LA 10 2015-16 Ms. Platte Room 310

Education Master of Teaching from WWU (2007) - Secondary Education - Differentiated Instruction Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature and Creative Writing from USC (2003) - Pre-Law - History - Performing Arts

Professional Experience Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA (2008-09) Chinese American International School, San Francisco (2009-10) Mt. Si High School (2014 – present) LA 12 Course Lead Teacher 2015-16

What’s Happening in LA 10 Short Story reading and paragraph writing Weekly Reflective formal letter writing wth vocab Synthesis Writing (All Quiet on the Western Front) Rhetorical Analysis (Julius Caesar) Analyzing Narrative (Night) Close textual symbolism analysis (Lord of the Flies) Close Reading (Catcher in the Rye) Poetry Prep for state assessment

LA 10 Thematic Topics Fear and its control Flaws of humankind Corruption of power Self-preservation Purpose How does one overcome the flaws of humankind to find hope, beauty, purpose and identity in the world?

Practice and Assessment Practices (usually daily work) are designed to help students be successful on assessments. Practice assignments may only be made up if a student has an excused absence. Daily annotation Discussion Questions Reading Logs Vocabulary packets Study Guides Group Presentations Assessments may include: annotations, weekly letters, writing assessments, presentations, independent reading projects, a speech or some type of “performance,” etc.

Required Materials to Bring… CLASS MATERIALS: Spiral notebook for a “journal” A 3-ring binder w/dividers (NOT just a notebook with folders) Notebook paper Sticky notes for library books (you may purchase your own books) Pens/pencils/highlighters BOOKS: MSHS provides copies of all texts but students may benefit from owning their own copy (new or used) for purposes of annotating directly onto the text. Stickynotes serve the same purpose and are used if the student checks out a school copy.

Student Success Class Website Coursework Organization Weekly check-ins Writing conferences In-person help during lunch/before/after school Email plattes@svsd410.org

Class Website The class website: www.splatte.weebly.com - Linked to my name on the MSHS “Teacher” page

Contact Information Monday – Friday 6:45 am – 4:00 pm School Phone Number (Direct): 425-831-8207 plattes@svsd410.org Teacher website: splatte.weebly.com *Updated daily*