Welcome Parents!

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Welcome Parents!

• McCarty (English)/Purrington (US History)
• 10th grade Block

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Our Purpose

• To provide a learning environment where academic,
  inter-disciplinary learning can take place. We
  believe this approach will help to reinforce
  concepts and skills which will ultimately lead to
  the students transfer of knowledge to other
  areas of their lives.

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Year in Preview2005-2006

• 1st Quarter
• US HISTORY Shared Assignments
  ENGLISH 10
• Causes of the Introduction Speech
• Civil War Who Am I--Paper
• John Brown Essay 6 Traits Instruction
• 
  Literature Circles small group
  novel and speech
• Civil War

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Year in Preview2005-2006

• 2nd Quarter
• US HISTORY Shared Assignments
  ENGLISH 10
• Wild West Storybook
  Persuasive
  Speaking
• America/ World Leader Great Speech
• Analysis Paper A Midsummer
• Panama Canal Nights Dream
• MSND
  Performances
• Womens Suffrage in theatre Independent
  Novel
• WWI
• Monopoly game day BSW Test Prep

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Year in Preview2005-2006

• 3rd Quarter
• US HISTORY Shared Assignments
  ENGLISH 10
• Great Depression Biography PP Speech Of
  Mice and Men
• WWII WWII Essay Night
• Anne Frank FT

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Year in Preview2005-2006

• 4th Quarter
• US HISTORY Shared Assignments
  ENGLISH 10
• Cold War
• MCA Reading
• Test prep
• Oral History and Multi-
• Media Presentation
• Vietnam War Creative Writing/Poetry

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Our Contact Information

• Jen McCarty 651-683-6969 ext. 8692
• Jennifer.McCarty_at_district196.org
• Classroom A304
• Rick Purrington 651-683-6969 ext. 8807
• Richard.Purrington_at_district196.org
• Classroom A302
• Office A308

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Were Excited for a New Year.Class of 2008

• Coming together is a beginning.
• Keeping together is progress. Working together is
  success. Henry Ford