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English
11 Competencies
1) The student
writes a response to an essay question that identifies and explains
a symbol in the context of a work being studied.
2) The student writes a speculative essay that
uses a variety of techniques to provide supportive detail (for
example, analogies, anecdotes, quotations, restatements, paraphrases,
examples, comparisons).
3)
The student writes an evaluative essay that uses a variety of
techniques to provide supportive detail (for example, analogies,
anecdotes, quotations, restatements, paraphrases, examples, comparisons).
4) The student writes an interpretive
essay that uses a variety of techniques to provide supportive
detail (for example, analogies, anecdotes, quotations, restatements,
paraphrases, examples, comparisons).
5) In a teacher-identified, in-class essay, the student
correctly uses: appropriate paragraphing, capitalization, commas,
apostrophes, question marks and periods. The student also avoids
run-on sentences and sentence fragments. 80 % of sentences are
error-free.
6) The student
reads four self-selected but teacher-approved novels and responds
in a variety of ways as determined by the teacher.
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About
Me
I came to Bethel
in its second year of existence (1999). Prior to teaching, I worked
for ten years in the computer software industry, and before that,
for the YMCA
of San Francisco. I was Executive Director of the Vallejo
branch of the North
Bay YMCA for three years.
If it were not for my years of experience as a team sports coach,
I would probably never have realized how much I enjoy working
with young people and facilitating their growth, their success,
and their fulfillment of dreams. This spirit continues in my classes,
where students focus on individual excellence, and are also part
of a learning community. We learn to become 'team players' through
friendly competition, collaborative projects and discovery of
the skills we each possess. As athletes are rewarded for physical
accomplishment on the field and the court, my students are acknowledged
for academic achievement in the arena of the classroom as they
prepare for the future.
Born: July 25, 1950
San Francisco, California
Education:
Mountain View
High School, Mountain View, California
Sonoma State
University, BA Sociology 1976
Chapman University,
Secondary Teaching Credential 2001
Wife:
Sarah (since 1983)
Registered Nurse & Health Educator; Founder & Owner of
Birth University
Children: Luke (born 1989)
Corey (born 1991)
Dog: Madiera ("Maddy"
- Portuguese Water Dog - born 2001)
Home: Benicia,
California
When I'm not teaching:
I'm correcting papers . . .
Or playing guitar in the church choir / with friends
Or swimming / working out at 24 Hour Fitness
Or cooking
Or reading (I hate TV-except for sports)
Or coaching my sons' athletics
Person I most admire:
Jaime
Escalante, Los Angeles high school math teacher
from the movie Stand and Deliver, who's my personal inspiration
as a teacher
Links about
Jaime Escalante & the movie:
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Location: Q106
Tel:(707)556-5700
Ext.#51068
English
10 Competencies
1)
The student correctly identifies a major theme of a novel, play,
short story, poem, or essay.
2) The student identifies and explains a thesis statement in the
context of an assigned piece literature.
3) The student writes an autobiographical essay that includes:
point of view, developed situation, plot, characters point of
view, setting, and conflict with a minimum of two or more rough
drafts and one final draft.
4) The student uses prewriting notes that show a selection from
two or more techniques (for example, brainstorming, listing, mapping,
clustering, webbing)
5) The student proof reads and corrects at least 70 % of the grammatical,
mechanical, and spelling errors in a teacher-designed paragraph.
6) In a teacher-identified, in-class essay, the student correctly
uses: appropriate paragraphing, capitalization, commas, apostrophes,
question marks and periods. The student also avoids run-on sentences
and sentence fragments. 70 % of sentences are error-free.
7) The student writes one essay per course in which connections
are made between his/her own life and one of the main characters
taken from a published work.
8) The student reads four self-selected but teacher-approved novels
and responds in a variety of ways as determined by the teacher.
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