Picture 1: Me outside of Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California...Home of the original Freedom Writers!
Picture 2: Tersor Russebegina, son of Paul Russebegina, main character from Hotel Rwanda who saved the lives of thousands of people
Picture 3: Renee Firestone, Holocaust Survivor and me.
Picture 4: Sharaud Moore, an original Freedom Writer from Ms. Gruwell's Room 203.
Welcome to English at Bellevue West High School!!
Hello and welcome to Sophomore English! My name is Ms. Frank and I am excited for a great year. I earned my Bachelors Degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2005. After I began my teaching career, I decided to continue my education at University of Nebraska-Omaha and graduated in 2008 with a Masters Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision. I have been a teacher for nine years and love the new challenges each year brings. I also sponsor the Sophomore Senate. In 2009, I had the privilege of being one of twenty-five teachers selected from across the country to attend the Freedom Writers Teachers Institute in Long Beach, California. I firmly believe ALL students have the ability to excel and succeed and want to provide them the hope and vision to walk across that stage and graduate!
Course Objective:
To cultivate an appreciation of literature; to provide opportunities for speaking, reading, writing, and research skills; and to provide experiences for the application of these skills. We will also to break down comfort zones, collaborate with others, create a community and celebrate our successes. I am a true believer in making learning fun, but do have high expectations for my students.
Standards and Essential Objectives:
1. Students will make oral presentations that demonstrate consideration of audience, purpose, and information.
2. Students will write compositions with focus, related ideas, and supporting details.
3. Students will analyze fiction through identifying and applying knowledge of elements and literary techniques.
4. Students will identify and apply knowledge of the text structure and organizational elements to analyze non- fiction or informational text.
5. Students will locate, evaluate, and use primary and secondary resources for research.
Course Objective:
To cultivate an appreciation of literature; to provide opportunities for speaking, reading, writing, and research skills; and to provide experiences for the application of these skills. We will also to break down comfort zones, collaborate with others, create a community and celebrate our successes. I am a true believer in making learning fun, but do have high expectations for my students.
Standards and Essential Objectives:
1. Students will make oral presentations that demonstrate consideration of audience, purpose, and information.
2. Students will write compositions with focus, related ideas, and supporting details.
3. Students will analyze fiction through identifying and applying knowledge of elements and literary techniques.
4. Students will identify and apply knowledge of the text structure and organizational elements to analyze non- fiction or informational text.
5. Students will locate, evaluate, and use primary and secondary resources for research.