English 3 Ms. Iacullo & Ms. Storti What are the benefits of coteaching..? Teachers Two heads are better than one Teachers collaborate to share their expertise and skills More instructional time on learning because teachers can divide whole class into smaller parts Shared student responsibilities Learning from each other never ends: content expert and a content/strategy expert Benefits of Co-teaching for Students Students Instructional time is sustained because students are not leaving the classroom for “special help” Support is totally geared toward the class/subject matter content with the entire class Students benefit from the teaching style of two teachers Co-teachers serve as role models to students by demonstrating healthy adult interaction 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 “Young Goodman Brown”Nathaniel Hawthorne “Battle Royal”- Ralph Ellison “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”-Ambrose Bierce “Winter Dreams”-F. Scott Fitzgerald 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