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SCIS Curriculum Night. Gifted and Talented Social Studies and ELA. Introductions. Cyndi Anderson GT Social Studies [email protected] Claudia Love GT Pre-AP ELA [email protected]. Questions?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SCIS Curriculum Night
Gifted and TalentedSocial Studies and ELA
Introductions• Cyndi Anderson– GT Social Studies– [email protected]
• Claudia Love– GT Pre-AP ELA– [email protected]
Questions?
If you have questions, please write them on a sticky note, and place them on the “Questions” paper.
Answers will be compiled and sent out
by email.
What is GT?
• Increased rigor– Use of the Depth and
Complexity Icons
• Compacting• Project Based
Learning• Cross curriculum
Touring the World of Culture in a Year
• Unit 1: • - Thinking Like a Geographer• Unit 2:• - Cultural Diffusion (Foundations of Western Civilization)• Unit 3 :• - Cultural Relationships (Middle East)• Unit 4 & 5:• - Cultures in Transition (Latin America & Africa)• Unit 6:• - Global Interactions (Asia & Europe)• Unit 7:• - Human Rights (Europe)
Experiences of a World Cultures Traveler
• Elmoland – Creation of Government• Museum Walks• Public Service Announcement Projects• Timeless Gifts Historical Essay• Google Earth Tours• South America Travel Agents• Building a Nation Simulation• Candy Bar Economics
A Day in the Life• Jumping into Culture (Bell Ringers, Instructions, etc)• Introduce New Concepts
– Efficient Note Taking– Slideshows, videos, reading passages
• Application of Learning – Socratic Seminars– Group Activity– Individual Assignments
• Building Positive Relationships– Academic Discussion– Teamwork– Injection of Fun
When the travel is extended…
• Unfinished work• Reviews for Tests• Based on individual
need• Projects with
announced due dates
20 – 30 minutesper night
Grading
Grading--Scale: Daily work and quizzes count 50%. Tests, essays, projects count 50%.--Students are allowed to re-take quizzes and tests.--Grades will be posted weekly on Power School.--Every assignment is based out of 100 possible points.--Expect rubrics for assignments, such as projects and essays.
What is the Pre-AP in GT Pre-AP ELA?
• Pre-AP classes raise the bar for students by asking them to reflect not only on the “What?” of language studies, but also on the “So what?”
• Students not only examine plot, setting, and characters, but they also connect the author’s purposeful use of language with attitude, effect, and universal meaning.
• They read not only for plot but also for structure and theme.
What is the Pre-AP in GT Pre-AP ELA?
• Students write reflectively, thinking in writing about the meaning of the words, actions, and events they encounter both in literature and in life.
• They write argumentatively, structuring evidence in persuasive, logical ways.
• Using their own life experiences, they write stories that reflect their deepest concerns and ideas.
• They write to explain, to analyze, and to understand.
A Day in the Life
• Reading/Writing Workshop (Pre-AP mini-lessons, practice, reading strategies, writing process, journal writing, individual and small group work, paired reading, book clubs, choice reads)
A Day in the Life• LAVA– Stems– Vocabulary – Spelling– Context clues
• Language of the Discipline (Syntax)– Vocabulary of language usage– Using sentence structures intentionally and for effect
Homework & Grading
Homework--Reading --Writing--Blogging --Studying
Grading--Scale: Daily work and quizzes count 50%. Tests, essays, projects count 50%.--Students are allowed to re-take quizzes and tests.--Grades will be posted weekly on Power School.--Every assignment is based out of 100 possible points.--Expect rubrics for assignments, such as projects and essays.
Thank you for coming!