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Local
District 8 Options Schools Support
This
page is designed to support the
Literacy Programs of the Local District 8 Options Schools:
- Angel's Gate Continuation High School
- Avalon Continuation High School
- Banneker Special Education Center
- Cooper Oportunity High School
- Eagle Tree Continuation High School
- Ellington Continuation High School
- Harbor Teacher Preparatory Academy
- Moneta Continuation High School
- Patton Continuation High School
- Sellery Special Education Center
- Southwest Middle College
- Willenburg Special Education Center
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Important
Dates for 2008 -2009
| New
Periodic Assessment Dates for High Schools 2008-2009
are |
| Persuasion
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Oct.20-Oct
30 |
| Exposition
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Jan. 20 - Jan 29 |
| Literary
Analysis |
March
30 - April 13 |
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| Other
Important test dates: |
| PSAT
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Oct.
15
Grade 10 |
| CAHSEE
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Oct.
7 and 8
Grade 12 |
| CAHSEE
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Nov.
4 and 5
Grades 11 and 12 |
| CAHSEE |
March 17 and 18
Grades 10, 11, 12 |
EAP
(Early Placement Test) |
March 3 - March 27
Grade 11 |
| CST
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May
18 - May 27
Grades 9,10, and 11 |
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| ERWC
training CSU Dominguez HillsHills
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| Day
1 - Tuesday |
(8:30 - 3:30) Oct. 14, 2008 |
| Day
2 - THursday |
(8:30 - 3:30) Oct. 16, 2008 |
| Day
3 - Tuesday |
(8:30 - 3:30) Dec. 9, 2008 |
| Day
4 - Thursday |
(4:00
- 6:00)Jan 22, 2009 |
| ERWC
training CSU Long Beach |
| Day
1 - Thursday |
(8:30
- 2:30) Oct. 16, 2008 |
| Day
2 - Wednesday |
(8:30
- 2:30) Oct. 22, 2008 |
| Day
3 - Thursday |
(8:30
- 2:30) Nov. 12, 2008 |
| Day
4 - Thursday |
(4:00
- 6:00) Dec. 8, 2008 |
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Writing
Convention Support
Information
About DOLs (Word 4/22/08)
T.
Menard DOLs 1 (MSWMM 4/22/08)
DOL
7 (ppt 02/25/08)
DOL 8
(ppt 02/25/08)
DOL 9
(ppt 02/25/08)
DOL
10 (ppt 2/25/08)
DOL 11
(ppt 02/25/08)
DOL 13
(ppt 02/25/08)
DOL
14 (ppt 02/25/08)
DOL
15 (ppt 02/25/08)
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Lesson
Support
12th Grade:
"Into the Wild"
Support for the 12th grade ERWC "Into the Wild"
Unit.
Into the Wild
- Vocabulary
Into
the Wild - Writing Assignments
Into
the Wild - Writing Assignments #3
Abstract
about the Citadel - outside reading support for
Into the Wild Unit.
Transparency Set of Pictures
Discussion starters for each of the ERWC units - here.
11th
Grade:
Three artists' paintings that support 11th grade Contemporary
Comp. Visual Text Unit. (right click to download)
Downtown
Interchange
View
North from I-105
Sunset Crash
by Carlos Almarez
10th
Grade:
Why
Does It Matter
(Word 03/03/09)
Future - Persuasion Lesson
Support Video - QuickTime
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Support
Files and Links
1.
Reading Strategies
Literary
Dominos use PowerPoint below(Word 04/29/09)
Small Bug
Went Kachoo 38MB file - use with above file (ppt
04/29/09)
More
Strategies to Achieve Deeper Comprehension- Timelines
and Flip Charts (Word 04/22/09)
Why Does It
Matter (Word 03/03/09)
Text Coding
(Word 02/03/09)
Word Walls (pdf
added 10/27/08)
Information
about SOAPTone Reading Strategy (Word 4/22/2008)
SOAPTone 1
(Word 4/22/08)
Peter
Olson Soapstone Video 1 (MSWMM 4/22/08)
The
Masterpiece Sentences (Word 20/25/08)
Vocabulary
Cards jpg (added 02/19/08)
Vobabulary Cards
PDF use if problem with file above (added 4/25/08)
Rereading
The Text Word (added 11/30/2007)
Anticipation
Guides Word (added 01/04/08)
Video Support Link
Making Vocabulary
Instruction Meaningful (added 01/15/08)
Lynn
Walton's Vocabulary Activity (added 01/15/08)
Lynn Walton's
Vocabulary #2 (added 01/15/08)
Lynn Walton's
Vocabulary #3 (added 01/15/08)
Lynn Walton's
Vocabulary #4 (added 01/15/08)
Ways
to Annotate an Expository Article (added 12/11/07)
How to Annotate
Text (added 12/10/07)
Why
Teach Vocabulary (Strategy #1) (added 11/13/08)
Vocabulary
(Strategy #2) (added
12/02/08)
Vocab
Strategy #2 Video Support- Angela's Word Walls (RealPlayer)
Vocabulary (Strategy
#3)
Vocabulary
Strategy #4 (Word - added 01/21/09)
Vocabulary
4-2 (Word - added 01/21/09)
Vocabulary 4-3
(Word - added 01/21/09)
Vocabulary
Strategy #5 (Word - added 01/21/09)
Survival
of the Fittest 5.2 (Word - added 01/21/09)
Information
about SOAPTone Reading Strategy (Word 4/22/2008)
SOAPTone 1
(Word 4/22/08)
Peter
Olson Soapstone Video 1 (MSWMM 4/22/08)
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2.
Classroom Discussion Strategies
Dialogic
Discussion Advantages - Haandout (Word - added 01/27/09)
Class
Scribe (Word added 05/12/08)
Scribe Prompt
(html file added 05/12/08)
Speech Rubric
(pdf added 05/12/08)
Oral Presentation
Rubric (Word added 05/12/08)
"Describing
the Previous Day's Work - Class Session- June, 2002"
(MOV added 05/14/08)
Yvonne
Hutchinson - Introducing the Socratic Seminar (htm
02/25/08)
Yvonne
Hutchinson - Steps Using Socratic Seminar (Word
02/25/08)
Yvonne
Hutchinson - Video 4=Introducting Socratic Seminar
(02/25/08)
Prove
It Protocal Word (added 01/29/08)
Microsoft
Word - Stem Starters pdf (added
01/29/08)
Fishbowl
Word (added 12/3/2007)
Fishbowl
Support Video (Windows Media or QuickTime)
What
Are Literature Circles? Word added 10/01/08
Literature
Circle Video
Illustrator
(pdf - right click to download as file)
Discussion
Director (Word)
Passagemaker
(pdf - right click to download as file)
Vocabulary
Reporter (pdf - right click to download as file)
Summarizer (pdf
- right click to download as file)
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3.
Writing Strategies
Peter
Olson - Grade 9 Peer Editing Video 1.5minutes (added
02/06/08)
Document
for video above - student handout "Essay Feedback"
Quotation
Lead-ins (added 12/11/07)
Peer
Editing Groups from Teacher Adolescent Writers (added
01/26/09)
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LAUSD
HippoCampus
Secondary Students, Teachers, Parents,
Tutors!
A
project of the Monterey
Institute for Technology and Education (MITE).
Use HippoCampus
to access audio and video tutorials.
Select method of access by course, textbook page, or
CA Standard.
Not found at t his time are Language Arts texts.
http://www.hippocampus.org/myHippo/?user=myLAUSD
FlashPlayer 7.0 or higher needed.
QuickTime 6 or higher needed for Environmental Science.
More user requirements and information here.
View online demonstration versions of courses provided
by MITE here.
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RevolutionPrep
CAHSEE Support
High School
students using RevolutionPrep
achieve a higher rate
of success passing the CAHSEE exam compared to students
not participating in a CAHSEE tutorial. RevolutionPrep
is provided through Beyond
The Bell for High School Juniors and Seniors who need
assistance. One account is available for a student until
the CAHSEE is passed - this includes attending Adult School.
Some schools are providing RevolutionPrep accounts for
Freshmen and Sophmores.
Local Distrct 8 Option Schools' Mathematics teachers can
expect an optortunity for training with ReolvutionPrep
during the 2008-2009 school year.
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"My
Future My Decision..." Website
"My
Future, My Decision..." website targets at-risk
and drop-out students with steaming videos, informational
resources, and helpful links for getting a high school
diploma and additional educational opportunities.
English
Spanish
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HealthyCity.org
You can provide a neighbor, friend, or relative
information on services available in LA County including
health services, housing, food, and much more.
HealthyCity.org also serves as a resource for
LA County demographic, economic, and health data.
Search
the site to find critical services, data, and resources
in neighborhoods and communities by several methods
including a zipcode or school attendance boundary.
http://healthycity.org
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Helping
America's Youth
This site is useful for finding all Federally funded resources
in an area you define. This site is used in finding data
for many grants.
".. Helping
America's Youth is a nationwide effort to raise awareness
about the challenges facing our youth, particularly at-risk
boys, and to motivate caring adults to connect with youth
in three key areas: family, school, and community. ..."
This site is useful for finding all Federally funded resources
in a area you define.
http://www.helpingamericasyouth.gov/
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LAUSD TALKS - Weekly Online News
LAUSDTALKS
provides video or audio news features for teachers,
staff, and employees of LAUSD. Go to LAUSD
TALKS. An
InsideLAUSD account is needed.
LAUSD
school staff members and employees can submit story
suggestions via a link on the LAUSD
TALKS homepage. An
InsideLAUSD account is needed.
Plans
are to have LAUSD TALKS eventually available publicly.
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Parent
Hotline (310) 354-3231
Flyer in English and Spanish here.
DO
YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING:
•
ATTENDANCE & STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING
• SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
• FOSTER CARE / GROUP HOME
• RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
• INCORRIGIBLE STUDENTS
• MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
• PARENTING EDUCATION
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MEDICAL INSURANCE
• TEEN PREGNANCY
• HEALTH ISSUES
• ENROLLMENT
• COUNSELING
• MENTORING
• HOMELESS
• TESTING
• OTHER |
THE DISTRICT 8 PARENT HOTLINE IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU!!
A Certificated Health & Human Services Counselor
Will Answer Your Call.
Flyer in English and Spanish here.
If you need help, please call (310) 354-3231
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Highlight
on LAUSD's "Digital Library"
The
LAUSD
Digital Library provides links to free and subscription*
resources. One of many resources is the subscription
site "Thomson
Gale ". It provides a plethora of
information including: opposing views, history reference,
Literature, Science, history, and more.
*within the LAUSD Internet firewall
at school and office sites
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Employees:
Use the Learning Zone
Get
an InsideLAUSD account then go to the LearningZone
for training opportunities. Use the Learning
Zone as a means to find classes and salary point credit
classes to improve your skills using and integrating
content for yourself and students. Go here
for logon on, course, and enrollment information.
More Instructional Technology training opportunities
here .
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