All about me: I graduated from Millville Sr. High School in 1997. GO BOLTS! I received my bachelor's degree from Rowan University in 2001. This is my 22nd year teaching at MHS. It is my passion and desire to help all of my students succeed. You may contact me anytime through email. Also, I stay after school until about 3:15 everyday, if your child you would like to stay for extra help. :)
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2. GRADING:
TESTS: 40%
QUIZZES: 30%
CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK: 30%
My schedule this year:
First Semester:
Block 1-Biology Inclusion with Mr. Ammann
Block 2-9th Grade English Inclusion with Mrs. Zatzariny
Block 3-9th Grade English Inclusion with Mrs. Zatzariny
Block 4-9th Grade English Resource Room
Second Semester:
Block 1-9th Grade English Resource Room
Block 2-9th Grade English Resource Room
Block 3-9th Grade English Inclusion with Mrs. Zatzariny
Block 4-Prep.
Some of the things that we are going to learn this year:
1. Unit 1: Facing Monsters: Appearance Vs. Reality
*"The Most Dangerous Game" (http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/danger.html)
Hunting Articles for Philosophical Chairs:
1. http://www.aol.com/article/2014/07/01/teens-big-game-hunting-photos-spark-outrage/20923534/
3. http://www.people.com/article/kendall-jones-texas-cheerleader-african-hunting-photos-controversy
*"The Cask of Amontillado" https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_cask_of_amontillado.pdf
Author Study: Edgar Allan Poe (http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php)
*"The Odyssey" (http://www.online-literature.com/homer/odyssey/)
Literary Elements
Research Paper:
*Topic: Literary Analysis of "The Odyssey"
*Source cards (at least three)
*Annotated Bibliography
*Note Cards (at least seven)
*Title page, one page (at least) report, works cited page
*EVERYTHING WILL BE TYPED! You will be given time in class/library to work on
this
The databases you MUST use for the research paper:
*Encyclopedia Britannica, EBSCO Host, and Infobase Learning eBooks will be the databases that we will use. These can be found on the school's website, under Library Media Center.
2. Unit 2: Turning Points: Love, Sacrifice, Innocence and Experience
*"The Necklace" (http://classiclit.about.com/od/necklaceguydemaupassant/a/The-Necklace-Short-Story.htm)
*"Marigolds" https://www.pottstownschools.org/Downloads/Marigolds.pdf
*"The Gift of the Magi" (https://www.teachervision.com/short-stories/resource/3427.html)
*"Romeo and Juliet" (http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html)
*Some help with "Romeo and Juliet" (interactive with videos, etc.): http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/folio/folio.html
3. Unit 3: Facing Obstacles and Overcoming Challenges
*We Beat the Street Novel and Literature Circle Jobs:
*Discussion Director
*Passage Picker
*Summarizer
*Word Smith
*Connector
*Illustrator
*The Three Doctors website: http://www.threedoctors.com/
Poetry Unit:
*"Dead Poet's Society" movie
*Poetry Terms: stanza, three types of stanzas, imagery, similes, metaphors, diction, rhyme
scheme, figurative/literal language, personification, alliteration, assonance,
onomatopoeia, oxymoron, etc.
*Read poems by Shakespeare, Shelley, Byron, Poe, Sandberg, etc.
Writing Portfolio:
*Persuasive writing
*Narrative writing
*Literary Analysis (research paper)
FINAL GRADE:
1st (or 3rd) Marking Period: 40%
2nd (or 4th) Marking Period: 40%
Final Exam: 20%
SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES:
*Audio summaries of stories. from our literature book: www.classzone.com (search up McDougal Littell Literature, Grade 9)
*News articles on different levels: www.newsela.com
*Dictionary: www.dictionary.com
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