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Can you write? one of these?
Can you write?
one of these?
Can you write?
one of these?
Can you write? one of these?
Can you write one of these?
Writing, Grade 10
Write a letter explaining the meaning of responsibility as it relates to the high school experience. This letter will be included in a high school orientation booklet. You may use the following information, your own experiences, observations, and/or readings.
Responsibility: 1. The quality, state, or fact of being responsible. 2. Something for which one is accountable: duty.Source: Webster’s II New College Dictionary
Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing in the world that develops us.Source: Frank H. Crane
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse–what I am is beyond my control–for the philosophy ofresponsibility.
Source: Barbara Charline Jordan
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not.Source: Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliére
To achieve a healthy level of self-esteem, you must be able to accept who you are and be confident about yourdecisions and behavior. But there is another important ingredient in the development of self-esteem that isoften overlooked–the ability to take responsibility for your future. To live self-responsibly, you must be able toinfluence your behavior freely in three major areas: ...
• Taking action in ways that will help you reach your goal• Being accountable for your decisions, priorities and actions• Thinking for yourself by examining and actively choosing the values that will guide you, rather than
blindly accepting whatever you’re told by ... friends or the culture in which you live.
Since being responsible for yourself requires effort, thought and a range of difficult decisions, many peopleconvince themselves that it is an impossible challenge. Some blame others for their problems. Others hope thatsomeone will come along and make everything all right.
Remember: You cannot respect or trust yourself if you continually pass on to others the burdens of yourexistence.
Source: Nathaniel Branden, “All About Responsibility”
As you write a letter explaining the meaning of responsibility as it relates to the high school experience, remember toFocus on the meaning of responsibility as it relates to the high school experience.Consider the purpose, audience, and context of your letter.Organize your letter so that your ideas progress logically.Include relevant details that clearly develop your letter.Edit your letter for standard grammar and language usage.
Use the blank sheet of paper given to you by your teacher to plan your letter. Anything you write on the blank sheet will not be scored. You must write the final copy of your letter on the next page.
Write the final copy of your letter on the next page.
LITERACY
The ability to read,
write and understand
words
NEW: The ability to
read and write multiple forms of media and
integrate them into a
meaningful wholeSource: ASCD. http://www.ascd.org/
21ST CENTURY LITERACY
EVERYONE’S CONCERNS
School Improvement Plan
Teacher Evaluation Instrument
Common Core Standards
IB MYP
TEI Standard III: Teachers know the content they
teach.a. Teachers align their instruction with the North
Carolina Standard Course of Study… …content standards…strategies…rigorous and relevant…balanced curriculum …
balanced curriculum …that enhances
literacy skills…Middle and high-school teachers incorporate
literacy instruction within the content area…
TEI Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their
students. c. Teachers use a variety of instructional
methods….most effective in meeting the needs of students…eliminate achievement gaps…wide range of techniques, including…
Differentiated instruction…
emerging research…use of appropriate
methods
KEY SKILLS
THE 4 TOP INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Increase STUDENT ENGAGEMENT through anticipation and writing-to-learn activities
Provide explicitVOCABULARY instruction in your content area.
Provide DIRECT and explicit writing-to-learnCOMPREHENSIONstrategies as students read content-area texts.
Provide opportunities for extended DISCUSSION of text meaning as preparation for writing responses.
DISCUSSION AND WRITING
Read— excerpt from
text related
article(s) from Opposing Viewpoints
Related song lyrics, proverb, book blurb, movie review
How can we get them to THINK??
Write— 2-column
Learning Log
Personal response journal
Summary Sticky note comments KWL chart
Think— Solutions to
problems The “other”
point of view
What you would say to someone who asked…
Discuss— Pair-Share Three’s a
Charm 20
Questions and 40 Answers
Sticky Note Discussions
HOTS Q’s
RTWD
Marzano’s
Top
Identifying similarities and differences
From Marzano, et al., Classroom Instruction That Works, 2001.
Summarizing and note-taking strategiesReinforcing effort and providing recognition
Homework and practice
Nonlinguistic representations
Cooperative learning
Setting objectives and providing feedback
Generating and testing hypotheses
Cues, questions, and advanced organizers