Saturday, May 25th, 2013

Ms. Twomey's Website

Contact Information:

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 maureen.twomey@lebanon.k12.or.us

 or (541) 451-8555 ext. 1135

 

 2012-13 

This Year's Courses

Advanced LA 9 (pre-AP curriculum)

AP English Language & Composition (also satisfies LA 11)

English Language Learners (ELL) 9-12

LA 12 Lab (Essential Skills for Graduation)

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Language Arts Advanced 9

The 2012-13 syllabus Adv. LA 9 now available.  
Please see the site index in the left hand margin above.
This year I have launched a new grammar program -
Daily Grammar Practice (DGP).
 
Attention: Research Project assignment now attached

Citation example now attached


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English Language Learning (ELL)

Our goals: Your success in the classroom and the school

    -Specific support you need, especially reading comprehension, figurative language, and symbolism.

    -Practice and complete formal reading and writing work samples required for graduation, so you will be ready in four years! 

  -Advocacy and support in your content classes

Contact me or Hilda Estrada with any questions or if you require a translator for school-related issues.  

 

   

AP English Language and Composition

This year's AP audit-approved syllabus is available on the syllabus page. (Go to the site index in the left hand margin above.)

Full-length practice test dates:

April 6 - Saturday, April 13 - Saturday, & April 27 - Saturday

AP ENGLISH LANG and COMP EXAM 

SAVE THE DATE : Friday, MAY 10, 2013  8:00 A.M.

Do you have general questions about the AP English Language and Composition course and AP exam details? - Check out this link

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_englang.html?englang 

STUDY HELP: QUIZLET ACCESS  

use the following link   http://quizlet.com/join/KEfjE5EPQ

LA Lab  5th Period

  • For 12th graders who still need to meet their Essential Skills to be eligible to graduate-

Individual mini-lessons on successful strategies and specific content as necessary.

Reading Work Samples:   Students must complete two official formal work samples and receive passing scores of 12 with at least 4 for each scoring category.

Writing Sample Modes:   Narrative, Expository or Persuasion/Argumentation

Complete 2 samples in different modes with scores of 40 and at least 4 in each category. Writing scores are based on each trait:

  • Ideas and Content, 
  • Organization, 
  • Sentence Fluency and 
  • Conventions (weighted double)

Attachment:

 LALab12.doc