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Welcome Back!

Hello everyone, and welcome back! I'm looking forward to another great year of teaching sophomores and seniors, and this year I will be teaching 8th grade as well. Your summer reading assignments are due on the first full day of classes, Thursday the 14th. Eighth graders will be tested in their Reading class.

The schedule for the first few days (sophomores and seniors) follows:
  • Wednesday - half day - introduce course and receive syllabus
  • Thursday - full day - turn in reports and discuss in-class essay
  • Friday - pep rally schedule - flag day ceremony - prepare outlines
  • Monday - in-class essays
The 8th grade English class will get started right away with a diagnostic grammar quiz and essay on Friday and Monday, respectively.

Your syllabus will include all of my contact information, but please feel free to contact me via email any time: aryland@gmail.com.


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