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Back To School Night!. Diane Shires Freshman Language Arts. Academic Background. BA - Comparative American / British Literature, UCSC MA - Liberal Arts/ Rhetoric, St. John’s College
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Back To School Night! Diane Shires Freshman Language Arts
Academic Background... • BA - Comparative American / British Literature, UCSC • MA - Liberal Arts/ Rhetoric, St. John’s College • CLAD / Clear Teaching Credential, San Jose State University, Secondary Ed. English Language Arts, CLAD certified • Collegeboard AP Language and Composition training • SPHS alumni (Go Tigers!) • SPMS alumni (Go Tiger cubs!) • Marengo Elementary Alumni (Go Lions!)
Curriculum Semester One Non Fiction Unit (Test for first half, Unit test at completion of unit) To Kill A Mockingbird Unit Scholastic Art and Writing Award Submissions (various genres of writing) Letters About Literature Submissions - Due December 1 Short Research paper (citation, MLA, footnotes) Semester Two Greek gods and mythology Unit Romeo and Juliet Unit • Homework- • 10 literary terms every 2 weeks (see quizlet.com - dishire) • Scholastic Writing Categories- month of November • Schedule and Homework Links
Scholastic Write every night! 30 to 45 minutes per night. Pre- plan in October: Dramatic Script Flash Fiction Humor Journalism Personal Essay/Memoir Persuasive Writing Poetry Science Fiction/Fantasy Short Story Novel
Homework • 10 literary terms every 2 weeks * In the reference section in the back of the green textbook * Quizlet.com - online index cards with self tests, memorization games, audio, memorization helps (see my quizlet list under “dishire”) • Units assigned as packets - Next unit To Kill A Mockingbird • Learning Styles (see handout)
Wish Night... 1. Class Set of Textbooks Complete class set of textbooks for in-class and study hall use. 2. NaNoWriMo 2015 Classroom Kits Writing Curriculum and Student Composition tools Donations of tissue boxes and hand sanitizer are happily accepted...
Contact Information E-mail- dshires@spusd.net Checked daily Monday through Friday Teacher Web page sphstigers.org Click on “faculty” Click on “Diane Shires” Office Hours 3rd period (odd days) 7th period (every day) After 3 p.m. (Monday through Friday)