2021-2022 Goal:

Individually and collaboratively, 100 percent of students will grow by using reading strategies to monitor their comprehension and critically respond. Students will show growth by using common formative assessments measuring students ability to determine main idea and supporting evidence in fiction and non-fiction texts

Prioritized Standards:

English 9 Prioritized Standards 2021-2022

Oral expression and listening

1A--Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions

Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. (CCSS: SL.9-10.1)

2A--Present information, and supporting evidence clearly.

Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. (CCSS: SL.9-10.4)

Reading for All Purposes

3A-- (with 3 bullet points under it)

Use Key Ideas and Details to

• Look at textual evidence to support what text says literally and inferentially

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (CCSS: RL.9-10.1)

• Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. (CCSS: RL.9-10.2)

• Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. (CCSS: RL.9-10.3)

Writing and Composition

6A--Write arguments to support claims in an analysis.

• Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. (CCSS: W.9-10.1)

• Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. (CCSS: W.9-10.1a)

• Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns. (CCSS: W.9-10.1b)

• Determine purpose for writing and use rhetorical appeals (i.e., ethos, pathos, logos) to address audience expectations and needs.

8A-- Write narratives using effective techniques

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. (CCSS: W.9-10.3)

• Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters. (CCSS:

• W.9-10.3d)

• Use a range of stylistic devices (for example: poetic techniques, figurative language, imagery, graphic elements) to support the presentation of implicit or explicit themes or to engage and entertain the intended audience.

Research and Inquiry

10B-- Gather relevant information from multiple sources that answer the research

question and integrate information following standard format for citation.

• Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (adapted from CCSS: W.9-10.8)

Norms:

• Heavy Norms:

  • Everyone’s voice is present and respected

  • Clear agenda and recorder during meetings

  • Being present and focused on the task at hand

  • Positive Mindset/Assumptions

  • Being on time

• Working Agreements

  • All decisions will be made by consensus

  • CFA’s will be focused around skills

    • Reading--annotations/strategies-close reading-questioning

    • Writing--narrative-Random Autobiography; research paper-Wikified Research Paper; Position Paper; quickwrite-Reflective Writing, Real-World Purposes

    • Communication--speech in a minute; Socratic seminar; formal speech--This I Believe, Spoken Word Poetry, response cards, note taking, verbal feedback

    • Research and Reasoning--research paper-Wikified Research Paper; Position Paper

  • We will create, administer, analyze, and enrich on an agreed timeline

• Prioritize standards-we will agree as to what skills are vital to learn