Mrs

Ms. Freeman
7th, 8th & 10th Grade English Teacher
	I grew up in Peru and Lake Placid. I attended Elmira College where I double-majored in Elementary Education and English Literature. After I graduated in 2000, I moved to Shelby, North Carolina where I taught 7th grade Language Arts at Crest Middle School for four years. I began teaching at WCS in September 2005. I earned my MS Ed. in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment from Walden University in 2006. Currently I teach 7th, 8th and 10th grade English classes along with various AIS and Labs. I really enjoy preparing the 7th and 8th grade students for the state exams in January and helping the 10th graders prepare for the 11th grade Regents exams. My daughter, Molly, was born in November 2006, so that's where most of my free time goes! But when I do get the time, I like to read and spend time with my family.
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Welcome to 7th Grade Language Arts! What to expect this year: Novels: Dovey Coe by Francis O’Roark Dowell A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko For suggestions on what to read on your own, see the Summer Reading list for 7^th and 8^th grades! State Test Preparation: Reading Comprehension Listening Comprehension Editing/Proofreading Test-taking Strategies The NYS ELA Exam will be given the week of January 15, 2008 Other Highlights: Life Map Project Short Stories Non-fiction articles Personal Response Journal Folk Tales Research Website Evaluation Techniques Grading Policy: Grades are weighted according to the type of assignment: Tests = 30% Quizzes = 25% Homework = 15% Writing = 25% Daily Written Language = 5%
Welcome to 8^th Grade Language Arts! Here’s what to expect this year: Novels: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick The Pearl by John Steinbeck The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton For other reading suggestions, check out the Summer Reading list for 7^th and 8^th grades! State Test Preparation: Reading Comprehension Listening Comprehension Extended Written Responses (Essays) Test-taking Strategies *The NYS ELA Exams are scheduled for the week of January 15, 2008 !* Other Highlights: Short stories by O. Henry Greek and Roman Mythology Research Personal Response Journal Poetry Short Stories Non-fiction Articles Figurative Language Fairy Tales Grading Policy: Grades are weighted by type of assignment as follows: Tests = 30% Quizzes = 25% Homework = 15% Writing = 30%
Welcome to 10^th Grade English! Here’s what to expect this year: Major Works: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Night by Elie Wiesel (in conjunction with Global Studies) Animal Farm by George Orwell Other Highlights: Literary Response Essays in preparation for Regents exams Personal Response Journals Short Stories Poetry Project Me Arthurian Legend Non-fiction Grading Policy: Grades are weighted according to the type of assignment: Homework = 15% Quizzes = 25% Tests = 30% Writing = 30%
mfreeman@willsborocsd.org