1. WELCOME TO ENGLISH II MS. CASTALDO

2. THE TITAN CREED Knowledge Courage Respect Strength

3. FAQ – WHAT ARE THE GRADING POLICIES? Classwork is expected to be turned in that day in order to receive credit for an assignment. Classwork is expected to be turned in that day in order to receive credit for an assignment. Other assignments, projects, and tests will be given a deadline. Other assignments, projects, and tests will be given a deadline. All assignments must be turned in by the deadline in order to be counted towards the student’s grade. All assignments must be turned in by the deadline in order to be counted towards the student’s grade.

4. FAQ – WHAT ARE THE GRADING POLICIES? If your child is absent they will receive a day for each day absent to make-up the assignment. If your child is absent they will receive a day for each day absent to make-up the assignment. Grades in the gradebook will be labeled: Grades in the gradebook will be labeled: Formative (assessing progress) – 40% of total grade Summative (final assessment) – 60% of total grade Diagnostic -- 0%

5. FAQ – WHAT ARE THE GRADING POLICIES? Each student has a portfolio. All graded assignments and tests will be placed in the portfolio folders and these folders will be handed back to them at the end of the year. If you wish to see the contents of said folders earlier– please request them via email– or let me know to bring it to a parent/teacher meeting with guidance. Each student has a portfolio. All graded assignments and tests will be placed in the portfolio folders and these folders will be handed back to them at the end of the year. If you wish to see the contents of said folders earlier– please request them via email– or let me know to bring it to a parent/teacher meeting with guidance.

7. FAQ – WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN THIS YEAR? During the first nine weeks students will answer the following Essential Questions through reading and analyzing various texts:  How are we intertwined with nature and how do we affect it as much as it affects us?  How do successful writers analyze and organize information from various informational texts to write informative essays? 1 st 9 Weeks

8. FAQ – WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN THIS YEAR? During the fourth nine weeks students will answer the following Essential Questions through reading and analyzing various texts:  In what ways do we interact with other people – family, enemies, neighbors, strangers?  How does a personal narrative reflect the writer’s experiences, feelings, and personality? 4 th 9 Weeks

10. FAQ – WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN THIS YEAR? Targeted Skills:  Previewing the text  Main Idea and Author’s Purpose  Figurative Language and Sensory Imagery  Complex Character Development  Literary and Informational Text Marking  Citing Strong Textual Evidence to Support Analysis  Literary Analysis (tone, theme, symbolism, repetition, etc.)  Effectively Participating in Collaborative Discussions 4 th 9 Weeks

13. FAQ – WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN THIS YEAR? Targeted Skills:  Citing Strong Textual Evidence to Support Analysis  Writing a Well-Developed Informational Essay  Research and Digital Media Interactive Presentation  Strengthen the Writing Process (planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a ne approach  Initiate and Participate Effectively in a Range of Collaborative  Respond Thoughtfully to Diverse Perspectives  Present Information, Findings such that Listeners can Follow the Line of Reasoning 3 rd 9 Weeks

15. FAQ – WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN THIS YEAR? During the second nine weeks students will answer the following Essential Questions through reading and analyzing various texts:  How does change affect and shape who we are?  How are texts used as evidence in argumentative writing? 2 nd 9 Weeks

17. FAQ – WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN THIS YEAR? Targeted Skills:  Determine Author’s Point of View  Delineate and Evaluate the Argument and Specific Claims in Text  Write Arguments to Support claims in an Analysis of Substantive Topics or Texts  Initiate and Participate Effectively in a Range of Collaborative Discussions  Evaluate a Speaker’s Point of View, Reasoning, and Use of Evidence and Rhetoric  Analyze the Representation of a Subject or a Key Scene in Two Different Artistic Mediums  Write an Argumentative Essay 2 nd 9 Weeks

19. FAQ – WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN THIS YEAR? During the third nine weeks students will answer the following Essential Questions through reading and analyzing various texts:  How does human ambition demonstrate man’s eternal quest for power?  How do writers synthesize text to compose a literary analysis? 3 rd 9 Weeks

21. FAQ – WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN THIS YEAR? Targeted Skills:  Write Arguments to Support Claims in an Analysis of Substantive Topics or Texts  Write an Analytical Essay  Analyze in detail how an Author’s Ideas or Claims are Developed and Refined  Delineate and Evaluate the Argument and Specific Claims in a Text  Analyze how an Author's Choices Concerning How to Structure a Text, Order Events, and Manipulate Time Creates such Effects as Mystery, Tension, or Surprise 3 rd 9 Weeks

23. FAQ- HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD BE SUCCESSFUL? Stay Interested! Stay Interested! Be curious about what they are doing in class Be curious about what they are doing in class Read with them. Get the same book or article. After reading share your thoughts with each other. Read with them. Get the same book or article. After reading share your thoughts with each other. Sign up for Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Online Test Practice. Sign up for Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Online Test Practice. -VISIT THE MEDIA CENTER TODAY! They have loads of helpful resources to keep you and your student informed and ready for the FSA -VISIT THE MEDIA CENTER TODAY! They have loads of helpful resources to keep you and your student informed and ready for the FSA

24. FAQ-HOW WILL YOU CONTACT ME? My Email: gmcastal@volusia.k12.fl.usgmcastal@volusia.k12.fl.us School Number: (386)-968-0013