Mr. Ward
Room 207
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Vegas native
Attended High School @ Eldorado
Middle School @ Del H. Robison
Born in Globe, AZ
 Attended
college at UNLV (Bachelor’s and
Master’s)
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Bachelor’s: English Literature
Master’s: School Administration
 Eighth
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year in the District
Four years at Liberty
Four years at Silverado
 Email:
award1@interact.ccsd.net
 Students
in advanced courses are expected
to:
 think critically and analyze, synthesize and
manipulate knowledge
 develop successful study skills
 budget time effectively and efficiently and
commit to a daily, academic action plan
 engage in scholarly research and employ
technology as a tool of research and
communication
 extend advanced content area vocabulary
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utilize community, university and industry
as resources when applicable
 • maintain subject-specific
portfolios/notebooks when applicable
 • commit to this agreement supporting
Advanced courses, Pre-AP Program and their
expectations
 • complete competition level projects and
use higher-level skills when appropriate
 To
Kill a Mockingbird
 Julius Caesar
 Things Fall Apart
 Brave New World
 A Separate Peace
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will be many other readings that we
will focus on throughout the year that will
help to enrich our “anchor texts”.
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For example, speeches, editorials, poetry, etc.
 Uses
SAT words to prepare them for
testing.
 Root words are utilized to aid in
comprehension.
 Grammar in context
 Vocabulary for comprehension.
 http://www.sadlieroxford.com/vocabulary/vocabularywork
shop.cfm
 Mastering
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20 basic sentence patterns
Covers every effective way to write simple,
compound, and complex sentences.
 Mini-lessons
on improving style by varying
syntax.
 Example essays and sentences from various
well-known writers will be analyzed through
the course of study.
This unit entails a structured, organized, and
logical method for struggling writers.
 The same method can then be transformed into
sophisticated weaving and syntactical
techniques.
 All essays will be written using the Jane
Schaffer writing unit.
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This will prepare students for not only the writing
proficiency, but it will also prepare them for writing
Advanced Placement prompts.
 Applied
Practice publishes supplemental,
educational curriculum workbooks that
enable teachers to integrate student
preparation for standardized tests.
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These workbooks enrich instruction in class, and
assist students with both reading proficiencies
and Advanced Placement examinations.
We will work on timed writings as well which will
also mimic those found on the Advanced
Placement test.
 All
Liberty High School/CCSD policies will
be followed in our classroom.
 No portable CD players or radios of any kind will be
allowed in the classroom.
 Cell phones will not be permitted to be out of the
student’s book bag or pocket during class
 Instruction
and class activities begin when
the tardy bell rings and end when the
dismissal bell rings. Avoid “packing up”
before class ends.
 Students are to remain in class the entire
period. Passes will be given only for
legitimate and necessary situations.
Students are to remain in class the entire period.
Passes will be given only for legitimate and
necessary situations.
 Students are expected to actively participate in
all class activities.
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Class Rules:
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-No sleeping.
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-The 3 R’s
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READINESS - be prepared for class!
RESPECT - for other students’ right to learn, for my
right to teach, and for property belonging to others.
RESPONSIBILITY - for your own actions and
decisions!
 All
major assignments will be submitted
using Turnitin.com
 This is a website that checks for plagiarism.
 Plagiarism, the use of another’s ideas or
words without properly crediting you source
is unethical, academically dishonest, and
illegal.
 If a student is found guilty of plagiarism it
will result in a loss of points for the
applicable assignment and a “U” for the
quarter.
Make up work is available to students upon their
return to class.
 Make up work will not be discussed once class
has begun and the day’s activities are underway.
 The best time to come and see me for make up
work is after school, so I may devote as much
time as I need to catch you up.
 One class is an hour and 22 minutes; therefore,
it is tough to give make up assignments when
only given the time before or after class. It is
the student’s responsibility to obtain any and all
work.
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