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Presented by

David Fritz, College Board Pre-AP Consultant

 

This class is designed to assist teachers align the English curriculum at the secondary level to create a vertical class sequence to assist in preparing  students for the rigors of Advance Placement in English classes.  The workshop will address the overall goal of vertical teaming as well as the plan of implementation for a successful programmatic change.  Teachers will have the opportunity to discuss strategies and to create outcomes at particular grade levels that will lead up to AP classes.  Specific strategies and techniques will be discussed throughout the workshop.   All English teachers from middle school and high school can benefit by learning about the various skills and terms that AP class requires.  The goal of this workshop is to give teachers a plan to create  an English curriculum that will help more students be successful in taking AP courses.

2008 PWISTA Flyers/PWISTA Summer 08 Institute Pre-Ap English.pdf

 

Date

Time

Monday,

6/30

Tuesday

7/1

Wednesday

7/2

Thursday

7/3

 

8:30 – 9:30

ü  Introduction/Overview:

ü  What is Vertical Teaming?

ü  AP Language

ü  AP Literature

Reading Strategies:

ü  Non-Fiction

ü  Close Reading

ü  Annotations

 

Fiction:

ü  Drama

ü  Terms

ü  Shakespeare

 

 

Fiction:

ü  Poetry

ü  Terms

 

9:30 – 12:00

Writing:

ü  Verbs

ü  Sentences

ü  Tone

ü  Paragraph

 

Curriculum Impact:

ü  Review current curriculum

ü  Amend curriculum to align with vertical teaming

Fiction:

ü  Novels

ü  Terms

ü  American

ü  British

ü  Multicultural

Fiction:

ü  Strategies for analyzing poetry

 

12:00 – 1:00

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

1:00 -3:30

Writing Strategies:

ü  Non-fiction

ü  Essays

ü  Editorials

ü  Reviews

 

 

Fiction:

ü  Review current grade-level offerings

ü  Definition of literary terms

ü  SIFTT

ü  Review current assignments

 

 

Writing Assignments:

ü  Review current writing assignments

ü  Amend assignments to align with vertical teaming

Fiction:

ü  Review current writing assignments for poetry

ü  Amend assignments to align with vertical teaming

Pulling it all together:

ü  Strategies for successful vertical teaming implementation

Date: June 30th – July 3rd, 2008
Time: 8:30 AM-4:00 PM
Cost: $595.00 (includes Breakfast and Lunch)
Place: Science Wing, Mahopac High School, Mahopac, NY
Sponsored by: PWISTA and the  College Board

Credit : A 30-hour certificate toward in-service credit will be issued for use according  to your school district’s policy.

Directions to Mahopac HS

Local Housing Accommodations ( approximately 20 to 30 minutes from HS)

Peekskill Inn

Hilton Garden Inn, Danbury, Conn.

Hilton Garden Inn, Fishkill, NY

Hampton Inn, Fishkill, NY

Local Housing Accommodations ( approximately 5 minutes from Mahopac HS)

Budget Motor Inn, 215 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541 845-628-6991 A map of 421 Baldwin Place Rd, Mahopac, NY 10541. Click to see the map on MSN Maps & Directions

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