Subjects Taught:

AP Language and Composition (11th grade), AP Literature and Composition (12th grade), PSAT I, PSAT II, Mississippi Writers, ACT/SAT Prep I

Experience
I have been teaching English for the last 26 years and have been at Olive Branch High School for the last 23 years. This is the 14th year that I have taught Gifted and AP English.

Bio
I graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor's Degree in English.

Summer Reading Assignments. AP seniors are to read BOTH novels prior to class.

1. 1984-George Orwell
2. The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini

Summer reading will be evaluated during the first week of class. If the class is during the fall semester, testing will occur the first week of class in August.  If the class is during the spring semester, testing will occur during the first week of school in January. Students will be allowed to use his or her personal novel during each test, so it is important to take notes in the book and highlight important events, characters, and passages to make testing easier. Students will NOT be allowed to share books during testing.  Each evaluation will count as a major test grade.

Summer Reading Assignments. AP juniors are to read BOTH books prior to class.

1. The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald

2.. Into the Wild- John Krakauer

Summer reading will be evaluated during the first week of class. If the class is during the fall semester, testing will occur the first week of class in August.  If the class is during the spring semester, testing will occur during the first week of school in January. Students will be allowed to use his or her personal novel during each test, so it is important to take notes in the book and highlight important events, characters, and passages to make testing easier. Students will NOT be allowed to share books during testing.  Each evaluation will count as a major test grade.