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I am a proud Buckeye from Cincinnati, Ohio. I have a bachelor's degree in Education, English and French. I taught middle and high school for 13 years in northern Ohio and substituted for 5 additional years in southern Ohio. When I moved to Tennessee, I substituted for 3 years in order to learn the district. I then obtained my high school English license. This is my 12th year at Greenwood Academy proudly teaching ELA grades 9-12.
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English 1 - 4 Syllabi 2024-2025

ENGLISH I Syllabus

2024-25

 

Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course.  Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools.  For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English I students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.

 

It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials.  Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.

 

The chart below outlines the units of study for English I and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit.  This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English I, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students.  Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.

 

 

9 Weeks

 

Topic

Possible Major Assignments

Possible Field Trips

N1

Unit 5 Savvas: Journeys of Transformations

Focus on Narrative Writing

Major Work – The Odyssey

 

 

N2

Unit 4 Savvas: Expectations

Focus on Informative Writing

Major Work – Romeo and Juliet

 

 

N3

Unit 3 Savvas: Literature of Civil Rights

Focus on Argument Writing

Major Work:  Animal Farm or another novel

 

 

N4

Unit 2 Savvas: Survival

Focus on Research Writing

Major Work: Lord of the Flies or another novel

 

 

 

ENGLISH II Syllabus

2024-25

 

Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course.  Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools.  For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English II students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.

 

It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials.  Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.

 

The chart below outlines the units of study for English II and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit.  This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English II, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students.  Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.

 

 

Nine Weeks

 

Topic

Possible Major Assignments

Possible Field Trips

N1

Unit 6 Savvas: Blindness and Sight

Major Text: Oedipus the King Focus on Narrative Writing

 

 

N2

Unit 1 Savvas: Inside the Nightmare

Major Texts: Gothic Literature and Magical Realism

Focus on Informative Writing

 

 

N3

Unit 3 Savvas: Extending Freedom’s Reach

Major Text: Julius Caesar or various speeches

Focus on Argumentative Writing

 

 

N4

Unit 2 Savvas: Outsiders & Outcasts

Major Text: Novel Study

Focus on Research Writing

 

 

 

ENGLISH III Syllabus

2024-25

 

Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course.  Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools.  For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English III students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.

 

It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials.  Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.

 

The chart below outlines the units of study for English III and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit.  This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English III, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students.  Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.

 

Nine Weeks

 

Topic

Possible Major Assignments

Possible Field Trips

N1

Unit 1 Savvas: Writing Freedom

Unit 5 Savvas: Facing our Fears

Major Text: The Crucible & “The Declaration of Independence”

Focus on Argument Writing

 

 

N2

Unit 2 Savvas: The Individual and Society

Major Texts: Selections from Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau, and various poets

Focus on Personal Narrative Writing

 

 

N3

Unit 3 Savvas: Power, Protest, and Change

Major Texts: Selections from Douglas, Lincoln, and various poets

Focus on Explanatory Writing

 

 

N4

Unit 6 Savvas: Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Tales

Major Texts: 20th century short stories

Focus on Research Writing

 

 

 

ENGLISH IV Syllabus

2024-25

 

Academic standards, chosen by the Tennessee State Board of Education, provide a common set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of a specific grade or course.  Local school districts determine the order in which these state-mandated standards are addressed in their schools.  For a breakdown of standard pacing and course objectives for English IV students in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, please visit the Academic Resources link under the Students & Parents tab on the CMCSS homepage.

 

It is the policy of the Clarksville Montgomery County School System to follow the dictates of state statutes in the selection and use of all instructional materials.  Parents or legal guardians may request to review any instructional materials used in the classroom of the parent or legal guardian’s child following the guideline set forth in Instructional Policy INS-A073 found at: https://employees.cmcss.net/misc/ViewISO?filename=INS-A073.pdf.

 

The chart below outlines the units of study for English IV and possible major assignments or field trips that could be used to enhance student learning or solidify mastery of standards in each unit.  This chart is not inclusive of every assignment for English IV, as additional or different assignments may be created based on the needs of students.  Specific details for major assignments will be shared with students and parents or legal guardians as the standards related to the assignments are addressed in class.

 

 

Nine Weeks

 

Topic

Possible Major Assignments

Possible Field Trips

N1

Unit 1 Savvas: Forging a Hero

Unit 2 Savvas: Reflecting on Society

Major Text: Beowulf

Focus on Narrative Writing

Veterans Day Essay

 

 

N2

Unit 3 Savvas: Facing the Future, Confronting the Past

Major Text: Macbeth

Focus on Narrative Writing

 

 

N3

Unit 4 Savvas: Seeing Things New

Unit 5 Savvas: Discovering the Self

Major Text: Frankenstein

Focus on Researched Argument or Expository Writing

 

 

N4

Unit 5 Savvas: Discovering the Self (cont.)

Unit 6 Savvas: Finding a Home

Major Texts: The Importance of Being Earnest

Focus on Workplace Communication Writing

 

 

 

Non-Negotiables & Agreed Upon Processes

First 10 minutes of class:

  • Line up in protocol (2 blocks from wall, facing forward, no talking).
  • Teacher will greet students at the door and set tone for the
  • Students will collect all materials as they enter the classroom (paper, pencils, folder, )
  • Students will turn folders into a basket at they enter the
  • Bellringer will be posted on the board and students will have 3-5 mins. to complete
  • Teacher will review clear target and standard prior to instruction.

 

Next 60 minutes: Instruction delivery (remember primacy and recency effect)

 

 

Last 10 minutes of Class:

  • Closure & Exit (complete on form provided)
  • Review  Clear target
  • Pass out folders while seated and collect class folders
  • Protocol (line up quietly/ one behind the other)
  • Exit classroom after Teacher release

 

 

 

 

 

Classroom Expectations & Procedures As Students of Greenwood Academy we will

  • Stay awake and alert at all times.
  • Stay on task and be active participants in class.
  • Ask questions
  • Be alert
  • Remain seated and raise hand to speak and wait to be called on by teacher
  • Be respectful and use appropriate language at all
  • Be accountable, accept responsibility, and complete all
  • Use technology according to CMCSS policy

Classroom Books