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Instructional Focus
Classroom Strategies
The classroom strategies listed can be used across curriculum. Please refer to your Strategies Handbook given to you last year for examples. Writing Prewriting Reading SQ5R (Survey, Question, Read, Record, Recite, Review, Reflect) Draft KWL Respond Reciprocal Teaching Revise Think Aloud Edit Reader Response Final Draft Graphic Organizer Class/text book notes Vocabulary Building Learning logs/journal Cornell Notes Inquiry Costa’s level of Questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy) Collaboration Group Projects Skilled Questioning Study Groups Socratic Seminars Jigsaw Activities Quick-write/Discussion Response/edit/revision Critical Thinking Activity Groups Writing Questions Collaboration activities Open-mindedness activities Cross Curricular Skill Goals 08-09 School Year Write: Freshmen Sophomore Juniors Senior Expository and Narrative Essay Persuasive Essay Persuasive Essay and Small research project Research paper Interpret: Interpret a variety of ideas including data, diagrams, figures, tables, graphs, and genre of writing Interpret a variety of ideas including data, diagrams, figures, tables, graphs, and genre of writing and compare and contrast Interpret a variety of ideas including data, diagrams, figures, tables, graphs, and genre of writing and create Interpret a variety of ideas including data, diagrams, figures, tables, graphs, and genre of writing and research and draw conclusions Apply: Apply rules, methods, and strategies to solve problems according to the subject Apply and model rules, methods, and strategies according to the subject Apply and model rules, methods, and strategies according to the subject and model to solve non-routine problems Apply and model rules, methods, and strategies to solve problems in real world application Identify: Identify key concepts, classifications, and vocabulary Identify and generate models of key concepts, classifications, and vocabulary Identify and distinguish between variable key concepts, classifications, and vocabulary Identify and model key concepts, classification and vocabulary Uniform Grading Policy – Freshmen Academy Assessment Breakdown Daily Activities (20 % ) Tests (15 %) Projects (15%) Formative Assessments (40%) Miscellaneous (10%) Bell ringers Class work Homework Participation Journals Tests Common Assessments Final Assessments Labs Research Papers Fairs Presentations Quizzes Formal assessments Informal assessments Presentations Exit slips (Teacher’s Discretion) * All assessments listed within each category are not required by instructors. The assignments indicated are examples. Teachers may add or delete assignments as they deem necessary. Grading Scale A: 100% - 95% B: 94% - 88% C: 87% - 81% D: 80% - 75% F: 74% - 0% Guidelines Allow all student to re-do any test or quiz with a grade of a “C” or lower Instructors must assign a minimum of 40 grade entries per Quarter Instructors will drop 10% of the lowest grades within the Formative Assessments category Instructors will follow all guidelines set forth by students’ I.E.P. |
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