1/8/19
1) Discussed class status
2) Planned and paced Argument unit

12/14/18- Sipp, Dennis, Bishop, Wassom
1) MAP successes- several students displayed significant growth
2) Final Essay- high submission rates/discussed possibilities for assessment improvement
3) Next semester (divided January letters)

PLC 12/10

Attendance: Bishop, Dennis, Wassom

Agenda:

1. Class Status
2. Final
3. Next Semester
4. What to improve for next year

• Dennis & Bishop typing OMM essays
• Wassom short story/ lit term review
• All will administer MAP Wed-Fri this week
• All will upload OMM essay to backpack w/ reflection on Monday 12/17

Final:

• Invisible Man district literary analysis
• Print & copy class sets

Next Semester:

• Argument
• Revamp unit-- start with red lining, find new articles, rearrange instruction

Next Year:

• Revamp poetry unit
• Start with Ali, write poetry literary analysis

11/26/18
1) Current Unit Check-in
2) Calibrate Unit Essay: refine rubric, establish slides for writing process

English 2 PLC Minutes 11/19
1) Discuss status of current unit
2) Create additional essay options for term paper (begin essay assessment week after Thanksgiving)
3) Established MAP testing dates: sent to Ellison; reserved technology

English 2 Minutes 11/12

Attendance: Bishop, Dennis, Wassom

• Discussed results of OMM group character project
• Coordinated independent reading focus for weeks of 11/12 & 11/20
• Paced OMM essay writing unit (11/26-12/7)
• Begin with chapter titles activity to review literary devices 
• Daily mini-lessons on writing process 
• To do:
• Brainstorm figurative language review lesson to follow writing unit
• Look at district assessments for use as final exam

English 2 Minutes 11/2

Attendance: Bishop, Dennis, Wassom, Winter

• Discussed using MAP data for grouping students
• Group students according to RIT bands for differentiation
• Discussed pros and cons of MAP testing
• Reported on Group work for OMM
• Brainstormed more ways to incorporate group work into future units