Expectations
My number one expectation is for us to be good people. Being a good person is more important than a grade; however, grades DO matter. Over the years, I've had excellent and not so excellent workers. The term excellent worker depends less on one's GPA than on the amount of quality time and effort one is willing to give. Success in high school depends, significantly, on you. Self-motivated workers who pay attention to detail, people who care about the end product, and people who will come in to get help when needed will be the most successful.
Units of Study
Semester One:
Cooperative Learning
Accelerated Reader
Short Stories
Fiction Novel: Animal Farm
Nonfiction Articles
Essays: Journals, Narratives, Analyses, Persuasive
Grammar and Spelling
Study Skills: Note-taking, Media Center Orientation
Vocabulary: Prefixes, Word Roots, Context Clues
Speech: Informative/Expository
