Feb.

4, 2009 Amy Champion Volume 2, Issue 2

“Who let the dogs out?”-Shakespeare

Welcome to Ms. Champion’s Class anthology will be p osted on-line on the

T his year is g oing to be a

rollercoaster o f English
clas s webpage. Everything we d o o ver
the c ourse o f this se me ster will be
Literature, s o hold on collected into an online p ortfoli o that
tight! you can keep f ore ver!
Over the next 6 m onths you
will:
Actually enjoy
Shakes peare
Write an autobiography
Prep f or the SAT’s
Create a web p ortfoli o

This s eme ster we will be making Englis h

Literature FUN!

Getting Techno… This is me, y our teacher. If y ou try to

Yes , there will be l ots o f b o oks , but
not just b ook s! Instead o f turning
your papers in to me , you will be
emailing all o f y our as s ignments. Y ou
will be as ked to create a MySpace page
f or your fa v orite author we c over this
seme ster, including their fa v orite
mus ic, interests, and blog top ic s.
We’re als o g oing to create a clas s
anthology, that each o f y ou will
contribute to, and together you will
choose
the
genre,
themes, and add art and phot os . Y our
s p ot me in the hallway based on
this …good luc k!
Getting to know you….
The beginning of the school year often seems
daunting, especially as you flip through page
after page of your syllabus. Yes, lots of
learning will take place, but we will also have
a lot of fun! We will improve your
vocabulary, but not through quizzes, we will
write papers, but not using Word, we will
visit museums without leaving the classroom,
and we will watch some plays, movies and
more! I’m looking forward to working and
learning with you this year!
“A classic is a book that has never
finished saying what it has to say.”
-Italo Calvino