My Classroom

Course descriptions:

ENGLISH 10 is a one-year required course. First semester, we will focus on literature and composition, with an emphasis on the works of William Shakespeare. Composition will focus on using outside sources to support our arguments. Second semester, we will focus on effective written and oral communication, including expository, creative, and persuasive writing and speaking. Additionally, we will complete a unit on mystery reading at this time.

CREED/SACRAMENTS are each one-semester required courses in the Theology department. Both will be exploring aspects of the Catholic Church, its belief systems, and how those ideas can be applied to daily life.

DRAMA PRACTICUM is a course that focuses on play production. Class members will be responsible for set construction (and other technical aspects), as well as performing the school's competitive one act play. This will require some out of class time, as students MUST be able to attend the District, Sectional (if qualified for), and State (if qualified for) levels of competition in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech and Dramatic Arts Association (WISDAA) sponsored contests. Students also present a public performance(s). *Because students must be academically eligible to compete, missing work in other classes will be closely monitored, and may affect a student's participation in course work.*

ADVANCED SPEECH is a dual credit course. In addition to receiving credits toward graduation, students will also receive two credits through Viterbo University. Students will be responsible for giving three to four formal speeches throughout the semester, along with taking a mid-term and final examination.

Classroom Expectations:

Students in my class receive a complete list of rules in the classroom, but most important to me is:

Student Responsibility.  If students miss the instructions because they come to class tardy or have missed a day of school, the STUDENT is responsible for getting them from me or another student.  I simply do not have the time, energy, or memory to know who has missed what. I will help by keeping on-going assignments and due dates on the side bulletin board, but the student is the one who needs to check this. I will also be using Google Classroom to post a tentative weekly plan. I hope to do this each Friday (I posted the week of 9/).

FYI - Each Friday, I will be posting the tentative plan for the next week on my Google Classroom pages. I posted the plans for week one (9/1-9/5) on Tues. 9/2.