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High School English Teachers Chatboard

Research for the Standard English Curriculum in High Schools

Apr 4, 2023

Hello! I would really appreciate if anyone would take a few minutes to fill out my survey! I have created surveys to get multiple opinions on this subject so I can create a thorough research paper for my ENG201H course. Thanks!

Here's the survey form:

https://forms.gle/rt6eDGWWjDB1Xz6v8

Types of essays for English Comp. 1

by marjoryt

Sep 10, 2012

At my college, about 1/2 our students go into technical programs such as R.N. or surveying. These students take ONLY Comp. 1. The other 1/2 plan to transfer to universities; these students will take Comp. 2 and at least 1 literature course. Many universities are currently dropping the literature requirements in favor of technical writing or more co...See MoreAt my college, about 1/2 our students go into technical programs such as R.N. or surveying. These students take ONLY Comp. 1. The other 1/2 plan to transfer to universities; these students will take Comp. 2 and at least 1 literature course. Many universities are currently dropping the literature requirements in favor of technical writing or more courses in the major. Sometime in the 1990s, before I joined the staff, the English Department decided to beef up the English Comp. 1 and 2. The textbook for Comp. 1 is based on philosophy - Machiavelli, Freud, Jung, Gardner, Plato. It's incredibly hard reading for the students, but we help them with it, and students find they learn over the semester to deal with the text. We assign readings, give tests on the content, and of course give writing assignments based on the selections. The textbook for Comp. 2 is an anthology-based reader, focusing on fiction. We're expected to cover at least 2 plays, a novel, many short stories, and poetry. Essays and the research paper are based on these. Personally, I feel Comp 2 is closer to what I taught in high school. About the essays we teach: Argumentative Analysis Comparison-Contrast Persuasive Cause-effect Poem Explication Reflection

I never ask my students in any class for creative writing - they can take a creative writing class for that. Aside from their first essay in Comp. 1, I don't ask for anything narrative.

At the beginning of any course, my prompts are VERY directive, complete with paragraph specifications and even some outlines. I'll provide example paragraphs. I'm very specific in the rubrics. Generally, I change the rubric to fit the assignment; some of my coworkers use the same rubric scale for every assignment. This is supposed to force the students to pay attention to assignments, and if a student doesn't respond appropriate to the prompt, I don't grade it (since it won't fit the grading rubric).

As the semester proceeds, I'll get more flexible with the prompts, and in some cases will let the students help me establish the rubric scales.

Over the last 3 semesters, I've started focusing on bonus points, as opposed to penalties - X bonus points if submitted before or on due date, X bonus points if the essay earns at least an 80. Submissions on time may be revised to pull up the grade. Late submissions are gladly accepted, but lose the revision opportunity.

I use TurnItIn extensively for first drafts, but often allow students to submit printed revisions.

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Jauny Hi, I have a problem, I have a lot of work to do at university and I need to finish it all and I can't keep up with the time. Is there a website where you can buy an essay ?

May 10, 2022

Jauny Hi, I have a problem, I have a lot of work to do at university and I need to finish it all and I can't keep up with the time. Is there a website where you can buy an essay ?

May 10, 2022

What curriculum novels would benefit from audiobook reading?

Jan 11, 2022

I'm an audiobook narrator and I've recently been posting a reading of Ender's Game on YouTube. As it turns out, most of my audience are high school teachers and students who seem to get a lot of benefit from it. Considering this, I'd like to ask what other books in the curriculum be a good fit for a reading, and the most sensible people to ask abou...See More

MS and HS Teacher resource books

Feb 27, 2018

If you are a newly hired or current middle or high school language arts teacher, then kudos to you. It wasn't my cup of tea. But oh how I tried! I have bookshelves of reading and writing methodology and resource books for teaching grades 6-12. Many of the books are top titles from the past few years and can still be found in the education section o...See More

Oh, I know that some people prefer tea, but I can't even open my eyes in the morning without a cup of coffee. Do you have no such feature?

Nov 18, 2021

I have exactly the same thoughts. I know that sometimes it is not very useful, but I cannot refuse coffee. Plus, now I found https://kcupsforsale.com/k-cup-brands/mccafe/ . This is a very cool online store with coffee capsules that have made my life so much easier. Now I don't have to spend a lot of time making coffee, my coffee machine does everyt...See More

Nov 18, 2021

Help with lesson planning/ no English experience

Jul 18, 2019

Hello!

I recently accepted a job teaching English for all grades at a high school in South Dakota. I'm very excited for the job but there is one small catch; I went to school for History and had my student teaching experience in a Social Studies classroom. The previous English teacher left on bad terms with the school and so I am unable t...See More

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KeithSF Your administration hired you aware you are not an English teacher. They could not find someone more qualified than you to do the job. So relax a little. They don't expect miracles. So, the best answer for you is to align your lessons with whatever text books the students receive for the subjects. Nowadays, most textbooks have support materials. Yo...See More

May 1, 2021

KeithSF HOW DO I DELETE ALL THESE EXTRA POSTS. I KEPT CLICKING COMMENT BECUASE IT DID NOT SEEM TO POST.

May 1, 2021

Publishing student articles

Mar 1, 2021

Encourage your students to submit an article on a social justice issue that is dear to them to this teen-run online magazine:

https://www.thegroupchatforchange.org/

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Dec 28, 2020

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please I need your comment on this short story:

May 6, 2019

(( The cold wouldn't rise to the level of warmth, or fall to the level of freezing. This state had been latent in Zaidoun for a while, and he couldn't later define this period. A year… a day… a month… it's all the same.

Shining ice was spread across the streets without a pattern or shape. The bus was creaking, like an old man whose ...See More

Take my Survey! It's for an English Project. Thank you

Feb 11, 2019

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7Xd-V6UY6Zm1slOC8xa-JEITqYkl9aOcvjjYL4L_k0P9fTg/viewform?usp=pp_url

Fill out my Survey! Thank you

Feb 10, 2019

https://docs.google.com/a/fchs77.org/forms/d/1WFttgEm4lD8luF4FLN8dmbGWYAiwlZXTI5SWygwF-ho/prefill

SURVEY This is the Wrong link

Feb 11, 2019

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