Secondary English Weekly #1
Volume Two, Issue One / August 22-30, 2019
READ, WRITE, AND DISCUSS EVERY DAY!
Adopt READ, WRITE, AND DISCUSS EVERY DAY as your 2019 English Classroom Mission. Simply put, our students must read, write, and discuss daily to increase their literacy achievement. It is the practice of reading varied complex texts, talking about those texts, and writing about those texts that will give our students the experience and stamina to become college and career ready. A great deal of class time with opportunities for actual reading, writing, and discussion of text must be incorporated for students to improve.
READ & DISCUSS: No one gets better at reading by reading less. Our students must analyze grade-level complex texts using close reading protocols. They must be able to analyze texts by breaking them into parts and showing how those parts relate to the whole, e.g. showing how characterization relates to theme or how a paragraph fits into the text’s structure or develops its ideas. This analysis should be driven by the TEXT. Teachers must use explicit instruction of comprehension strategies, but not preempt or replace students’ struggles with the grade-level complex texts by providing too much scaffolding when practicing the strategies. Our students need to read daily and widely from informational and literary texts for a variety of purposes. If our students are going to improve their standardized reading scores and prepare for college/career, they must read numerous texts and master the core skill of close reading. They must read and comprehend grade-level complex texts regularly in class so that they are comfortable with the the practice.
WRITE: The amount of writing our students do must increase. They should be writing daily and produce at least 6-9 longer pieces and 12-14 shorter writings throughout the year with an emphasis on response-to-text argument and informational essays. As called for in the Standards, they should be “writing routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.” Teachers should be sure to help students master the following: Write Introductions that contain a thesis or claim that controls the essay; Write Conclusions that go beyond summarizing; Use Varied Transitional Phrases that assist with progression of ideas/organization, between and within paragraphs; and Provide Text Evidence and Elaboration of Text Evidence in the body paragraphs—they must tie evidence to main point of body paragraph and overall thesis/claim. Writing time should be driven by exemplars that focus on the protocols required to construct fully-developed essays.
THE RESEARCH: Mike Schmoker, author of FOCUS and ReImagine speaker, says that "the evidence is clear that substantial but reasonable increases in the amount of reading, discussion, and writing would have a swift and transformative effect on student learning in ELA.” He calls for “wide, abundant reading” and the use of exemplars when teaching writing because they “demystify the elements of effective writing for both students and teachers like nothing else can." He says that “talking—about books and subjects—is as important educationally as are the books and subjects themselves.” Carol Jago, former National Council of Teachers of English President, says that students need to read a great deal more than they are currently doing to become literate and succeed in college. Dave Stuart, teacher and author, noted that increasing the quantity of writing was a common way to increase results on standardized tests and become college and career ready.
MISSION POSTERS: If you would like a READ, WRITE, AND DISCUSS EVERY DAY! poster (seen above) for your classroom to magnify the 2019 English mission, please fill out this READ, WRITE, AND DISCUSS EVERY DAY! POSTER FORM.
CURRICULUM MAPS
ENGLISH 6-12 WEBPAGE UPDATES
Secondary English Quick Links
- Ohio's Learning Standards & Clear Learning Targets
- ELA Strand Resources for Reading, Writing, Language, & Speaking
- Curriculum/Instructional Resources 6-8
- Curriculum/Instructional Resources 9-12
- Text & Novel Access
- Course Descriptions
- Standardized Testing (AIR, ACT, and MORE)
- Thursday Standardized Test Prep for AIR
- Discipline Literacy & Career Connections
- Google Tools & Blended Learning
- Read20 Campaign Toolkit & Resources
- Principal Resources
Some Updates
-The ELA Strand Resources Page now has the links listed into color-coded categories below each type of strand (Reading, Writing, Language, and Speaking) for easier access. There have also been many items added to this page including protocols for analysis of characterization, theme, main idea, symbolism, etc.; additional struggling reader strategies; and some additional rubrics.
-The Curriculum/Instructional Pages (6-8 and 9-12) have been restructured. On them, you will first find the guiding items from ODE (Standards/Model Curricula), then the guiding items from CCS (Resource Lists, Ten Principals for Teaching ELA, Supplemental Resources Login Info/Tuturials, links to other pages on the ELA 6-12 Website, etc.), and finally, the pages are broken down by grade level. For each grade level you will find the Curriculum Map & current Curriculum/Novel Guides, links to the Strand Resources and Standards for the grade level, Older Common Core Curriculum Guides, and Vetted Non-CCS Curriculum/Novel Guides.
-The Standardized Testing Page has the updated testing dates for this school year and the new CCS 2019 AIR Data Report with Recommended Actions.
RESOURCE UPDATES
- CCS Adopted, Supplemental, and Intervention Resources List for Grades 6-8
- CCS Adopted, Supplemental, and Intervention Resources List for Grades 9-12
-There will be in person and live Webinar trainings for many of the supplemental resources on the resource lists on September 18, 20, 25, and 27 at Southland Center. Please see the "Time-Sensitive Items" section of this newsletter for more details.
-Here is a brief list of some of the newest resources or resources that have newer/updated tutorials. Any of these that are hard-copy or have hard-copy companions, those will be given to English Chairs (High School) and ELA Curriculum Liaisons (Middle School) at the first meetings for these groups in September.
- MiniQs for Literature (from DBQ online) for Grades 6-12. Each school will get a hard copy binder and all secondary ELA teachers/students will have online access through Clever. Use the link MiniQs for Literature to check out the units included in each volume of the resources and see which volumes are for which grade level. Use these tutorials to get started with the product: MiniQs Tutorial for Getting Started through Clever Portal and MiniQs Tutioral for Addding Classes and Assignments.
- TeachingBooks has a new look. Use this TeachingBooks Video Tutorial to acclimate yourself to the updated site.
- CommonLit has some new features that include text annotation tools for students. See this new tutorial for all of the updates: CommonLit Video Tutorial.
- SpringBoard Close Reading and Writing Workshops (Workbooks and Digital Companion) for Grades 9 & 10. These workbooks have been purchased for each high school and come with 8-10 close reading workshops and 8-10 writing workshops. (We also have some copies of the workshops for Grades 11 & 12 from previous years that can be distributed).
NEW NOVELS IN THE DISTRICT WAREHOUSE
Here is a list of some of the new and newer novels in the district warehouse that you can use to help students to practice and master Ohio's Learning Standards. Remember, to get these, have your principal or book room designee order them from the warehouse via the Intranet. Order numbers are noted beside each book. Many have corresponding Novel Units on the the ELA 6-12 Webpage at these Quick Links: Curriculum/Instructional Resources 6-8 and Curriculum/Instructional Resources 9-12. Other Novel Units will be added throughout the year.
New and Newer Novels in the CCS District Warehouse
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (No Fear Shakespeare)-Grade 6 #433-6
- Hello, Universe by Erin Kelly-Grade 6 #433-61
- The Haunted House by Plautus-Grade 7 #433-71
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander-Grade 7 #433-7
- The Taming of the Shrew (No Fear Shakespeare)-Grade 8 #433-8
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson-Grade 8 #433-81
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak-Grade 9 #433-91
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson-Grade 9 #433-9
- Othello (No Fear Shakespeare)-Grade 10 #433-10
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds-Grade 10 #433-101
- Zeitoun by Dave Eggers-Grade 11 #433-112
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead-Grade 11 #433-111
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett-Grade 11 #433-11
- The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy- Grade 12 #433-121
- Twelfth Night (No Fear Shakespeare)-Grade 12 #433-12
SECONDARY ENGLISH CURRICULUM NOVEL LENDING LIBRARY IS IN TRANSITION
2019 ENGLISH AIR REPORT AND RELEASED ITEMS FROM ODE
-You can check out the CCS 2019 AIR Data Report with Recommended Actions below and at the Standardized Testing Quick Link on the ELA 6-12 Page. Like last year's report, it details the results on the ELA 6-10 state tests for ELA with data charts and recommendations. It is one of the factors used to determine the 2019 English Classroom Mission: Read, Write, Discuss Every Day! This newsletter will highlight sections of the report in the coming weeks.
-Over the summer, ODE released questions from the Spring 2019 AIR Exams. Documents with the released questions are available at the Standardized Testing Quick Link on the ELA 6-12 Page and are linked below.- 6th Grade Item Release Spring2019
- 7th Grade Item Release Spring2019
- 8th Grade Item Release Spring2019
- 9th Grade Item Release Spring2019
- 10th Grade Item Release Spring2019
- 6th Grade Questions by Reading Literary Standards
- 6th Grade Questions by Reading Info Standards
- 6th Grade Questions by Writing Standards
- 7th Grade Questions by Reading Literary Standards
- 7th Grade Questions by Reading Info Standards
- 7th Grade Questions by Writing Standards
- 8th Grade Questions by Reading Literary Standards
- 8th Grade Questions by Reading Info Standards
- 8th Grade Questions by Writing Standards
- 9th-10thGrade Questions by Reading Literary Standards
- 9th-10th Grade Questions by Reading Info Standards
- 9th-10th Grade Questions by Writing Standards
SEE THE FLIER BELOW FOR TRAINING DATES/TIMES FOR YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SECONDARY ENGLISH SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCE TRAININGS
SEPTEMBER 18TH (WEDNESDAY)
4-6pm: Literature Mini-Qs from DBQ Training
Mini-Q Training 9/18/2019, 4-6pm Secondary English Curriculum, Literature Mini-Qs Training
- This training is for our newest supplemental, MiniQs. Each high school teacher/student has access to Mini-Q Volumes 1 & 2 online through Clever and one hard-copy binder will be given to the English Chair at their first meeting. This resource pairs readings on a topic or novel with culminating writings. It mirrors standardized testing and meets many learning standards. Here are two tutorials that can help you get started with the product prior to the training: MiniQs Tutorial for Getting Started through Clever Portal and MiniQs Tutorial for Adding Classes and Assignments.
5-6pm: SpringBoard Close Reading & Writing Workshop Training (High School Only)
SpringBoard Training 9/18/2019, 5-6pm Secondary English Curriculum, SpringBoard Close Reading/Writing Workshops
6-7pm: SpringBoard Close Reading & Writing Workshop Training (High School Only)
SpringBoard Training 9/18, 6-7pm Secondary English Curriculum, SpringBoard Close Reading/Writing Workshops
- This training is to help you make the most of the SpringBoard consumable workbooks and online companion that contain six close reading and ten close writing workshops that have students delve into test-level complex texts using close reading protocols and close writing workshops to master standards. Standardized test preparation and grammar activities are included with each workshop. The online reading and vocabulary site allows for blended learning. Teachers can choose when to use these throughout the year, but should try to do them before the Spring AIR test window. The workshops can also be used as preparation for ACT/SAT testing. New workbooks were purchased for Grades 9 and 10 for SY19-20 and Grades 11 and 12 have workbooks acquired in SY 17-18 or 18-19.
SEPTEMBER 20TH (FRIDAY)
4-5pm: Follett Destiny Library App Training
Follett Destiny Library App Training 9/20/19, 4-5pm Secondary English Curriculum, Follett Destiny Training
- This training will help you learn how to use the CCS Library system to make novel collections and get digital texts for your classes.
5-6pm: Progress to Success A & B Training (High School Only)
Progress to Success Training 9/20/19, 5-6pm Secondary High School English Curriculum, Progress to Success Training
- This training will help you use the Progress to Success A & B Workbooks. Each high school is offered up to 40 Level A (9-10) and 40 Level B (11-12) workbooks to be used with students who are reading two or more grade levels below their current grade level. These consumable workbooks help struggling readers handle complex texts through chunking and close reading protocols. Standardized test preparation is included with each reading. Some ideas for using the resources would be to use them in extended time situations, small group pull-outs, for differentiation, during the student’s time with the school tutor, at home as a program for parents, in the ACT/SAT prep classes, etc. Previously recorded training videos can be found HERE.
6-7pm: TeachingBooks Training
TeachingBooks Training 9/20/19, 6-7pm Secondary English Curriculum, TeachingBooks Training
- This training will help you make the most of TeachingBooks, an online library of novel and author resources that is free to all teachers, students, and librarians. Among the resources are lesson plans, author interviews, videos, text complexity charts, etc. Anything on the site can be shared with students and parents in varied ways such as Google Classroom, QR code, email, or bookmark. The lists of novels available in both the CCS warehouse (adopted) and the 6-12 ELA curriculum office (supplemental) can be found by clicking on “Your Reading Lists” at the top, left slide-out menu on the CCS TeachingBooks Home Page (https://www.teachingbooks.net). (Use “columbus” as the username and password, if prompted). Here is a current brief video tutorial: TeachingBooks Video Tutorial.
SEPTEMBER 25TH (WEDNESDAY)
4-5pm: Follett Destiny Library App Training
Follett Destiny Library App Training 9/25/19, 4-5pm Secondary English Curriculum, Follett Destiny Training
SEE DESCRIPTION FROM SEPTEMBER 20
4-5pm: CommonLit Training
CommonLit Training 9/25/19, 4-5pm Secondary English Curriculum, CommonLit Training
- This training will help both the novice and proficient user make the most of of CommonLit, an online literacy tool that contains literary and informational passages with standard-aligned questions, a guided reading mode for struggling readers, annotation tools, lesson plans, and paired texts among its features. It can be used in the same manner as a textbook. It can also be used by TBTs for common assessments targeting particular standards, by teachers/buildings for standard mastery diagnoses and monitoring, for simulating AIR assessments, for finding quality pairings for novels or themes, etc. Principals, department chairs, and coaches have access to building-wide data from this tool. Login by selecting the CommonLit Icon through the Clever portal.
5-6pm: Progress to Success A & B Training (High School Only)
Progress to Success Training 9/25/19, 5-6pm Secondary High School English Curriculum, Progress to Success Training
SEE DESCRIPTION FROM SEPTEMBER 206-7pm: TeachingBooks Training
TeachingBooks Training 9/25/19, 6-7pm Secondary English Curriculum, TeachingBooks Training
SEE DESCRIPTION FROM SEPTEMBER 20SEPTEMBER 27TH (FRIDAY)
4-6pm: Literature Mini-Qs from DBQ Training
Mini-Q Training 9/27/2019, 4-6pm Secondary English Curriculum, Literature Mini-Qs Training
SEE DESCRIPTION FROM SEPTEMBER 18
6-7pm: CommonLit Training
CommonLit Training 9/27/19, 6-7pm Secondary English Curriculum, CommonLit Training
SEE DESCRIPTION FROM SEPTEMBER 25
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 2019 for Grades 6-12
I would like to award the twenty prizes for the Summer Reading Challenge the first week of September. The top five readers in Grades 6-8 and the top five readers in Grades 9-12 based on number of pages read will receive a backpack full of prizes. Five readers in Grades 6-8 and five in Grades 9-12 based on random drawing will receive a backpack full of prizes.
2019-2020 ELA CURRICULUM LIAISONS & ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL CHAIRS
- MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA CURRICULUM LIAISON: Check to see that your principal has responded to the form below to name you as the ELA Liaison for 2019-20. Each middle school, including K-6, K-8, 6-12, and 7-12 buildings, will select one person to act as the ELA Curriculum Liaison for their building. https://tinyurl.com/19-20CurriculumLiaisons
- HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CHAIR: If you are the selected English Chair for your high school and did not have that role last year, please email me, cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us, and let me know your name/school.
BOY WINDOW
- MAP is required for all 6th-9th graders and may be required for 10-12th graders per building-level decision.
- RI should be used for all 10-12th graders who do not take MAP.
- Levelset is for students assigned to Achieve3000.
COMMON APP ESSAY WRITING FOR SENIORS
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE 2019-20 POETRY OUT LOUD CONTEST
GET YOUR HIGH SCHOOL REGISTERED NOW FOR POETRY OUT LOUD HERE!
Poetry Out Loud (POL) encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary heritage and contemporary life. Created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud is administered in partnership with the State Arts Agencies of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Teachers, librarians, or administrators register their high schools each year with the Ohio Arts Council and organize contests with one class, several classes, or a whole school. Contests, workshops, and multi-media program materials, including curricula, are free. Poetry Out Loud is aligned with Common Core and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards. See more information at the Poetry Out Loud Ohio Page and at the Poetry Out Loud National Page.
THURBER HOUSE YOUNG WRITERS' STUDIO FOR GRADES 9-12
Young Writers' Studio meets every other week for two hours with author and English professor, Robert Loss. The first hour is filled with quality writing prompts and activities. Then, after a break for provided snacks (of course!), the last hour offers a chance to workshop pieces that students or others bring in. It's a safe, low-key, fun opportunity to enjoy writing and meet others!
Dates: August 27, September 10 & 24, October 8 & 22, November 5 & 19, December 3
Times: 6:30-8:30 pm at Thurber Center (91 Jefferson Ave. Columbus, OH 43215)
Cost: $15 per session - can be paid in advance or at the door. A limited number of scholarships are available for this program. Email Meg Brown at megbrown@thurberhouse.org
FREE AYN RAND NOVELS FOR STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST
The Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) offers Free Books to Teachers supplying free classroom sets of Rand’s bestselling novels to teachers who commit to teaching them in their classrooms.
- Teachers don’t pay anything! ARI’s educational programs are funded through the generosity of donors.
- Students win cash for college. Students who read the novels are eligible to enter ARI’s essay contests, which offer more than $70,000 in prize money.
- Teachers win, too! As a thank-you, teachers who submit at least ten essays earn Amazon gift cards.
TEACHER PD OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTESTS
SOME CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS
-TEACHINGBOOKS BLOG AUGUST CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS
-BULKBOOKSTORE $500 MONTHLY GIVEAWAY
ROMEO +JULIET WORKSHOP
Hosted by Dramatic Inquiry Across the Curriculum, this workshop will help teachers prepare students to see the OSU Department of Theatre school tour production of Romeo + Juliet. The activities that will be shared go beyond what is available in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Toolkit for Teachers. If you are not teaching this text or attending a performance, come to refresh your ideas about using Dramatic Inquiry to engage students with complex texts.
Details: The workshop will be held on Saturday, September 7 from 10 am to 5 pm in the auditorium at the Bexley Public Library (2411 E. Main St.). Coffee and light refreshments will be available at registration. Lunch will be on your own at one of the nearby restaurants. A certificate for CEUs will be available at the end of the day.Register Here: https://forms.gle/1pY33DZkEUeRb53v7. If you would like more information about the school tour, please email Carolyn Jakubczak at jakubczak.1@osu.edu.
LEARNING BY DESIGN INSTITUTE!!
Join Douglas Fisher, Cathy Lassiter, and Olivia Amador-Valerio at this two-day event to explore Teacher Clarity, relevant and engaging instructional practices, and learn how you can provide students with meaningful learning experiences that help them to reach expectations.
November 4-5 | Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square | Columbus, OH
DBQ ONLINE WEBINARS
MIniQs in Literature, one of our newest English resources, is part of DBQ Online. These FREE Webinars from DBQ can give you insight into using the new resource. The Webinars many not show our exact Login method (via Clever), but they will be the same when showing how to use all of the tools and create assignments. (There are also two in-person trainings on using MiniQs in Literature for CCS-only teachers on September 20th and 25th at Southland Center. Please see the "Time-Sensitive Items" section of this newsletter for more details.)
Get Started with DBQ Online Webinar New to DBQ Online? This option is for you! This 20-minute webinar will go over: Class Creation, Assignment Creation, Student Differentiation, and Annotation Tools. Register at the links below.‣ Tuesday, Aug 27 @ 5 pm Register Now
‣ Tuesday, Sept 10 @ 4 pm Register Now
‣ Tuesday Sept 17 @ 6 pm Register Now
‣ Thursday, Sept 5 @ 5 pm Register Now
‣ Thursday, Sept 12 @ 6 pm Register Now
‣ Thursday, Sept 19 @ 4 pm Register Now
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINARS
TeachingBooks, the online resource that houses our lists of books in the warehouse and Secondary English Curriculum Office and gives you access to author and novel resources for any book, is newly designed for the 2019/20 school year. The following Webinars can help you learn the latest and greatest ways to collaboratively enrich the literacy work in your school. (There are also two live TeahchingBook Webinar trainings coming up for CCS-ony teachers during the Secondary English Supplemental Training Days on September 18th and 27th at Southland Center. Please see the "Time-Sensitive Items" section of this newsletter for more details.) To register for any of the Webinars listed below, click HERE.
Discover the NEW TeachingBooks!
‣Tuesday-September 10 at 11:00 am
‣Thursday-October 10 at 2:00 pm
‣Monday-November 4 at 4:00 pm
TeachingBooks: Collaborate, Customize, Communicate
‣Tuesday-September 24 at 11:00 am
‣Thursday-October 24 at 2:00 pm
‣Monday-November 11 at 5:00 pm
TeachingBooks: Set up for Success & Training
‣Tuesday-October 1 at 11:00 am
‣Thursday-October 31 at 2:00 pm
‣Monday-November 25 at 5:00 pm
Diverse Books with TeachingBooks Resources: Tuesday-September 17 at 3:00 pm
Supporting ELL with TeachingBooks: Tuesday-October 15 at 3:00 pm
Make Your Library Talk with TeachingBooks Resources: Tuesday-November 19 at 3:00 pm
THURBER HOUSE EVENINGS WITH AUTHORS & SPECIAL EVENTS FOR FALL 2019
Evenings with Authors is a series of readings and chats featuring nationally known bestselling authors. Below is the line-up for Fall 2019. Click HERE for tickets to any of the Thurber events.
- Alan Hlad Author Visit. Alan Hlad’s novel, The Long Flight Home, is a fictional tale about the role of British homing pigeons during WWII. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 7:30-9:00 PM @ COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART
- Tayari Jones Special Event. Thurber House is pleased to present Tayari Jones, award-winning author of An American Marriage, in partnership with Denison University.
An American Marriage was the winner of the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 7:00-8:30 PM @ COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART - Brock Clark Author Visit. Part travelogue across Europe, part caper, part crime thriller, and full of unexpected turns, Where Are You, Calvin Bledsoe? is a wild ride of a book. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 7:30-9:00 PM @ COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART
- Rafael Rosado Author Visit. Rafael Rosado is a writer, director, and storyboard artist, working on animated shows such as Scooby Doo, Transformers, The Batman, Looney Tunes, and Curious George. His latest book, Monsters Beware!, is the third and final book of the Claudette graphic novel series. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019 7:30-9:00 PM @ COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART
- James A. Willis: My Strange and Spooky World Special Event. James A. Willis has been walking on the weird side of history for over 30 years. He will tell spooky and strange tales about the Buckeye State’s most unusual sightings and citizens—ghosts, monsters, UFOs, murderous villains, courageous heroes, and much more! Willis has authored more than a dozen books, including Ohio's Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State, The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories, Central Ohio Legends and Lore, and Weird Ohio. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019 7:00-8:300 PM @ THURBER CENTER
- William Matson and the Crazy Horse Family Author Visit. Join William Matson and Crazy Horse family elder Floyd Clown, Sr. for an inside look into the life of famed Lakota war leader, Crazy Horse. In partnership with Matson, the Edward Clown family, nearest living relatives to Crazy Horse, has recorded the family tales and memories told to them about their famous grandfather in Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life and Legacy. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 7:30-9:00 PM @ COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART
- Senator Sherrod Brown Special Event. Thurber House is pleased to present U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in partnership with Gramercy Books. Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, Sherrod Brown has sat on the Senate floor at a desk with a proud history. In Desk 88, he profiles eight Senators who were there before him, all of whom fought for a more just America. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 7:00-8:30 PM @ CAPITAL UNIVERSITY, MEES HALL
- Scott Woods Author Visit. In Urban Contemporary History Month: Poems, Scott Woods interrogates identity and society, exposing the frequently imposed and false duality of 21st century Black life by a world that prefers its art and people in neat boxes. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 7:30-9:00 PM @ COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART
- Mo Rocca Special Event. CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and writer Mo Rocca presents a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living. In Mobituaries, the book companion to the CBS podcast of the same name, Rocca is righting that wrong by profiling the people who have long fascinated him—from the 20th century’s greatest entertainer, to sitcom characters gone all too soon, to a shamefully forgotten Founding Father. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 7:00-8:30 PM @ THE KING ARTS COMPLEX
- Deidre Bair Author Visit. National Book Award-winning biographer Deirdre Bair spent 15 remarkable years in Paris with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir. De Beauvoir and Beckett despised each other. Bair’s new book, Parisian Lives, revisits this time with never-before-told anecdotes and details that were impossible to publish at the time. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2019 7:30-9:00 PM @ COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART
GRAMERCY BOOKS EVENTS/AUTHOR VISITS
At Gramercy Books on Main Street in Bexley, they share our love of books and the arts through a broad range of programming and events that bring the community together. There’s something for everyone. Be sure to check out Gramercy's calendar of events, and discover something new. Highlights include an R.L. Stine launch of a middle grade graphic novel that includes a Goosebumps 2 premiere, and a guided discussion of Colson Whitehead's new book, The Nickel Boys.
AMLE ANNUAL CONFERENCE-NOVEMBER 7-9 IN NASHVILLE, TN
Registration & housing are now open! Register early to take advantage of the best rates—Just $449 for AMLE Professional Members! Save an additional $50 with promo code A19E5.
Special deals for teams and groups are also available. The conference is designed around four powerful strands, helping you to customize your experience. You can now view online the featured sessions in each strand, presented by education experts and thought leaders.
NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION-NOVEMBER 21-24 IN BALTIMORE, MD
Registration is open for the Annual NCTE Convention. Register by November 11 for the best rates. There is a 20% discount if a school or district sends 10 or more teachers and makes a single payment to cover the balance of the invoice. Register your group here. The conference theme is Spirited Inquiry. You can now view online the featured speakers.
OCTELA ANNUAL CONFERENCE-FEBRUARY 21-22 IN WORTHINGTON OHIO
Save the dates for the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts and don't miss your opportunity to see this year's keynote speakers: Daniel Jose Older, Tony M. Vinci, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Tanny McGregor. The theme is Envisioning Our Future(s). The 2020s offer a fresh decade to envision new possibilities for teaching ELA and professional transformation: What might our future classrooms look like? Envisioning diverse future(s) across grade levels and specialized curriculum may conjure a mixed bag of hope, excitement, inspiration, and, well, maybe even a little bit of anxiety. So, in the spirit of meeting teachers’ and students’ needs in facing the new decade, OCTELA aims to create a space for open inquiry, sharing, and optimism. This conference inspires teachers to gather and discuss what they do best, what inspires them to keep pushing forward, and what strategies support authentic student learning. Registration will open soon online and is now available for members when they renew memberships. Check out more information on the OCTELA Conference Page.
OCTELA REGIONAL MEETINGS FOR CENTRAL OHIO
If you don't want to wait until February to talk with other OCTELA ELA colleagues, contact our own Pattie Niese (pniese3300@columbus.k12.oh.us) to get involved in the OCTELA Central Region. Also, connect with the group on Facebook: Central Ohio Region for OCTELA.
OSU GRADUATE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR TEACHING COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS CLASSES
The Department of English at the Ohio State University is pleased to offer a graduate program for high school teachers who wish to teach College Credit Plus classes in English composition and literature. They have designed a six-course (18-credit) program to prepare participants to teach college-level English classes. They anticipate that most participants will be preparing to teach composition classes, but they are also offering courses in English and American literature for instructors wishing to teach courses in literary history. Teachers wishing to teach composition should take at least nine credits (three classes) in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy studies, one of which must be Approaches to Teaching College Writing (English 6781). Teachers wishing to offer literature courses through College Credit Plus should take at least nine credits (three classes) in Literature. See this FLYER from OSU for more information.
USE THIS LIST TO GUIDE WHAT YOU DO IN THE CLASSROOM
Ten Principles for Teaching ELA
1-Make close reading of text central to lesson.
2-Structure majority of instruction so all students read grade-level complex texts.
3-Emphasize informational texts from early grades through graduation.
4-Provide scaffolding that does not preempt or replace text.
5-Ask text-dependent questions.
6-Provide extensive research and writing opportunities (claims and evidence).
7-Offer regular opportunities for students to share ideas, evidence, and research.
8-Offer systematic instruction in vocabulary.
9-Provide explicit instruction in grammar and conventions.
10-Cultivate students’ independence
HERE ARE SOME PROFESSIONAL READS FOR YOUR PERUSAL
- Let’s Put Conferring at the Center of Writing Instruction
- Write More, Grade Less
- Strong Writers are Wise Readers
- Introducing New Content in Middle School with Seed Discussions
- The Benefits of Memorizing Poetry
- Four Reasons to Start Class with a Poem Each Day
- How Do We Move Learning Forward? Thee PLC+ Actions That Will Transform the Way You Teach
- Social Emotional Learning and Academic Content
Carla Mae Phillips
Southland Center, Suite 125
Email: cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0463
Tim Wangler
Southland Center, Suite 125
Email: twangler8446@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0462