English 3
Ms. Iacullo &
Ms. Storti
 Students
will read a variety of
literature
 Students will develop their writing
skills
 Students will develop their
speaking and listening skills
 Students will develop vocabulary
Silent Sustained Reading
(SSR)
 SSR
is an English Dept. initiative to encourage
students to experience the love of literature by
enjoying a book for leisure purposes.
 Each
 We
class begins with SSR
are encouraging students to bring in books
they want to read.
Benefits of Co-teaching for
Students

Instructional time is sustained because students are not
leaving the classroom for “special help”

Students benefit from the teaching style of two teachers

Co-teachers serve as role models to students by
demonstrating healthy adult interaction

More instructional time on learning because teachers
can divide whole class into smaller parts

Lessons are delivered using multiple strategies (i.e.
Socratic Seminars, parallel teaching, station teaching,
etc.)
 “Young
Goodman Brown”Nathaniel Hawthorne
 “Battle Royal”- Ralph Ellison
 “Winter Dreams”-F. Scott
Fitzgerald
 “Grandpa and the Statue”Arthur Miller
What we will be focusing on:
 -text analysis
 -source analysis
 -vocabulary (Word Webs)
How do our time and place influence our
thinking?
 Are liberty and justice attainable for all? How can
we balance everyone’s rights?
 What makes a good citizen?
 What makes something beautiful? What is beauty?

Student Expectations
Students are expected:
 to put forth their best effort
in this class
 to read the texts and
complete all work on time
 to participate in class
discussions and presentations
 Homework
grades.

significantly impacts students’
Livingston School District Policy:

15 percent of each marking period’s grades
Homework
and Classwork
 Tests and Quizzes
 Writing
 Presentations and Projects
When: During lunch
Where: Media Center
You are cordially invited to join us
for a Personalized One-on-One Consultation
with any of our expert English teachers!
Ways to communicate with us:
 Co-teaching Web page
(posted assignments and notes)
Storti/Iacullo
E-mail addresses :
diacullo@livingston.org
jstorti@livingston.org