AP review sheet

In order to provide you an extra independent study tool, I have attached a review sheet for you. 

Checkout the media library for the handout!

The night before the big exam (Tuesday May 12) print out and read through this review.  

Do your best!  I hope you all earn 5s!

Materials needed!!!

October 29. 2008

****NOTE CHANGE OF INFORMATION****

Mrs. Carson is visiting on Friday, Pep Rally Day, SO WHAT IS NEEDED 10/30 AND 10/31

THURSDAY:

AP (1, 7, 8 ) Practice AP test, The Scarlet Letter, Exercise 15 homework.

ENGLISH 3

LITERATURE TEXTBOOK NEEDED THURSDAY!!

We will continue pre-reading activities for “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Hawthorne.

Remember, you will need to purchase The Scarlet Letter and bring it to class on

MONDAY NOVEMBER 3rd!!  This will be the textbook, so make sure that you are prepared.

Students will be reading and marking text, so having their own copy to write in is preferred.  Otherwise, they will have to take notes elsewhere and may loose them. 

English 3 students you need YOUR TEXTBOOK EVERYDAY!!! (Pay attention in class, so you know which book you need.)

AP students remember your novel, The Scarlet Letter for daily use. 

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE PREPARED EACH DAY. 

Learning is more meaningful when you have the tools for learning:)

Six weeks calendar

AP students: 

I have posted the six weeks calendar here for you. 

Please take note of required materials for class. 

2ndcalendar

School spirit and wordle project

Do you know the school song?  Yes, good for you!  No?  We are reviewing this important text in class.  Make sure you can pass the quiz.  Look for the quiz before the end of spirit week.

We’ll be discussing in class how we can show our spirit and earn that stick at the homecoming pep rally.

Need to find a word for your project? 

See this list for one of 5000 collegiate vocabulary words.

vocabulary

Welcome

Welcome back class of 2010!

I hope that the summer has been relaxing and productive for you.  Our work together begins on August 26th. 

The main purpose of this blog is to communicate information to you and your parents regarding the English classes I teach, whether you are enrolled in Eng3 or AP Eng3. I hope that you use this technology to assist yourself during 2008-2009.  

I’d like to begin by introducing myself briefly to you.  This is my nineteenth year teaching English to  secondary students.  I love teaching and the thrill of learning right along with teenagers each day. One of my passions is music.  I am a singer, a flutist, and occasional keyboard player.  

This summer I have spent much time in different places.  Two of those places were Fargo, ND and Saskatchewan, Canada.  From these new vistas, I have learned a thing or two about myself and about enhancing my teaching.  I have also relearned that people are people, no matter where they live or what language/s they speak.  

Day One of class will begin with more information about my summer and what you can expect from this school year.  

Homework for Day One: Come prepared to discuss what you want to learn in the course you are enrolled in this year.  

Enjoy your weekend and remaining days of summer!  I’m sure I’ll see you around campus before the 26th!

Below I included a shot of me with Grammy-award winning artist Keith Bear.  I met him in Streeter, ND.  He is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes.  It was a honor to listen to him speak and play flute.  

NDSU and Great Plains Literature

Update 7.21.2008

“Oh, give me a home…”

Take a look at what I saw last week at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Unit.

Photo courtesy Joy Franklin of Duncan, OK.

Greetings from Fargo!

I am busy reading, writing, and discussing literature of the Great Plains with 14 other very talented teachers from across America. We have just finished week one’s author, Walter P. Webb and his book The Great Plains.

We are at North Dakota State University, Fargo, which was just moved up to division I for athletics! Go Bisons!

It is a beautiful campus and weather, except for rain on Saturday, has been magnificent!

Tomorrow we begin discussing Willa Cather’s classic novel, My Antonia.

This is a favorite of mine and one we will be reading together in 2008-2009.

I hope you are well into your summer reading as well. The Color of Water by James McBride is required.

One additional book from the list is also required. I will want to see your composition books on the first day of class which is August 26th, I do believe. Don’t delay!! Get reading now!

I’ve already met a Grammy award-winning musician (Keith Bear of the Mandan and Hidasta tribes of North Dakota) and will be meeting an author next week.

Feel free to email me with questions about my trip or your summer reading. I’ll check this site at least once a week, since I am in class everyday, Monday to Saturday through July.

I’ll make a page for photos. The photo in this blog is one I took on the Missouri Coteau in Streeter, ND.

Find a dictionary and an atlas to reference these terms.

I am having so much fun and learning at the same time. I hope you are doing the same.

Check back at this site for updates to my journey on the road this summer.

Be safe, learn much, do good!

Ms. Martin

Words to know quiz

AP students,

I hope you survived that APUSH test today.  Several of you stopped by and looked tired.

Rest up! Your LANGUAGE EXAM IS WEDNESDAY!

Take home quiz over pages 4-6 of the words to know will be ready on Monday, come by then. If you will be in class, you will receive it then.

If you came by, you got the slide handout from me.

If not, please be ready to discuss and prepare ch. 1-10 for Socratic seminar for Monday and Tuesday.  If you are AP testing those days, bring by 3 factual and 3 deep thought questions from your reading no later than Monday after school. 

I have LANGUAGE EXAM tip packets for you; come by and get one before Wed if you are testing.  Everyone else will get one in class on Monday.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of your moms!

Enjoy the weekend.  See you on Monday! 

Slide show handout attached for those who want them!

slide show from class

The Belle of Amherst

We have been discussing and learning about poetess Emily Dickinson, considered one of the most influential authors to modern poets.

Poet Laurete (2001-2003) Billy Collins penned some verses about Ms. Emily.

Want to read it? Click the link below.

http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1139.html

I have included the slideshow from class, including assignments for the week.

dickinson.ppt

On March 24th we will discuss the project. 

Reminder:  Have Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters in class on Tuesday March 25th. 

Register for the exam

MISSED CLASS?  CHECK YOUR CLASS PAGE TAB FOR MORE INFO. 

**UPDATE:  You may pick up a form and bring $$ later.  **

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 17TH, first day after Spring Break.  

TWO DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER!!!

Friendly reminder — no extra exams are ordered.  Sign up for the exam.  You have until Friday, 2 days from now to register for exam. 

$$ concerns:  See me or your counselor.   

Registration for Advanced Placement testing is open from February 4th through March 7th.  Registration is in our Student Services Office with Ms. Linda Spataro.  Checks should be made out to Hendrickson High School.  Price per exam is $54.00; students who are on the Free and Reduced lunch program pay only $24.00. The Advanced Placement exams will take place from May 5th to the 16th.The Language Exam is scheduled for Wednesday May 14th. 2008

GT summer opportunities

The following is a link provided by the GT coordinator listing summer workshops. 

Click the link to learn more.

http://www.txgifted.org/displaycommon.cfman=1&subarticlenbr=148#IndividualScholarshipApps