Above And Beyond Teaching

Welcome Back Eagles 2009-2010

2009-08-24T15:04:00Z

Greetings Parents and Students, I look forward to a wonderful year with each of you. I will periodically post what I hope is helpful and informative information about classroom assignments, school events and other educational news. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or just leave a comment here on my blog. Blessings! Ms. Sanders ELA - Advantage Academy - Grand Prairie Our mission is to "...inspire students to be productive, successful champions by offering them a future and a hope."

English 4 Adventures in ELA

2009-02-11T14:04:00Z

[ap]Parents and Students,[ip] As the new year and semester begins, our graduating seniors are venturing into new territories of learning. As a class we will be using the model of a freshman college course to prepare for the first year of college English. [O]Senior goals are to: Compose an argumentative research essay using APA Express thoughts logically, clearly and coherently in a variety of rhetorical modes; Demonstrate mastery of the stages of the writing process; Critically revise and edit their own compositions, as well as respond critically to peer drafts; Avoid mechanical, grammatical and spelling errors; Critically evaluate and respond to selected essays; Currently, we are learning APA formating including: Appropriately format a Title Page Demonstrate the proper page layout Properly insert in-text citations Demonstrate the proper layout for references Correctly insert graphs and figures Demonstrate how to use proper heading formats Student Response Assignment: (100pts.)[8-|] Write a brief statement about the new format of English 4. What have you learned What are you looking forward to learning How do you believe this new format will help you with your first year of college English. I look forward to your comments, Ms. Sanders[C] ELA Teacher Advantage Academy -Grand Prairie, Texas

What are you most thankful for this year?

2008-11-20T17:18:00Z

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! ! ! "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." Ephesians 1:16 There are so many things to be thankful for in my life, my Savior, Jesus Christ, my son "Butterbean", my awesome friends and family and of course the best job in the world with the best co-workers and students that a teacher could ever ask for. As our year comes closer to a wonderful end, I asked my students what they were most thankful for? Please click on the comment section to read their responses. Ms. Sanders

Homework Assignment #2 Due November 10th

2008-09-30T21:06:00Z

October is National … October seems to be a really popular month for awareness. I have found a wonderful website that list all of the monthly and weekly observances of October. Your homework assignment is to choose a topic, learn all about it and then tell others about it. How? For this homework assignment the student will: Step One: Go to http://www.brownielocks.com/october.html and choose an appropriate topic.[Y] Step Two: Write a three paragraph essay about your topic including: · How it came about. · Founders- Who started it? · P ublic awareness- What is the message? Step Three: Create a visual either by poster or PowerPoint to highlight your topic. Assignment due November 10 th Good Luck and have fun! Ms. Sanders

Homework: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month -- Due September 30th

2008-09-13T17:48:00Z

What is Hispanic Heritage Month? Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, 2006 In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week. The observance was expanded in 1988 to a month long celebration (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15). America celebrates the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Sept. 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, respectively. ( http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007173.html ) Assignment: Step One: Student will select a notable Hispanic from Fact Monster.com http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html as the subject of an essay. Step Two: Student will complete a five paragraph essay, citing three positive traits or contributions to society by their subject. Step Three: Student will provide visual interpretation(full or half poster or PowerPoint) of their chosen subject including: four images brief biography three positive traits Step Three: Student will turn in assignment on Tuesday, September 30th during class period. Please see rubric for grading scale and post any questions in comment section. Always do your best... Ms Sanders

The Best First Six Weeks Ever!

2008-08-17T12:18:00Z

Welcome, students and parents to Ms. Sanders blog. Here you will find helpful information, homework assignments and other useful tidbits of information. Please feel free to contact me with any question you might have at psanders@eaisd.org I am here to help and answer any questions you may have. Ms. Sanders [ip] Homework Assignments: Grading Rubric for Homework: ON TIME Student will receive kn points for promptly turning in homework at the beginning of class. COMPLETED ASSIGNMENT Student will receive kn points for following all directions and completing the entire assignment. CONVENTIONS Student will receive kn points for using correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization and good sentence structure PRESENTATION Student will receive kn points for an impressive presentation of the homework assignment