1. LA
Ms. Platte
Room 310

2. 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

3. Professional Experience
Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA ( )
Chinese American International School,
San Francisco ( )
Mt. Si High School (2014 – present)
LA 12 Course Lead Teacher

4. What’s Happening in LA 12
Personal/College Essay – Final drafts due in 2 weeks
Graduation Requirement
Myth, Folklore & Fairytales – starting next week
How the Dark Ages inspired art
Elements of myth/folktales/fairytales, Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, archetypes, symbolism
In-class synthesis essay, group projects
Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Poetry, Grammar, Nonfiction

5. What’s Happening in LA 12, cont.
2nd Semester:
Satire:
Voltaire’s Candide
Comparisons with other satires (“A Modest Proposal”
Research assignment with a 2-sided issue/write a proposal
Kafka’s Metamorphosis
Camus’ The Stranger
Persepolis – modern Iranian text
Poetry, formal letter writing, resumes, nonfiction texts

6. 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 and Seminars
Reading Logs
Formal letter writing with vocabulary
Study Guides
Group Presentations
Assessments may include: annotations, weekly letters, writing assessments, presentations, independent reading projects, a speech or some type of “performance,” etc.

7. 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.

8. Student Success Class Website Coursework Organization Weekly check-ins
Writing conferences
In-person help during lunch/before/after school

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

10. Contact Information
Monday – Friday 6:45 am – 3:30 pm
School Phone Number (Direct):
Teacher website: splatte.weebly.com
*Updated daily*