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Teaching Experience  14 th year teaching in Texas (Cy-Fair, and now Tomball!) (Cy-Fair, and now Tomball!)  2nd year in Tomball  Certifications:  BS in Education  English specialization  Gifted and Talented This is my 7th year teaching This is my 7th year teaching English IV AP.

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Classroom Guidelines and Policies Grading Procedures Grading Procedures Major Grades 70%: tests, essays, projects Major Grades 70%: tests, essays, projects Daily Grades 30%: discussions, presentations, journals, quizzes, APMCs (AP-style multiple choice) Daily Grades 30%: discussions, presentations, journals, quizzes, APMCs (AP-style multiple choice) Homework Policy Homework Policy Homework will not be taken late. Homework will not be taken late. Make-up Work Make-up Work In-class work missed due to absence must be scheduled immediately upon return to school and completed within a reasonable amount of time (based on the number of days absent). It is the student’s responsibility to request the make-up work and to adhere to the deadline established. In-class work missed due to absence must be scheduled immediately upon return to school and completed within a reasonable amount of time (based on the number of days absent). It is the student’s responsibility to request the make-up work and to adhere to the deadline established. If an assignment is due the day the student is absent, he/she is still responsible for getting it turned in on time. If an assignment is due the day the student is absent, he/she is still responsible for getting it turned in on time. Tutoring Tutoring I am available for tutoring on before and after school by appointment. Tutoring/Writing Conferences are student-directed. I am available for tutoring on before and after school by appointment. Tutoring/Writing Conferences are student-directed.

Literature Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Hamlet by William Shakespeare Hamlet by William Shakespeare Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Student-choice novel Student-choice novel Plus poetry, research, and more… Plus poetry, research, and more…

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