ELA Knowledge
What is the name of the big exam you are going to take in June?
ELA regents
What is the passing score for the ELA regents?
65
What is my room number?
230
What grades do I teach this year?
9th and 10th grade
What is the address of our school?
150 Albany Ave
What are the major sections of the ELA regents?
Multiple choice, argument essay, and literary analysis essay.
What does the word "cumulative" mean?
The sum of everything
Name two classroom procedures?
Sign the late log and sign the bathroom log
What is one pet peeve I have about teaching a 1st period class?
Students constantly being late
What is the capital of New York City?
Albany
What does the literary analysis essay ask you to do?
Read a text, identify the central idea, and use a writing strategy to analyze how the central idea came about.
Name at least 4 figurative devices or literary devices (they are the same thing)
Personification, metaphor, hyperbole, or simile.
What is my email address?
khormeku.staff@academyhc.org
There are two type of activities that follows the mini lesson. What could they be?
Independent work or guided practice.
We share a building with "P-Tech" the P in the name means what?
Pathways.
I start in "C" and end in "n." What word am I?
Connotation.
I let you know what you must master and I am three words. Who am I?
Common Core Standards
I have 4 pictures on the left side of the room, name at least three people in the pictures.
Assata Shakur, James Baldwin and Bob Marley
Name at least 3 things that happens when I teach a lesson. Think about the format!
You start with a "try now", mini lesson, guided practice or independent work, and then an exit slip
Who is Paul Robeson?
Was an American bass player, film actor, professional football player and activist.
I can express myself without strict or realistic meaning. What word am I?
Figurative language.
Define this acronym C.C.S
Common Core Standards
I have a quote by Langston Hughes on the right side of the room. Who was Langston Hughes?
A poet
Define this acronym ELA.
English Language Arts.
Our school is located in the county of _______
Kings