Mrs. Abby Ray English I & PreAP English I

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Welcome to my home page!  My name is Abby Ray, and I teach English I and PreAP English I at the Georgetown Ninth Grade Campus.

My Education & Teaching Background:

  • I received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Southwest Texas State University, with a major in English and a minor in history.
  • I have 11 years of teaching experience.  I have taught English I in Georgetown for all 11 years. 

My Contact Information:

  • My telephone number at the 9th Grade Campus is 943-1800 ext. 8060.
  • Please feel free to email me at raya@georgetownisd.org

This year, our class will be covering:

- Selected short stories, The Odyssey, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Selected non-fiction works, and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

In addition, PreAP classes will read Dickens' Great Expectations

Students will also be writing essays and covering basic grammar skills throughout the year.

***PreAP Summer Reading for 2008-2009 School Year:

Choose ONE of the following novels:
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
(You must have ONE of the above novels read prior to the first day of school).
 
 Note:  ALL Pre-AP English teachers at the Ninth Grade Campus require students to read one of the above novels!
 
Please purchase your own copy of the novel and bring it to class on the first day of school
 
Student recommendations:
*Highlight and annotate your book.
*Take notes in a spiral notebook to review before the test.
* Read background information on the Internet.
* Make sure you are familiar with terms like protagonist, antagonist, climax, theme, plot, symbolism, resolution, internal/external conflict, epiphany, flashback, foreshadowing.

***Supplies Needed for my English I/Pre-AP English I Class:  2 small spiral notebooks, black/blue pens, pencils, notebook paper, 1 pack lined index cards, 1 box of kleenex, 1 pocket folder with brads***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgetown Independent School District

Last updated:  07/24/08 03:14 PM