congratulations on the completion of the 2019-2020 school year!

Our ninth and tenth grade students have spent the past couple of months reading, reflecting, and writing.  A few of us decided to put together an e-zine of our writing created during quarantine.  We called it our Quarantimes.  Give us a read!

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 online portfolio sites 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:

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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 Consultant, 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.

​This is her third year as a Grandville Bulldog.  Ms. Ward teaches 10th grade American literature and honors American literature as well as ninth grade Composition Through Literature courses.

Ms. Ward

​stay informed:

Students in Ms. Ward's students and their parents can sign up to receive a daily text message of our homework by clicking on the appropriate class below:

what we're working on:

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​9th GRADE COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE (CTL9):             (1st and 4th hours)

Congratulations ninth graders on the close of a successful (albeit unprecedented) first year in our high school.  Welcome to your sophomore year!
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​10th GRADE HONORS AMERICAN LITERATURE (HAmLit):       (3rd and 5th hours)

Uh guys, you are juniors now!  Wow!  This year flew by!  Thank you for making it an amazing year.  See you in the fall!
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10th GRADE COMPOSITION THROUGH AMERICAN LITERATURE (CTAL):                             (6th hour)

Junior year, here you come!  Thank you for all of the laughs and stories shared and smiles and support.  Have a wonderful summer!

​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.

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