Miss Verdeur
English and Reading Teacher
EMAIL ADDRESS: mverdeur@theconceptschool.org
If you need to contact me, email is preferable, or you may call the office. Thank you
English Class Info:
Check your student’s assignment book nightly
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Class Sections: |
Assignments: |
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ENGLISH 1 Periods One and Two
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read chapter 7 in SCAM and choose 2 words per page and write a sentence for each- due Monday, May 21 |
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ENGLISH 3 Periods Three and Four |
Read chapters 27 & 28 in Scorpion- due Monday |
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ENGLISH 6 Periods Six and Seven
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work on autobio, bring in pictures for the photos of you section. We will be assembling them next week.
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Current Classwork:
English 1 and 3: English 1 will finish off the year reading an enriched SAT novel entitled, S.C.A.M. English 3 will begin reading The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.
Both classes will be writing their research paper based off themes from each book. Students will have their choice of choosing one theme from the provided list derived from each book. We will be using our library resources as well as internet resources through the Chester County Library System online.
English 6: We are working on our year-long autobiography portfolio assignment. This assignment is designed to help students discover themselves through writing. Students must complete a total of 27 autobiographical assignments ranging in length and varying in content. At the end of the year each student will have a well developed writing portfolio.
The class will begin reading Catching Fire by Susane Collins, which is the 2nd book in the Hunger Games trilogy. I am creating a student workbook designed to focus on character analysis and development, in depth-vocabulary, and multi-genre writing assignments based on the book.
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“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. ”- William Butler Yeats
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” Mark Twain
“Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures. ” Jessamyn West
