English Agenda for August 24, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010--Room 209 following Staff PD
~Strengthening the Net Through Student Engagement~

I. Departmental Features--

"The Unwritten" by W.S. Merwin (See links in previous post)
Student Engagement Criteria

MSDE AYP Data; HSA, SAT, and AP Results
CHS SIT Plan for 2010-2011

II. The Nitty Gritty/Updates/Reminders--

September 3rd PD; Senior Writing Project

Classroom Supplies and Equipment
English Birthdays/Addresses/Phone Numbers

Vocabulary Workshop Books--Numbers

High School Writing Manuals

English Web Page
Teacher Web Pages

Language Arts Expectations
Student Writing Folders
Student Aides

CHS English Department Plagiarism Policy
Signed Classroom Copy
Student Notebook Copy
NYTimes Article on Plagiarism 8.01.10

Syllabi, Etc.—3 Copies to Mag: Include Grading Policy, Class Procedures, Expectations, Materials, Departmental Plagiarism Policy, and turnitin.com

Substitute Lesson Plans: Keep updated and current in a clearly visible folder in the classroom; include Syllabi, Objectives, Seating Charts

III. Grade Level Team Meetings--

Book Charts--As a team, please review your syllabi for BALANCE and DIVERSITY (Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Time Periods, Genres)

Check current English Book Inventory Binder in 601 for ordering needs

~Thank you for all that you do for our students and for CHS.~

Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin

Appointed by the Library of Congress in July 2010, W.S. Merwin is the 17th U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.

• "News from the Library of Congress" (July 1, 2010): http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-157.html

• NYTimes Article (June 30, 2010): http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/books/01poet.html

• PBS NEWSHOUR: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2010/07/ws-merin-appointed-as-next-poet-laureate.html
  

• Bio and Poems of W.S. Merwin: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/123

• Another Bio with More Poems: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=4676&utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_content=142043064&utm_campaign=PoetryMediaService&utm_term=WSMerwin
• "To the Light of September": http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=31161
  

• Online Poems and More: http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/merwin/merwin.htm

• The Atlantic Online Article (1997): http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/poetry/antholog/merwin/pdmerwin.htm

• FOOLING WITH WORDS with Bill Moyers ("Fooling with words is the play of poets."): http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_poet.html