This page archives the previous home page, which was used until September of 2018. It contains many useful links and rundowns of the material in here, including guides and handouts not found elsewhere.
The most recent and/or useful guide and handouts should always be available through the main menus.
Student Projects, Writing, and Testimonials:
Course Explainers
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Grade Abatement Profiles, Skills, and Traits | See the additional resources further down the page for more.
Students: What to Do Next | The handout and annotations for one of our classroom posters.
Stakeholder’s Guide | A guide for students, parents, and every other stakeholder here.
Crossing the Rubicon | An update to student accountability.
Pareto Projects | Overview of year-long, student-driven, “genius hour” projects
Recent Comments | Static page listing the 42 most recent contributions to the learning environment.
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Daily Checkpoints
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| Three Steps to Repeat | Semester Calendar | Classroom Posters |
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Other Essential Info
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✰ Guide to Feedback (and More) | Probably the best example of how interstitial instruction works, plus it serves as a thorough breakdown of assessment and feedback. Start here, if you’re new.
GAP Scoring Basics | An up-to-date overview of the grade abatement scoring process. It condenses or replaces some of the resources below.
WIP GAP Triptych | Explains how we generate a GAP score every three weeks (and why).
Grade Abatement Profiles (Tiered) | Copies of the profiles used for assessment, but broken up into tiers. Includes notes on moving between the tiers.
Grade Abatement Protocol | The end-of-quarter protocol for determining a GAP score. Condensed elsewhere, but still very, very useful.
Pareto Project Guide | Complete guide to our version of 20 Time or Genius Hour projects.
How Grading Work in Grade Abatement | An essay explaining how grade abatement works (from 2016).
Mind the GAP: Sisyphean High 9.3.0 | An overview of updates to the paradigm shifts in here. From November of 2016, but useful whenever it’s read.
Head Training: The 36th Chamber | An essay that defines and explores interstitial teaching. Critical to understanding the rhythm of the course.
Curriculum Overview | A rundown of some of what we do and why we do it. Showcases a lot of iterative elements in earlier stages.
Sisyphean High | A separate hub with many more materials. Again, showcases earlier iterations.
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Course Archives
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2017-2018 AP English Language & Comp. | Click the title for instructional posts, organized by date.
- Course Syllabus | Also covers what an ELA Makerspace is.
- Final Calendar: AP English Language & Comp. | PDF version
- Update, 2/9/18: Use the final calendar above for the rest of the year. The calendars below are for archival purposes.
- [OUTDATED] Semester Calendar | Updated overview of skill- and trait-driven units of study.
- [OUTDATED] Daily Calendar | Plans for most days, including a calendar of test prep.
2017-2018 English 11 | Click the title for instructional posts, organized by date.
- Course Syllabus | Also covers what an ELA Makerspace is.
- Final Calendar: English 11 | PDF version
- Update, 2/9/18: Use the final calendar above for the rest of the year. The calendars below are for archival purposes.
- [OUTDATED] Semester Calendar | Updated overview of skill- and trait-driven units of study.
- [OUTDATED] Daily Calendar | Plans for most days, including a calendar of test prep.
2016-2017
- AP11 Posts | AP11 Google+ | AP11 Syllabus
- RE11 Posts | RE11 Google+ | RE11 Syllabus
- RE10 Posts | RE10 Google+ | RE10 Syllabus
Older Archives
- Sisyphean High Archives | Loads the archives page at the main website.
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