Monday, January 14, 2019

1/14/19
1) Continued planning/pacing unit
2) Discussed essay assessment (options, scoring guide, etc...)

Thursday, January 10, 2019

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

Friday, December 14, 2018

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)

Monday, December 10, 2018

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

Monday, November 26, 2018

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

Monday, November 19, 2018

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

Friday, November 16, 2018

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