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Manhasset Secondary School English Program Dr. Rebecca Chowske Manhasset SCA Presentation November 1, 2019 English Course of Study Honors versus Regents courses Support classes This Mornings English Regents/AP


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Manhasset Secondary School English Program


  • Dr. Rebecca Chowske

Manhasset SCA Presentation November 1, 2019

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This Morning’s Presentation

  • English Course of Study
  • Honors versus Regents courses
  • Support classes
  • English Regents/AP exams
  • Extra-curricular options
  • Initiatives
  • Questions

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English Course of Study 3

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Regents vs. 
 Honors or AP Courses

  • Level of analysis and independent reading

is significantly higher in Honors/AP courses

  • Reading skills are a strong indicator of

student success within these courses

  • AP Language 11: Helpful for all

disciplines; focus on rhetorical analysis

  • AP Literature 12 AND Senior English

Studies (SES): Excellent preparation for College Level English

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Support Classes & Resources

Courses:

  • Reading/Writing Workshop (7th & 8th)
  • Writing Workshop (7th & 8th)
  • Reading/Writing Workshop 9-10
  • Reading & Writing Tech I

Students must be recommended by their teacher(s). Writing Center:

  • Editing support
  • 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Peer Responders:

  • Room 265
  • Before school and during

all lunch periods (periods 3-6)

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English Regents & AP exams

English Regents (grade 11)

  • Graduation requirement

(unless using CDOS)

  • January 21st

administration for ENL, classified, & 12th graders

  • June 17th administration

for most 11th graders

AP (grades 11 & 12)

  • AP Literature: May 6th
  • 12th grade
  • 3 hours
  • AP Language: May 13th
  • 11th grade
  • 3 hours 15 min.

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English Honor Society

Students are:

  • Eligible in grades 10-12
  • Must have an A average in

Honors/AP at the end of the previous year OR an A+ in Regents level

  • Recommendations (English

teacher + other)

  • Personal statement

Required service:

  • Peer Responder 10x per

quarter OR

  • Peer Responder 5x/

quarter, & perform at Poetry Coffee House (PoCoHo) OR

  • Write for Phoenix or

Indian Ink See Mrs. Ferguson or visit the English Honor Society webpage for more information.

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Extra-Curricular Options

  • Students in upper grades are paired with middle school students to

receive extra help with assignments in any course—emphasis on English

  • Peer Responding is a requirement of membership in the English Honor

Society

  • Details regarding the Peer Responder Program are available in Room

265, through Mr. Koondel, the adviser to this program

  • EHS candidates should sign up to be a PR in September of their

eligibility year See Mr. Koondel in room 265 or visit the Peer Responder webpage.

Peer Responder Program

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Extra- Curricular Options

Poetry Coffee House (PoCoHo)

Performance

  • pportunity

for writers and musicians;

  • riginal and

admired work October, February & June See Ms. Schuellein or

  • Ms. Panullo

for more information.

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Extra- Curricular Options

Phoenix Award- winning literary magazine Poetry, prose, and visual art Meets each week in the Writing Center See Mr. Novak or Ms. Greenberg for more informatio n.

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Extra- Curricular Options

  • Indian

Ink

  • Our on-line

Secondary newspaper.

  • Students

are encouraged to take the department’ s Journalism elective.

  • See Mr.

McDonough for more information .

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Continuing in Summer 2020

College Essay Workshop Series (3 days)

  • SCA sponsored, 75 seats
  • Session 1 required, TBA
  • Sessions 2 & 3, during weeks of July

6th and 13th

  • Meant to supplement classroom

support given in grade 12 English classes

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Continuing Initiative

Rising Grade 7 Summer Reading Support

  • Two sessions at the Manhasset Public Library
  • Dates TBA
  • Opportunity to meet with MMS English teacher

to discuss the summer assignment

  • Translators available

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Questions?

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any Reading or English Language Arts concerns:

  • Dr. Rebecca Chowske

rebecca_chowske@manhassetschools.org

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