December 12-16, 2011

English 9 - review for semester exams, test on Wednesday.

English 10- review for semester exams, test on Thursday.

English 12- review for semester exams, test on Thursday.


Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
Second Semester begins Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.

December 5-9, 2011

English 9 - Finish novel The Cay and complete test. Begin a capitalization unit.

English 10- Vocabulary unit  1

English 12- Vocabulary unit 1

Friday - Club day  FEA will meet with Dianne Owen as the guest speaker.

November 28- December 2, 2011

English 9- The Cay   Read pgs. 93-137 and answer questions.

Englsih 10- Literature text- read "Impulse" and take quizzes. Unit test Friday

English 12- Tears of a Tiger       read pgs. 136- 180 and answer questions.
                     Novel test Friday

November 21-25, 2011

English 9- quiz ch. 1-10,  continue reading The Cay  ch. 11-14.

English 10- "Choices" magazine, read and complete worksheets.

English 12- continue reading The Tears of a Tiger   pgs. 123-135, and quiz

Thanksgiving Break - 11/23-27, 2011

November 14-18, 2011

English 9- Continue reading The Cay  ch. 3-10

English 10-Finish story and quiz

English 12- continue reading novel The Tears of a Tiger    pgs. 71-122


FEA club meeting Nov. 17 Guest speaker - Mrs. Denise Terry, retired elementary teacher

November 7-11, 2011

English 9 - Novel -The Cay     pgs. 9- 46

English 10 - Short story- "The Freshest Boy"

English 12- Novel - Tears of a Tiger   pgs. 1-49

No School - Tuesday Nov. 8 - Election Day
Test Score Analysis  Night - Thursday Nov. 10 at 5:30.
Extra credit will be given to students for attendance with their parents.

Oct. 31- Nov. 4, 2011

No School on Monday.

English 9- Literature activities

English 10- Parts of speech lessons and test on Thursday.

English 12- Grammar lessons and parts of speech.

Quarters for Coats total:$490.25

Oct. 24-28, 2011

English 9- spelling lesson 5 - spelling test and vocabulary test on Friday.
power point presentations, reading activities.

English 10- spelling lesson 9- spelling test and vocabulary test on Friday.
reading activities.

English 12- spelling lesson 8 - spelling test and vocabulary test on Friday.
reading activities.

FEA- Quarters for Coats campaign.
Wed. Regional Conference at MSU.

Oct. 17-21, 2011

Fall is in the air!!!

English 9- Spelling and Vocabualry lesson with test on Friday. We are continuing the grammar unit.

English 10- Spelling and vocabulary lesson with test on Friday. Students are working on a power point project for history class and the will earn a grade in my class.

English 12- Spelling and vocabualry lesson with test on Friday. We are continuing a grammar unit.

Club Day on Oct. 18th.

Please donate to Quarters for Coats - the service project for FEA.

Oct. 10-14, 2011

Welcome Back to the 2nd 9 weeks!

English 9- Spelling/vocabulary lesson 7 and grammar lessons on verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Tests on Friday.

English 10- Spelling/vocabulary lesson 3. Tests on Friday.
Begin American Literature unit.

English 12- Spelling/Vocabulary lesson 6. Tests on Friday.
Grammar lessons on verbs.

FEA news- club pictures on Friday, 10/14. Next meeting on 10/19.
MSU regional conference 10/26.

Sept. 19-23, 2011

English 9- Spelling lesson, review on  the parts of speech. Spelling test on Friday.

English 10 - Review capitalization and punctuation. PLAN test on Thursday.

English  12- Spelling lesson, writing assignment, adjectives  and verbs review, spelling test on Friday.

PLAN test for 10th gr. will be on Thursday.

FEA will meet on Wednesday during first period.

Sept. 12-16, 2011

English 9 - Spelling lesson 4C, test on Friday, continue with parts of speech- adjective, nouns, verbs.
English 10- PLAN practice, usage errors test, capitalization review.
English 12- Spelling lesson 3F, spelling test on Thursday, writing assignment -"Post high school options", continue grammar - adjectives.

Please be sure to attend Back to school night and visit my classroom. I look forward to speaking with you. Your child will receive extra credit for your attendance.

FEA membership drive continues through Sept. 16. Membership dues of $20 include a subscription to the national magazine and a chapter t- shirt.

Sept. 6-9, 2011

English 9- Grammar -usage errors
English 10- Grammar- pronouns
English 12- Grammar- pronouns and adjectives

Sept. 9- Patriot program at 9:00


FEA dues ($20) will be accepted through Friday.The dues have portions allotted to national and state organizations, plus a club t-shirt.

Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2011

Sophomores are beginning  a grammar unit to help prepare for the PLAN test on Sept. 22.
9th and 12th grade are starting  a grammar and usage unit.


Students interested in FEA should pay their dues by Sept. 7.

Week of Aug. 22-26, 2011

The students are doing a good job and really focusing on their classes.

We will be starting spelling and vocabulary this week and completing the unit on reading comprehension with a quiz on Thursday. Spelling and Vocabulary tests will be on Friday.

FEA will meet during 1st period on Wed. Dues are $20 and should be turned in by 9/2/11.

Aug. 15-19, 2011

English classes are continuing the unit on Reading Comprehension. There will be  quiz on Friday 8/19.

Aug. 16, 2011

Students interested in FEA- Future Educators - may give me their money ($20) until Aug. 26. Our first meeting is Wed. Aug. 24. Interested students may pick up an application from me and turn in by Aug. 26.

August 8-12, 2011

My schedule is:
1st- collaboration with Ms. Watson -World Civilizations
2nd - English 10
3rd - Planning
4th - collaboration with Mrs. Gardner- ESP
5th - English 9
6th - English 12
7th - collaboration with Mrs. LeClere- Forensics

The English classes are involved in a unit on reading comprehension, the skills involved and techniques to improve comprehension of different materials.

Welcome back!

I will be teaching English 9, English 10, and English 12.

Be sure to bring to class: a pencil, a highlighter, looseleaf paper, and a pocket folder.