SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL LITERACY PLAN

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  FOCUSES ON SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING AND READING  OUR PLAN IS BASED ON HIGH- STAKES TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES/WARM-UP EXERCISES, CROSS-CURRICULAR WRITING, STANDARDS-BASED READING

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  HIGH-STAKES TESTS WARM- UPS: CAHSEE/CST daily warm-ups that include academic vocabulary and questions (Emphasis on Literary Analysis terms and questions)

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  NON-FICTION READING: DSSR days; each department is designated a certain day for DSSR; (Provide binder that is accessible for each department with SSR resources including resources seen in CSTs and CAHSEE)

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  CA STANDARDS-BASED READING: Holt Literature and Language series purchased for 9 th through 11 th grades provides 60/40 split of non-fiction/fiction

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: school-wide activity; Core classes created common writing prompts by subjects and/or by level; all English teachers will be involved in semester norming sessions

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  EAP/CAPP: Junior and Senior English classes focus on EAP writing and reading through use of modules  Common EAP-type writing prompts given each quarter  Norming sessions are held and teaching strategies created for re- teaching and skills improvement

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  EAP MODULE INTRODUCTION: 9 th and 10 th grade students are introduced to the EAP module’s thinking, concepts and writing

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  LITERACY CLASSES : incoming 8 th grade students who scored Far- Below and Below Basic on CST’s are double- enrolled; placed in Literacy and English Classes

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  Title 3 - All lower level ELL students are double enrolled in ELD and literacy classes to assist them in improving their reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English.

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL  FUTURE PLANS: --Cross Curricular with EAP Modules --During “Harvesting Teacher Brilliance” time and/or during Professional Development days/meetings present 2-3 strategies that are most useful school- wide