English Vertical Team
July 19-23,
2010
Monday-Thursday,
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday,
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Teachers
of English 7-12 share common goals for our students, which include confidence
and effectiveness with language; skill in critical reading, writing, and
thinking; and success in academic endeavors. Students who demonstrate these
skills and attributes are more likely to enroll in Honors/Advanced Placement*
courses, experience success on Advanced Placement* Tests and Achievement tests
such as SAT and ACT, and pursue higher education and success therein.
This course will address the skills to be taught in grades 7-10 in preparation
for success in the AP* program for grades 11 and 12, as well as the organization
beneficial to establishing a Vertical Team (size, membership, leadership,
meetings, possible topics for discussion, and evaluation tools).
Advanced
Placement* English should not be an isolated course, but rather a planned
program of teaching skills and concepts over several years, and a planned
program is best achieved by the vertical cooperation of teachers working
together to coordinate their teaching efforts.
This
course will provide strategies for all students to learn English content and
prepares students to take more challenging coursework. The program does not
prescribe curriculum or content for 7-12 English classes, but rather focuses on
specific skills and components of any English class regardless of grade level.
We will operate on the principle that success in Honors/Advanced Placement* can
be learned/taught by addressing the skills needed for the test. Among these
approaches to teaching: tone, syntax, poetry, point of view, and argumentation.
Participants
are encouraged to bring texts they use (literature, writing and grammar) and
are asked to bring a favorite teaching concept or lesson to share with the
group. Time will be provided for groups to work together to plan
lessons/strategies they can implement in the classroom.
Tentative Schedule
Monday
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General Introduction to AP* and Vertical Teams
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Pre-AP* information
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Vertical Team info
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Into to Vertical Team manual- ideas for Literature terms and elements
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Group time
Tuesday
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Tone analysis skills/strategies
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Group time
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Poetry analysis skills/strategies
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Group time
Wednesday
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AP* Essay timed writes, SAT info
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Share favorite lesson
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Point of View analysis
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Group time
Thursday
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Nonfiction
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Argumentation/Writing strategies
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Group time
Friday
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Syntax analysis
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Group Presentations
*College Board, AP, Advanced Placement
Program, Pre-AP, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College
Board. Used with permission.
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Instructor
Barbara Slaughter will be the 2010 English Vertical Teams instructor.
Please Note: This course is of special interest to 8th, 9th and
10th grade English and Honors teachers!
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