Agenda: 
Ren 360
College Essay reading? 

Homework: 
Complete final draft (if incomplete). 

Agenda: 
Peer edit rough drafts. 

Homework: 
Complete final draft. Turn in your final draft to turnintin.com/bring a printed copy by Thursday (if you want a bonus) or by Friday (if you are just completing it on time). 

Agenda: 
1) Housekeeping/Re-Introduction
Remember--if you have missing work that you need to makeup from when I was on maternity leave, please contact both me and Mr. Inocencio--his email is inocencioHSPVA@gmail.com. 
2) Introduction to college essays. 

Homework: 
Write the first draft of your college essay. Bring two printed copies to class next period. 
Prompts in this packet. 
Examples in this packet. 
Rubric here. 

Remember, you can get bonus for turning your final draft in on Thursday! 

THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS

February 13, 2018

Dear Parents,

You are receiving this letter because your son or daughter is currently enrolled at HSPVA in an English course taught by Mrs. Victoria Tuttle. Mrs. Tuttle will be going on maternity leave this week and we wanted to inform you who will be teaching your son or daughter in their respective course for the remainder of the school year.

Josh Inocéncio is a Houston-based playwright and performer. After finishing his Master’s in Theatre Studies at Florida State University, he returned to Houston to tour his solo play, Purple Eyes, across Texas. As a graduate student in Tallahassee he taught introductory theatre courses, and in Houston he has taught creative writing, theatre history, and Shakespeare through the Alley Theatre's education program (including students at HSPVA). As a lover of literature, he's eager to get into the classroom to engender thoughtful discussions and bring out the best in his students! Mr. Inocencio is spending time in the classroom with Mrs. Tuttle this week to meet the students.

In accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)/PARENTS’ RIGHT-TO-KNOW [P.L. 114-95, Section 1112(e)(1)(B)(ii)], as a parent of a student at HSPVA, you have the right to know if your child has been assigned to or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not hold an appropriate state teaching certificate in the area in which the teacher has been assigned. Mr. Inocencio does not currently have the appropriate state teaching certificate or permit.

Although Mr. Inocencio does not have a state teaching certificate, we do believe that Mr. Inocencio is qualified to teach in this position and he has been working closely with Mrs. Tuttle and the entire English department in preparation for the assignment. Our staffing decisions are made to provide the best qualified person available for each class. In addition, the campus administration will be evaluating every teacher’s performance in the classroom to ensure that your child receives quality instruction.

In addition to communicating directly with Mr. Inocencio at Josh.Inocencio@houstonisd.org please feel free to contact either Mrs. Alonso-Rodriguez (malonsor@houstonisd.org), the administrator over the Humanities, or Mr. Bingham (wbingham@houstonisd.org), Humanities Department Chair with any questions or concerns. We are excited to welcome Mr. Inocencio to HSPVA this semester and know that he will be an excellent resource and teacher to our students for the remainder of the school year.

Sincerely,

​R. Scott Allen, Ed.D.
Principal

Agenda: 
Whole novel discussion (questions due Wednesday). 

Homework: 
NONE--remember rewrites are due Saturday if you so choose. 

Agenda: 
Reading Check Quiz #3 over The House on Mango Street. 
Pass back work. 
Discuss the final section of The House on Mango Street. 

Homework: 
Complete these DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. Remember, this is a major grade, so do your best work!

ICD: 
Discuss Vocabulary
VQ1B
Discuss Calendar/Prompt Brainstorming

Homework: 
Finish the book--your final reading check quiz will be on Monday and will be multiple choice. 

Agenda: 
Discuss Vocabulary 
Discuss vignettes in table groups and share with the class. 

Homework: 
Study for the vocabulary quiz. Use the list and practice below!

Agenda: 
1) Discuss Prompt Brainstorming. 
2) Introduction to building words/your new vocabulary journey. Check out THIS LIST and THIS EXAMPLE QUIZ. 

Homework: 
Finish reading up to "What Sally Said". Study for a vocabulary quiz over the whole list on Thursday.