Welcome Parents, Welcome Parents, Friends, and Friends, and

Family!Family!Auburn Mountainview High Auburn Mountainview High SchoolSchool

Open HouseOpen House

September 16, 2013September 16, 2013

Education & ExperiencesEducation & Experiences Attended WSU in PullmanAttended WSU in Pullman B.A. in English with B.A. in English with

teacher certification in teacher certification in 20052005

Starting working for Starting working for AMHS in Sept. 2005AMHS in Sept. 2005

Masters of Science in Masters of Science in Curriculum, Instruction Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in 2009 and Assessment in 2009 from Walden Universityfrom Walden University

National Board National Board Certification earned in Certification earned in 20122012

Fulbright Classroom Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange in Teacher Exchange in London 2012-2013London 2012-2013

A Little About MeA Little About Me Live in AuburnLive in Auburn Small dogSmall dog Love to travelLove to travel People to People to

People People Student Student AmbassadorsAmbassadors

My Teaching ScheduleMy Teaching ScheduleRoom 113 & 105Room 113 & 105

11stst Period: Honors LA- Period: Honors LA-99

22ndnd Period: Planning Period: Planning 33rdrd Period: Honors LA- Period: Honors LA-

99 44thth Period: LA-10 Period: LA-10 55thth Period: Journalistic Period: Journalistic

WritingWriting 66thth Period: Yearbook Period: Yearbook

ProductionProduction

Honors LA-9 CurriculumHonors LA-9 Curriculum Literature:Literature:

Short StoriesShort Stories To Kill A MockingbirdTo Kill A Mockingbird PoetryPoetry Shakespeare—Shakespeare—R&JR&J The Odyssey The Odyssey and Greek and Greek

mythologymythology NonfictionNonfiction Elements of literatureElements of literature

Emphasis on reading Emphasis on reading strategiesstrategies

Writing/Writing/CommunicationCommunication Paragraphs Paragraphs Multi-paragraph essaysMulti-paragraph essays Literature analysisLiterature analysis Expository/personal Expository/personal

narrativenarrative Emphasis on word Emphasis on word

parts—roots and parts—roots and prefixesprefixes

LA-10 CurriculumLA-10 Curriculum

Literature:Literature: Short StoriesShort Stories Of Mice and MenOf Mice and Men ““Hamlet”Hamlet” PoetryPoetry Nonfiction & Nonfiction &

NightNight Emphasis on Emphasis on

reading strategiesreading strategies

Writing/Writing/CommunicationCommunication Paragraphs Paragraphs Literature analysisLiterature analysis Expository/personal Expository/personal

narrativenarrative Persuasive Persuasive Speech unitSpeech unit Emphasis on word partsEmphasis on word parts

—roots and suffixes—roots and suffixes

Newspaper CurriculumNewspaper Curriculum First Amendment First Amendment

and Press Lawand Press Law News writing styleNews writing style Feature, editorial, Feature, editorial,

review writingreview writing InterviewingInterviewing EditingEditing Page designPage design Working for both Working for both

print and onlineprint and online

NSPA/JEA Nationals: NSPA/JEA Nationals: Nov. 16-20, Nov. 16-20,

MinneapolisMinneapolis Optional; cost: ~$600Optional; cost: ~$600

OROR April 12-15, SeattleApril 12-15, Seattle Optional; cost: ~$350Optional; cost: ~$350

Journalistic WritingJournalistic Writing

History of History of journalismjournalism

First Amendment First Amendment and Press Lawand Press Law

News WritingNews Writing Feature WritingFeature Writing Editorial WritingEditorial Writing Design Design

Sample Sample Activities:Activities: Nursery rhyme Nursery rhyme

news briefnews brief Sample news Sample news

storiesstories Observational Observational

piecepiece ReviewReview Editorial Editorial

Yearbook CurriculumYearbook Curriculum

Planning, designing Planning, designing & marketing the & marketing the bookbook

PhotographyPhotography InterviewingInterviewing Writing & EditingWriting & Editing eDesign & InDesign eDesign & InDesign

CS5CS5 Press history and Press history and

press lawpress law

Journalism Day at UW Journalism Day at UW this Thursday—this Thursday—students have already students have already signed up; cost is $10signed up; cost is $10

NSPA/JEA Nationals: NSPA/JEA Nationals: Nov. 13-17, BostonNov. 13-17, Boston Optional; cost: ~$500Optional; cost: ~$500

GradingGrading

More detailed info on the syllabusMore detailed info on the syllabus

          93-100     93-100     A          A          77-79     77-79     C+C+

          90-92       90-92       A-        A-        73-76     73-76     CC

          87-89     87-89     B+          B+          70-72     70-72     C-C-

          83-86     83-86     B           B           67-69     67-69     D+D+

          80-82     80-82     B-         B-         60-66     60-66     DD

80/20 Grading Policy80/20 Grading Policy Move to standards-based educationMove to standards-based education 80% of a student’s grade is from assessments80% of a student’s grade is from assessments 20% of a student’s grade is from practice/daily work20% of a student’s grade is from practice/daily work Assessments can be made up within 5 days of being Assessments can be made up within 5 days of being

returnedreturned Daily work is not accepted late for credit (unless Daily work is not accepted late for credit (unless

from an excused absence) but will be required as from an excused absence) but will be required as practice before redoing an assessmentpractice before redoing an assessment

Final deadline for makeup work (absent and re-done Final deadline for makeup work (absent and re-done assessments) is five days before end of first quarter, assessments) is five days before end of first quarter, then 10 days before end of semester for second half then 10 days before end of semester for second half of the semester's workof the semester's work

CORE/CHOICECORE/CHOICE

CORECORE For students with For students with

D’s or F’s in their D’s or F’s in their classesclasses

Students rotate Students rotate through every 3-4 through every 3-4 weeks after a grade weeks after a grade checkcheck

Work with teacher Work with teacher during CORE to during CORE to complete workcomplete work

CHOICECHOICE For students with For students with

A’s, B’s and C’sA’s, B’s and C’s Space available in Space available in

the commons, the commons, library, teachers’ library, teachers’ classesclasses

Choice students can Choice students can also meet with also meet with teachers during this teachers during this time time

Every Tuesday through Friday after second period for 25 minutes

Professional Learning Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)Communities (PLCs)

Purpose is to improve student achievementPurpose is to improve student achievement Every Monday, one-hour late start district Every Monday, one-hour late start district

widewide Teachers meet during this time to improve Teachers meet during this time to improve

curriculum, discuss assessments, evaluate curriculum, discuss assessments, evaluate student progress and adjust lessons student progress and adjust lessons accordinglyaccordingly

Begins in OctoberBegins in October Check district calendar for exact datesCheck district calendar for exact dates

Class WebsiteClass Website

Missing work for absent studentsMissing work for absent students AnnouncementsAnnouncements

http://www.auburn.wednet.edu//Domain/2633

High School Proficiency High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE)Exam (HSPE)

March 18-19 is writing; March 20 is March 18-19 is writing; March 20 is readingreading

How is my student being prepared to How is my student being prepared to take the test?take the test?

HSPE-style questions during all unitsHSPE-style questions during all units Explicit HSPE prep unit before testExplicit HSPE prep unit before test Lots of examples!Lots of examples!

Check out OSPI’s website for more Check out OSPI’s website for more info info

Auburn Library TutoringAuburn Library Tutoring

The KCLS Auburn Library offers The KCLS Auburn Library offers several tutoring services (free!)several tutoring services (free!)

http://www.kcls.org/research/

Contact InformationContact Information

I can be reached before school and I can be reached before school and after school. after school.

253-804-4539 extension 1130253-804-4539 extension 1130 skeagle@auburn.wednet.edu District website: District website:

www.auburn.wednet.edu

Want to help?Want to help?

Our classroom needs tissue and Our classroom needs tissue and hand sanitizerhand sanitizer

Please consider sending one of those Please consider sending one of those items with your student to schoolitems with your student to school

Thank You!Thank You!

I appreciate you taking the time I appreciate you taking the time to come in and visit tonight! to come in and visit tonight!

Please let me know how I can Please let me know how I can better serve your student’s better serve your student’s

needs. needs.