhouse.com

10 Supplements to the Florida Collections Textbook Close Reader - This consumable workbook will be used in class to increase the rigor of this course and allow students to annotate a text while reading. We will analyze more short stories for synthesis with the Florida Collections Text. Improving Vocabulary This text is an in class workbook that improves upon the vocabulary knowledge and skills gained in 9 th grade. These books will never leave the class, but each lesson will be loaded to the Focus Online Course for this class and will be accessible for work at home.

11 Benchmarks for Student Assessment Common Assessments PSAT ACT SAT State Assessments FSA Quarter Assessments GPA Report Cards Progress Reports Classroom Assessments Every 4 weeks Daily/Weekly

12 9 th GRADE STATE ASSESSMENT FSA Assessment All students 9-10 FSA WRITING GRADE 6-10 February 29 th - March 11 th FSA ELA GRADES 6-10 April 11 th - May 6 th

13 9 TH GRADE PROGRESS MONITORING ELA PCS COMMON ASSESSMENT (Write Score) All students in grades 9-10 via ELA courses CYCLE 1- SEPT. 22- OCT. 24 CYCLE 2- DEC. 14- JAN. 25 SCHOLASTIC READING INVENTORY (SRI) All students scoring at Levels 1 or 2 via reading intervention or content reading course CYCLE 1- AUG. 31- SEPT 11 CYCLE 2- JAN. 11- JAN 22 CYCLE 3- MAY 16- MAY 27

14 Write Score! CYCLE 1- SEPT. 22- OCT. 24 CYCLE 2- DEC. 14- JAN. 25 An opportunity for students to practice essay writing against a rubric An opportunity for students to practice planning and writing on the computer Independently scored Students able to see strengths and areas for improvement

15 SCHOLASTIC READING INVENTORY (SRI) All students scoring at Levels 1 or 2 via reading intervention or content reading course CYCLE 1- AUG. 31- SEPT 11 CYCLE 2- JAN. 11- JAN 22 CYCLE 3- MAY 16- MAY 27

16 Reading is key to success!

17 Remember! THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT READING OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT!

18 words.words words Think about this: a student who reads 21 minutes per day outside of school reads almost 2 million words per year, whereas a student who reads less than a minute per day outside of school reads only 8,000 to 21,000 words per year.

19 Here are some suggestions to support wide reading beyond the school day: Encourage your student to read a variety of different materials Discuss stories or articles you have both read Ask your student questions about what was read Encourage your student to write in response to what was read Ensure your student reads widely encourage them to read and research about a topic of interest or inquiry.

20 Part of literacy progress is learning how to think as you read. Asking questions supports learning how to think. Examples of some questions you might ask your student before, during, or after they read might be: What was the most significant concept from the text? What do you think will happen next? Did you learn about anything that impacts your life?

21 EVERY QUESTION COUNTS! What was your favorite part of the story? How did the characters change over time? Does this text remind you of something that you ve read before? How?

22 Advice to 9 th Graders from successful seniors Encourage your student to Get Involved Homework- set your priorities Don t be afraid to meet new people

23 RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES STATE RESOURCES parents can find information on current Florida school policy, assessment, state publications and reports. a wealth of information covering a range of topics including assessment schedules, information for families, student accommodations, training tests, test design summaries and test item specifications by grade level with accompanying sample test items (updated March 2015). flstandards.org: information on the Florida standards

24 RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES DISTRICT RESOURCES focus.pcsb.org: Library Resources including but not limited to: Gale, Destiny, Learn 360, MackinVIA, Visual Thesaurus, Cranium Core, Brain POP, Lexile, Wordle, Florida Memory Project NATIONAL RESOURCES National PTA four page brochure with details for parents on student success with the standards

25 Conclusion Thank you for your attention- let s have a great year!! Questions?

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27 Why doesn t the math my child is doing look like the math I did in high school? Think about how much the world has changed since you were in high school For your child to succeed in today s world, arithmetic skills alone are no longer enough. The mathematics needs to prepare your students for the new basic skills, such as solving real world problems, explaining their thinking to others, identifying trends in data, and of course, using modern technology.

28 What? My child can write in their textbook? Yes! They are not lying to you. The textbook your child receives is consumable. Your child is free to write, sketch, cut, paste, highlight, and draw throughout the course.

29 Classroom (60%) Computer Lab (40%)

30 Classroom 60% The classroom will be student-centered Your child will spend time having conversations about mathematics. How and why will be questions that are asked regularly. They will no longer simply just memorize procedures. Your child will spend time writing about mathematics, not just simply writing a numerical solution. There may be times in class that your student will also have presentations.

31 Computer Lab 40% The Cognitive Tutor provides differentiated instruction to your child. There are step-by-step example problems to guide your students before independent work. There are also hints available if they are working and get stuck. With built in progress monitoring your child will always know where they are in their current understanding of the learning by looking at the Skillometer. New problems are always based on individual student needs.

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