Updated January 19, 2026

Welcome to the 2025-26 English web page!


My job is to help students learn. If you need anything from me during the year, you can email or call me via the contact information listed below. 

I will update this page weekly with what we are working on that week and where we are headed in the week(s) ahead. Here are the classes I am teaching Semester 2:

English 10: This course will offer a focus on composition and literature. Of Mice and Men is typically studied as a group, with students also given the opportunity to read an additional novel in small groups.  This week, students will continue a unit focused on the big question:  "What is the allure of fear?" with the study of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum". This will continue next week.
 
English 11/12 (American Literature):  American Literature is a two semester course. In the first semester, our focus is on short stories and poetry covering the years of of the early settlers to the 20th century. The second semester will focus primarily on the novels Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan. This week, students begin Semester 2 with the study of Unbroken. The study of this novel will continue for several weeks.
English 8: Students in English 8 will be exploring the world of Language Arts through the continued and advanced study of vocabulary, grammar, non-fiction literture, fictional literature, and poetry. Specific novels studied will include Call of the Wild and The Outsiders. This week, we will continue the study of S.E. Hinton's classic novel: The Outsiders.

English 9: This course will continue to build on the students’ knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, non-fiction literature, fictional literature, and poetry. A special focus on this class will be academic writing and analyzing current issues through literature. Novels studied include To Kill a Mockingbird and Animal Farm. This week, students continue the study of Unit 2 in our anthology, focusing on the big question, "How can words inspire change?" This week and next, we will examine Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."
English 7: Students in English 7 will be exploring the world of Language Arts through the study of vocabulary, grammar, non-fiction literture, fictional literature, and poetry. Specific novels studied will include The Giver. This week, students will begin the study of the novel Julie of the Wolves.
Every Class, Every Day: 

Additionally, each day our class period begins with a "bellringer" activity. The students will complete an activity with the primary purpose of relating to informational text.

Please check your child's progress in my class through PowerSchool (Parent Portal Link) or Schoology. I update my grades in Schoology as assignments are turned in. All grades in Schoology are current to the second. I sync my Schoology grades with PowerSchool weekly (usually every Thursday) if not more frequently. This is a great way to see how your child is performing in my classes as well as check if they have any missing work. 

If, at any time, you have questions or need assistance, please contact me at the phone number or email below. Email is the preferred method to use during school hours, so as not to interrupt class:

644-3737 x2155
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