Due Dates English 9
I was absent...what should I do? - Email: mzerwas@puhsd.k12.ca.us
- Include the following information:
- Dear Mrs. Zerwas,
- I was absent on ______
- because ______.
- I have looked at the explanation of what we did on Google Classroom and I have the following questions: ____________________________________.
- Please let me know if I should plan on meeting with you outside of class.
- If so, I am available to meet tomorrow at ______.
- Thank you, (your name here)
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About Mrs. Zerwas
Some important things to know about me:
- I have 4 kids that I love to spend time with.
- My husband, Mr. Zerwas, is an Assistant Principal at Del Oro.
- I love to read...but I haven't always been a reader.
- I love to garden and spend much of my summer in the garden.
- I enjoy being active and will always choose a hike or bike ride over lounging by the pool.
- I graduated from Del Oro in 1997.
- I got my BA in English from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
- I got my MA in education from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
- I love teaching students how to think...especially how to ask thoughtful questions.
- I am thankful to be a teacher at Del Oro.
About My Classes All English curriculum is created in order to give each English student these essential skills:
- You will be able to communicate a position and defend it with effective evidence and line of reasoning.
- You will be able to discriminate between strong and relevant source materials and those that do not effectively support or strengthen your position.
- You will demonstrate an organized and effective writing style that allows readers to navigate easily through the text
- You will be able to analyze and evaluate non-fiction texts for author’s message, purpose, audience, and voice.
- You will be able to analyze and evaluate fiction texts for elements of fiction and literary devices.
- You will engage with perseverance in a long-term research writing process, gathering and responding to effective evidence, formulating and organizing an effective thesis and drafting and revising towards a finished product.
Fall Term 2018
Spring Term 2019
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