Events

Welcome to my web page.  My name is Patsy Smith.  I've been teaching high school English two years. This school year my classes consist of English I,II,III,IV and Practical Writing Inclusion and two Special English classes.  I enjoy teaching and hope to help make your student's high school years enjoyable as well as informative.  Go Bees!!!

8/25-8/29

Mon.-First Day of School Activities-1.  School and Class procedures. 2.  Index Card grouping icebreaker 3.  Literary terms from newspaper-board and orally

 Tues. 1.  Icebreaker activity-students guess grouping. 2.  Boardwork-to,too,two,your, you're,their,there,here,hear,than,that,then,further,farther,-meanings and spelling. 3.  TAKS Vocab. 4.  If time NP literary terms

Wed.  Icebreaker Activity-About Me-group accordingly, students guess how and why grouped. 2.  Short Story-"The Martian Child"-Prior knowledge, what do students think it's about?, overview of story and author.

The ability to write well is an important skill for everyone at every stage of life.  The Janet Schafer Writing Unit focuses on literary analysis essays as well as personal essays. In my Special English classes we will begin this unit soon after school starts.  Students will learn the difference between personal and literary commentary.  We also will use Real World Writing, Reading and Grammar resources which give students practice in everyday writing and reading such as job applications, menus, labels, resumes, banking forms, anything one would find in the "Real World".

We will read the short story, "The Martian Child", the novel The Martian Child, and watch the film.  Each one is different and the students will compare and contrast all three.  They will decide which they preferred and why.  Vocabulary will also be used with the short story and the novel.  Students will be assessed on the material.  We will read aloud or I will read to the students.  We will discuss all 3 representations in class.