Welcome to Ms' MacDonalds English Class

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Welcome toMs. MacDonaldsEnglish Class!
2006
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My Education
Graduated from Westfield High School in
2002 Graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson
University BA in English Literature 2006 Minor
in Creative Writing 2006 Masters Degree in
Education 2007
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A few things about myself
I coach softball at Westfield High School
I love to travel. Prague, London and the Bahamas
are my top three favorite destinations!
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My Favorite Books
Haroun and the Sea of Stories-Salman Rushdie
To Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee
Hamlet-William Shakespeare
Their Eyes Were Watching God-Zora Neale Hurston
Rip Van Winkle-Washington Irving
Collected Stories-Gabriel Garcia-Marquez
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Reasons why I became a teacher!
To share my love for reading and writing!
To help students find joy in literature!
To help students find their unique point of view
through their own creative endeavors!
For more information on my views on education
visit my EDUCATION website!
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Goals for the Year!

• To improve on your writing skills through
  studying grammar, syntax and increasing
  vocabulary.
• To make writing a natural and comfortable method
  of communication for all.
• To push you to go beyond reading in the most
  literal sense. To delve past the surface meanings
  in literature.
• To have a worthwhile and exciting experience with
  all literature.
• To truly own what you read. To become experts on
  what we study.

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My Expectations of You!

• I expect that everyone comes to class prepared
  to learn.
• I expect that all students will always give
  their best effort.
• I expect that if you need help you will ask for
  it.
• I expect that you treat classmates with respect.
• I expect that everyone will meet deadlines.
• I expect that everyone makes an effort to
  participate in class.

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Questions???
If anyone has any questions about the coming
school year, please feel free to ask!!!