Cushing-murray, Christian
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COMMITMENT HONOR SUCCESS
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OFFICE HOURS: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday @ 8:00am, or by appointment (email below)
PERIOD 1: English 12 ERWC
PERIOD 2: English 11
PERIOD 3: English 11
PERIOD 4: English 11
PERIOD 5: Conference/Prep
PERIOD 6: Cross Country/Track
TEACHER NAME: Christian "Mr. Cush" Cushing-murray
E-mail: christian.murray@sausd.us
Department: English
"Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it"
--Thomas Paine
--Thomas Paine
Syllabus/Course Outline: Welcome!
I will keep this simple: we’re here to learn English. We will write, we will read, we will speak, we will listen, and above all, we will think.
Course Content: we will cover various genres of literature, including poetry, short stories, novels, and plays, mostly written by people now dead, yet immortalized by the printed word. I will provide students with some of the tools necessary for understanding literature, and thinking critically about it; proper use of these tools will determine your grade.
Course Expectations: I work hard, but more important, I work for you; therefore I have condensed all rules into one big credo under which we all can live by, and all other rules are subsequent to:
PAY ATTENTION!
That means to me, AND to each other, especially when addressing the class, AND to your world (after all, it is your world), AND to yourself (you’re stuck with you forever...). Rules that fall under this credo are as follows: attend class, be on time, be honest, do your work, do the right thing, come to class prepared, be nice, follow directions, participate, and use your brain, because in all likelihood, no one else will.
I will keep this simple: we’re here to learn English. We will write, we will read, we will speak, we will listen, and above all, we will think.
Course Content: we will cover various genres of literature, including poetry, short stories, novels, and plays, mostly written by people now dead, yet immortalized by the printed word. I will provide students with some of the tools necessary for understanding literature, and thinking critically about it; proper use of these tools will determine your grade.
Course Expectations: I work hard, but more important, I work for you; therefore I have condensed all rules into one big credo under which we all can live by, and all other rules are subsequent to:
PAY ATTENTION!
That means to me, AND to each other, especially when addressing the class, AND to your world (after all, it is your world), AND to yourself (you’re stuck with you forever...). Rules that fall under this credo are as follows: attend class, be on time, be honest, do your work, do the right thing, come to class prepared, be nice, follow directions, participate, and use your brain, because in all likelihood, no one else will.
Period 1: e-Business/SENIOR English/Room 425
Period 2: JUNIOR English/Room 425
Period 3: JUNIOR English/Room 425
Period 4: JUNIOR English/Room 425
Period 5: Conference period/Prep
Period 6: Cross Country/Track
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD:
"Whiffing on teacher evaluations"
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/teacher-511834-cobb-baseball.html
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/teacher-511834-cobb-baseball.html
"Think you'd like to try teaching?"
"Putting faces on schools' failure"
"Horsing around instead of teaching"
"We need more teaching, less testing"
"Loving My Country, Fearing Patriotism"