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Amanda HernandezEnglish teacher

San Marino High School

Welcome

I am honored to teach your children!

This is how I’ve prepared: BA English, UC Davis emphasis: teaching MA Teaching & Learning, Point Loma Nazarene University Certified to teach Advanced Placement, UCLA Certified to work with human research participants, NIH PhD Teaching, Learning, & Culture, Claremont Graduate

University (Dissertation stage) 11 years of teaching high school English (5 at SMHS)

Classroom Tour

Bell Activity, Agenda, Homework, Looking Ahead

Learning resources

Wonder Wall

Portfolios

Classroom is a resource- 4 corners, THINK, Bloom’s, Mind Maps

Syllabus Highlights

Course rules based on TITAN GUIDE

COMMUNICATE IN ADVANCE Appropriate communication

Late work Printer issues Scheduling conflicts Absences

Attitude & Language

Tardies

Student Accountability

Texts

English 1-2: Interactive Reader, Odyssey, Othello, To Kill A

Mockingbird, Vocabulary

English 7-8: Anthology, Much Ado About Nothing, Frankenstein,

1984, Brave New World

All: Grammar, Composition Handbook

QR scan

Critical Documents (the one at the bottom- scan it first!)

Quizlet (just an FYI)

Schoology Log into the computer as GUEST Go to www.schoology.com Sign up Access code

Schoology

English 1-2 access code: FRMDB-KPGBR

English 7-8 access code: MMJ7D-QGGBK

EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS ON THIS WEBSITE

Thank you.

I look forward to a wonderful year!

Please email any questions.