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Parents and Students:
Welcome back to
all! Hope you had a wonderful Summer. I am sure that you
are ready for another exciting school year. My name is Mrs.
McTiernan. My philosophy of education is that students should not only
gain knowledge, but the desire to be lifelong learners.
William Butler Yeats once said, "Education is not the filling of a
pail, but the lighting of a fire." I will do my best to spark
your interest in English and in learning about the world. PLEASE feel free to contact me at anytime
for any reason. The best method of contact is my e-mail because I
check it frequently during the day and also at night, but you can also
use my phone extension at HS West.
Thanks so much and
I will speak with you soon!
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A new optional way to contact me and get
to know me!
http://www.myspace.com/kmctiernan |
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Summer Reading: I know it's rough to get the students
to read over summer vacation, but it helps them exercise their mind
and stay connected to school for an easier transition. The lists for
Shenendehowa are on the
high school library webpage.
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All
Ninth-Grade students will need to purchase a copy of the MLA research manual
offered by the Shenendehowa English Dept.
The cost for this year has yet to be determined, as we are researching
the least expensive option, so I will update this section as soon as we
know what it will be. This manual must be kept throughout high
school, as they will be using it in each English class for their research
and writing assignments. The cost usually rises significantly if the
original copy is lost and a student needs to re-order it later on.
This money is tentatively due by October 1, 2007, but students with
extenuating circumstances regarding payment should see me as soon as
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Orders: Shenendehowa will provide a copy of each novel we read
to the students at no cost, so this is not mandatory, but an option. We
recommend this because it allows students to highlight while they read,
and make notations in the margins while we discuss. This is helpful for
discussion and study purposes, this year as well as for 11th grade when
they need to study for the Regents exam. The benefit to ordering it
through me is a 20% discount and it’s tax free. Money is due
October 31st.
English 9
English 9H |
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All students will be responsible for signing the
Academic Integrity
Policy. Please click on the link to see the district's policy on
plagiarism and cheating. |
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Back-to-School Night for High School West is
on October 3rd. Hope to see all of you! |
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I haven't updated this in quite awhile!!
I apologize. I will try to get better about posting information
here. This posting is dedicated to the first two extra credit
opportunities of the second quarter. All students can attend the
play My Sister Eileen, a student production running 11/15-11-17.
Performances are at 7:30pm and tickets are only $8. Students can
see the play, write up a 1pg. typed, dbl sp review and staple their
tickets stub to the review. The second option is a poetry
recitation contest. Students who memorize two poems from the
poetryoutloud.org webpage,
then recite them in front of a panel of judges (usually about 5 English
teachers) on December 13th (3pm in the HSE Little Theatre), can also
receive extra credit. Winning is not a requirement, but last
year's winner was a 9th grader!! See me for any further
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