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Ms. Eileen Casey Language Arts Teacher Plum Grove Junior High School
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About the Teacher
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Office: Room 104
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Certified Language Arts Teacher, Certified Gifted Education Teacher, Certified Read-180 teacher, Middle School and History Endorsements. Master of Arts + 100. Taught College Writing, Speaking, Business Communications, and Literature. Former Financial Writer, former Senior Editor at Fortune 100 Company.
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Homework
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The amount of homework each student has varies depending on how effectively she or he has used class time allotted for work completion. Students are expected to do some at-home reading to facilitate timely completion of novel units and BookChats.
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Resources
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A calendar posted in the classroom indicates due dates and daily assignments. Students are encouraged to note these in Assignment Notebooks and to keep track of assignment grades on an tracking sheet kept in their portfolios. For students in need of a quiet place to study with access to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and computers, Homework Club meets two times per week in the LRC.
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Currently in Class
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LITERATURE Use strategies to formulate ideas, opinions, and personal responses to texts. Use glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus to clarify and extend word meaning.
ENGLISH Use a range of vocabulary and grammar structures in writing.
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Late Work
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Unexcused late work will receive a U. |
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Never do for a child what she/he can do for herself/himself. |
