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Mr. Tom Ferguson is in his seventh year of teaching at WACO High school, and his eigth year overall. Before he started teaching he spent 8 years managing retail clothing stores in Ottumwa, Des Moines, and Centerville. Mr. Ferguson teaches English I, English II, American Literature, Language at Work, and 7th Grade Study Hall. In addition to his teaching responsibilites Mr. Ferguson is head varsity volleyball coach and directs the Spring Musical.
Class Descriptions
English I (9th Grade)
Students will be exposed to basic writing for a variety of purposes. Students will develop research skills and strategies to use in formal writing, electronic presentations,and oral presentations. Students will also explore the use of language in the workplace, work values, and budgets. In addition students will be exposed a variety of literature including: short stories, novels, poetry, and a Shakespearean play.
English II (10th Grade)
Tenth grade English is designed to both review and introduce various literary genres and to broaden the students' writing experiences and uses for writing. Short stories, nonfiction essays, novels, poetry, the history of the English language, and drama combined with personal, critical and interpretive writing constitute the curriculm's content. Charal reading, independent reading/research, projects, and dramatic acting are also part of the class's design.
American Literature
American Literature chronologically surveys a range of American short stories, poems, and essays from Puritans to Modern American Literature. A variety of selections are read, written about, and discussed. Emphasized is the idea of history behind the writing, rather than just what the story, poem, or essay is about. Literary terms, vocabulary, periods or "schools" of literature, author's background and style are also considered as part of the study. Students will be graded on journal writing, discussion, daily assignments, quizzes and tests.
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