welcome!

This is our space to share ideas, collaborate on projects, and reflect on the themes of our  course. Adding content and sharing has never been easier! We will build the knowledge on this site together by contributing to online discussions, sharing our research, and through creating and and posting to your personal blog as a way to showcase our course creations.
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Overall, this site should help us reflect on the themes course, celebrate our accomplishments, and streamline how we learn and share information.

your teacher:

An interest in helping young people discover and define their writing voice and reading interests drives Ms. Jennifer Ward to cultivate a student-centered learning environment, one that supports individual learning goals and incorporates purposeful use of technology. In March 2017, Ms. Ward was named teacher of the month by Michigan's 86th district state representative, Thomas Albert.  In March 2016, she was named a TED-Ed Innovative Educator and is also a Google Certified Innovator, National Writing Project Fellow, and a 2014 PASCD Emerging Leader.  Ms. Ward taught for 13 years in a Philadelphia suburban district and returned to her home state in 2015. Most recently, she taught at Ionia High School.

​She is excited to join the Grandville Bulldogs teaching 10th grade honors American literature, 11th grade Reading/Writing, and Independent Reading courses.

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Ms. Ward

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​stay informed:

Students in Ms. Ward's 10th grade Honors American Literature classes and their parents can sign up to receive a daily text message of our homework by texting the message @ward10 to the number 81010.

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what we're working on:

INDEPENDENT NOVEL STUDY:
We're wrapping up our first unit exploring a variety of genres.  Students have been presenting book talks each day in our class to get us excited about reading. Check out some of the books we've learned about below.

HONORS AMERICAN LITERATURE:
We wrapped up our unit on the American Dream by discussing Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.  Now, we're learning about the rhetorical appeals used by revolutionary speakers in American history.  Here's a bit about what we've learned about the rhetorical appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos:

​social contract:

Respect-

• When you interact with others either in class or online, it is important to be respectful; be respectful of other people and respect yourself. This means that personal attacks, inappropriate language and content, insults and harassment of any kind are strictly forbidden. This online class site is an extension of our physical classroom. Ask yourself if your comments would be acceptable in our physical classroom setting.

Rigor-

• Before posting a comment, question, or blog entry, ask yourself, "will this forward the discussion we are having?" Your thoughts and ideas should be supported, and you should be using specific details to illustrate your ideas. Your posts should build on the discussion by responding to comments other students have made on a particular subject.

Grades-

• Yes, you will be graded on some of your contributions to this site. What does this mean? Your blog entries and online discussion posts should be thoughtful reflections, interesting ideas, and discussion provoking comments related to our texts. You will be told in advance which posts will be graded and how they will be assessed. Be sure to proofread before you post.

to be successful:

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