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Who is Ms. Poe? I am originally from Ohio. I have lived in Nashville for 6 years. I went to Lipscomb University for my undergrad. This is my 3rd year teaching here at Meigs (I did my student teaching here as well) I have a 1 year old golden retriever. I went to Malawi, Africa and taught English at a school there this past summer.

GOALS FOR THIS YEAR SCHOOL GOALS OUR GOALS 8th Grade Literacy Plan… Focus on annotating text Consider the author’s perspective/purpose Consider the figurative language in a text Provide supporting textual evidence. Ms. Poe’s Literacy Plan… Read/Learn with clear purpose and direction. Establish a clear foundation in all facets of writing (Persuasion, Narrative, Informative). Know the power in supporting our different opinions and perspectives. Prepare ourselves to become life long learners. GOALS FOR THIS YEAR SCHOOL GOALS OUR GOALS

EXPECTATIONS/POLICIES Classroom Expectations Be a Participant, Be Prepared, Be Present & Have Purpose Website www.poelit128.weebly.com Policies on Website Typing Web First two 9 weeks-100% (Tested Out) 15 exercises per week (30 exercises to make up) EXPECTATIONS/POLICIES CLASSROOM EXPECATIONS WEBSITE TYPING WEB

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS? Our partnership CLASSROOM PARTNERSHIP: 1 + 1 = 3 I believe that teachers, students, and parents/guardians work together on a team to achieve our academic and personal goals. I tell my students that when they give everything they have and I give everything I have, we are able to produce something far greater than what we started with! QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS?