SCIS Curriculum Night

Gifted and TalentedSocial Studies and ELA

Introductions• Cyndi Anderson– GT Social Studies– cynthia_anderson@lovejoyisd.net

• Claudia Love– GT Pre-AP ELA– claudia_love@lovejoyisd.net

Questions?

If you have questions, please write them on a sticky note, and place them on the “Questions” paper.

Answers will be compiled and sent out

by email.

What is GT?

• Increased rigor– Use of the Depth and

Complexity Icons

• Compacting• Project Based

Learning• Cross curriculum

Touring the World of Culture in a Year

• Unit 1: • - Thinking Like a Geographer• Unit 2:• - Cultural Diffusion (Foundations of Western Civilization)• Unit 3 :• - Cultural Relationships (Middle East)• Unit 4 & 5:• - Cultures in Transition (Latin America & Africa)• Unit 6:• - Global Interactions (Asia & Europe)• Unit 7:• - Human Rights (Europe)

Experiences of a World Cultures Traveler

• Elmoland – Creation of Government• Museum Walks• Public Service Announcement Projects• Timeless Gifts Historical Essay• Google Earth Tours• South America Travel Agents• Building a Nation Simulation• Candy Bar Economics

A Day in the Life• Jumping into Culture (Bell Ringers, Instructions, etc)• Introduce New Concepts

– Efficient Note Taking– Slideshows, videos, reading passages

• Application of Learning – Socratic Seminars– Group Activity– Individual Assignments

• Building Positive Relationships– Academic Discussion– Teamwork– Injection of Fun

When the travel is extended…

• Unfinished work• Reviews for Tests• Based on individual

need• Projects with

announced due dates

20 – 30 minutesper night

Grading

Grading--Scale: Daily work and quizzes count 50%. Tests, essays, projects count 50%.--Students are allowed to re-take quizzes and tests.--Grades will be posted weekly on Power School.--Every assignment is based out of 100 possible points.--Expect rubrics for assignments, such as projects and essays.

What is the Pre-AP in GT Pre-AP ELA?

• Pre-AP classes raise the bar for students by asking them to reflect not only on the “What?” of language studies, but also on the “So what?”

• Students not only examine plot, setting, and characters, but they also connect the author’s purposeful use of language with attitude, effect, and universal meaning.

• They read not only for plot but also for structure and theme.

What is the Pre-AP in GT Pre-AP ELA?

• Students write reflectively, thinking in writing about the meaning of the words, actions, and events they encounter both in literature and in life.

• They write argumentatively, structuring evidence in persuasive, logical ways.

• Using their own life experiences, they write stories that reflect their deepest concerns and ideas.

• They write to explain, to analyze, and to understand.

A Day in the Life

• Reading/Writing Workshop (Pre-AP mini-lessons, practice, reading strategies, writing process, journal writing, individual and small group work, paired reading, book clubs, choice reads)

A Day in the Life• LAVA– Stems– Vocabulary – Spelling– Context clues

• Language of the Discipline (Syntax)– Vocabulary of language usage– Using sentence structures intentionally and for effect

Homework & Grading

Homework--Reading --Writing--Blogging --Studying

Grading--Scale: Daily work and quizzes count 50%. Tests, essays, projects count 50%.--Students are allowed to re-take quizzes and tests.--Grades will be posted weekly on Power School.--Every assignment is based out of 100 possible points.--Expect rubrics for assignments, such as projects and essays.

Thank you for coming!