Note: Next Meeting is not till April 10th.
Feedback for Leah (link)
1. SB 191 Powerpoint (link)
Any questions that I can relay to the powers that be?
2. Common Core Discussion based on English 6-12 Standards (Based on the packet I gave you Monday).
General:
We just got clarification on state vs. Common Core.
In general we feel as though are complying
Colorado state standards articulate standards vertically between 9th and 10th, and Common Core doesn't. How to vertically articulate when 9th and 10th standards are identical?
Issues, Page 40 (Integration of Knowledge and Ideas)
- Use of rhetoric with informational texts (p. 40, #6)
- seminal U.S. Documents (p. 40, #9) Will other departments be covering these ideas?
Issues, page 45:
Developing Counter-claims may need some work. (p. 45, 1 b)
Are we writing informative, explanatory essays enough? (p. 45, section 2)
Based on the new writing standards, we maybe
3. Check out our ELO's one more time. I think we need one more assessment. Synthesis anyone?
ELO #1 Students will write thesis statements that are clear, specific, debatable and provable. Through this process students
ELO #2: Students will develop the ability to speak formally to their peers by presenting information concisely and logically, supporting presentations with evidence, and integrating technology effectively, and interacting with an audience actively.
New ELO #3: Students will display the ability to read and interpret literature by evaluating literary elements such as motif, theme, symbol and figurative language.
New ELO #4: Students will display the ability to synthesize two sources in a formal literary essay.
