- Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
- Plainview - Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School
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2022 / 2023 Department Members and Teaching Assignments:
- Mr. David Baer (9 Regents, 9 Honors and Daily Radio Broadcast )
- Ms. Jessica Berry (9 Honors, Advanced Placement Literature & Composition , Radio Fundamentals, and College Radio Production)
- Ms. Colleen Cho (10 Honors and Advanced Placement Language & Composition)
- Mr. Paul Coluccio (Advanced Placement Literature & Composition, 11 Regents, and 11 Regents ICT)
- Mr. Robert DiTolla (10 Regents ICT, Contemporary Literature, and Literature of the Supernatural)
- Ms. Jamie Feder (10 Regents and English 9R)
- Ms. Tracey Gonzalez (Advanced Placement Literature & Composition, Facing History & Ourselves, and Writing for College I)
- Ms. Sophia Goodrich (Literature & Writing Fundamentals I/II, 9 Regents, Power Writing I, and Power Writing II)
- Ms. Shira Harwood (11 Regents, 10 Regents, Power Writing III, and Public Speaking)
- Ms. Jessica Hunter (Advanced Placement Capstone Seminar, Contemporary Literature, and Public Speaking for Beginners)
- Ms. Amanda Jacovina (Advanced Placement Language & Composition and 9 Honors)
- Ms. Kimberly Muller (Advanced Placement Capstone Seminar, Theater Arts I/II/III/IV, and 11 Honors)
- Ms. Lauren Rollens (9 Regents ICT, Creative Writing I, Creative Writing II, Reality Readings, and Writing for College II)
- Ms. Donna Scully (Advanced Placement Capstone Seminar, Advanced Placement Language & Composition, and Advanced Placement Capstone Research)
- Ms. Lina Seaton (Advanced Placement Language & Composition and Writing for College I)
Summer 22 Mandatory and Optional Assignments & Reading Suggestions
- Mandatory: English 10 AP Capstone Seminar
- Optional: AP Language & Composition (Grade 11)
- Optional: AP Literature & Composition (Grade 12)
- Optional: General Summer Reading Suggestions
- Optional: Summer 2022 Reading Comprehension / Multiple-Choice Modules
- We have created a number of modules for students to continue to develop their reading comprehension skills when reading works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To that end, please use the following weekly resources designed to give students immediate feedback:
- Incoming Grade 9:
- Week 1 (July 4, 2022)
- Week 2 (July 11, 2022)
- Week 3 (July 18, 2022)
- Week 4 (July 25, 2022)
- Week 5 (August 1, 2022)
- Week 6 (August 8, 2022)
- Week 7 (August 15, 2022)
- Week 8 (August 22, 2022)
- Incoming Grade 10:
- Week 1 (July 4, 2022)
- Week 2 (July 11, 2022)
- Week 3 (July 18, 2022)
- Week 4 (July 25, 2022)
- Week 5 (August 1, 2022)
- Week 6 (August 8, 2022)
- Week 7 (August 15, 2022)
- Week 8 (August 22, 2022)
- Incoming Grade 11:
- Week 1 (July 4, 2022)
- Week 2 (July 11, 2022)
- Week 3 (July 18, 2022)
- Week 4 (July 25, 2022)
- Week 5 (August 1, 2022)
- Week 6 (August 8, 2022)
- Week 7 (August 15, 2022)
- Week 8 (August 22, 2022)
Useful Links and Resources:
- Information about the Personal Narrative College Essay:
- Level it Books:
- http://levelitbooks.com/
- The application (one that can be installed on all devices) gives you the ability to scan a book's ISBN # to view the Lexile, Guided Reading, Grade Level Equivalent, and/or DRA levels for the book.
- http://levelitbooks.com/
- Links to eLibraries:
- Community Library:
- University Libraries:
- Government Libraries:
- Curricular Resources: