Kickoff

What poetic forms are used in 6th and 7th grade?

• sonnet and villanelle

• free verse and sonnet

• villanelle and ode

• limerick and elegy

How many reading and vocabulary benchmarks are tested on the FAST assessment?

• 23

• 15

• 13

• 18

What grade level is the following benchmark:

Analyze the influence of narrator perspective on a text, explaining how the author creates irony or satire. 

• 8th

• 9th

• 10th

• 11th

Which grade level does B.E.S.T. list “O Captain, My Captain” by Walt Whitman

• 8th

• 9th

• 10th

• 11th

Where can you find resources to help you with curriculum and planning?

• Canvas

• FOCUS

• Performance Matters

• MyPGS

Which benchmark code is the following benchmark:

Analyze the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text. 

• ELA.10.R.1.2

• ELA.8.R.1.2

• ELA.12.R.1.2

• ELA.6.R.1.2

Our main district resource for ELA instruction is

• HMH Into Literature

• McGraw Hill StudySync

• Amplify ELA Florida Edition

• Savvas myPerspectives Florida English Language

What is the Opportunity Myth?

• Students all are able to complete grade-level work 17% of the time.

• Students are engaged most of the time in class, but do not pass State exams.

• If students do well in class, they are receiving rigorous on grade-level instruction.

• Scaffolding is beneficial to all students to ensure they understand complex texts.

What is Florida's Formula for Success?

• 6 components of reading plus assessments to determine who gets tier 1 instruction.

• 6 components of reading, 4 types of assessments, and tiered-instruction based on the needs of the students with all students receiving tier 1 instruction?

• Tiered-instruction that is based on FAST assessments only.

• Instruction plus assessments equals successful students.

What is the best part of being an ELA teacher?

• The books (texts)

• The students

• Amazing colleagues

• All of the above