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Manhasset Secondary School English Program


• Dr. Rebecca Chowske

Manhasset SCA Presentation November 1, 2019

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

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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