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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 6-12
**VISION (P. Norelli - no date)**
 * The vision of the English Department is to prepare students to live informed and intellectual lives at whatever level their abilities permit.
 * Thus, we seek to make classrooms learning communities that nurture three elements: Self-discipline; self-esteem; and self-expression.
 * The goal of our learning communities is to give students the power of language.
 * Through the power of language, students come to define themselves and their world.
 * Our task is both vital and demanding. It is nothing less than helping students make meaning of their lives.

2012 -2013 GOALS:
1. Work collaboratively with the common assessments tied to the power standards. 2. Incorporate more technology into our curriculum. If your classroom reminds you of the classrooms you were taught in - something needs to change. 3. Start to upload curriculum units into Atlas by summer of 2012, Grades 7, 9, 10 and AP Literature and Composition will be done. 4. Begin to address low SAT scores with a comprehensive grammar program 6-12. 5. Improve long composition MCAS scores in Grade 7 by focusing more on multi-paragraph essays in Grades 6 and 7. 6. Continue to address Standards Based Learning by offering students multiple opportunities and differentiated assessments to show they are proficient in a skill when appropriate.