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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 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 |
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what we're working on:
9th GRADE COMPOSITION THROUGH LITERATURE (CTL9): (1st and 2nd hours) This month we will be exploring a wide variety of genres and sharing our favorite new reads. We'll be using a variety of mentor texts to craft our own narrative writing pieces. 
10th GRADE HONORS AMERICAN LITERATURE (HAmLit): (3rd and 5th hours)
American author John Steinbeck wrote: “In every bit of honest writing in the world there is a base theme: try to understand men. If you understand each other, you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love." Through our reading and discussion of a variety of genres of literature from American authors, students in our 10th grade honors American Literature course will examine situations in which individuals struggle to understand concepts of identity and perspective. We will examine the impact of choices through both our reading and writing endeavors. Emphasis will be placed on the contributions made by the wide variety of ethnic and national groups that make up the “Salad Bowl” called the United States. 
10th GRADE COMPOSITION THROUGH AMERICAN LITERATURE (CTAL): (6th hour)
Through our reading and discussion of a variety of genres of literature from American authors, students in our 10th grade Composition Through American Literature (CTAL) course will examine situations in which individuals struggle to understand concepts of identity and perspective. We will examine the impact of choices through both our reading and writing endeavors. We will learn about basic literary and rhetorical theory and apply our new knowledge to the analysis and interpretation of course texts. By examining various themes, students will explore fiction and nonfiction and write about their findings through narrative, persuasive, and argumentative writing assessments. |
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