Mrs. Sheryl Davis

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Mrs. Sheryl Davis American Literature - 112

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Mrs. Sheryl Davis. American Literature - 112. My background. BA in English Literature from Davidson College Masters in Secondary English Education from Kennesaw State University Second career From a family of English teachers – my mom taught me AP Lit! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Mrs. Sheryl DavisAmerican Literature - 112

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My background BA in English Literature from Davidson

College Masters in Secondary English Education

from Kennesaw State University Second career From a family of English teachers – my

mom taught me AP Lit! 3 daughters – Dickerson, Walton, Wake

Forest University

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American Literature - 112 Challenging survey course which will

prepare your student for college Chronologically organized – Colonial,

Revolutionary, and Romantic periods of American literature

The Crucible by Arthur Miller (in our textbook – may want an additional copy for ease of use if desired)

Nonfiction selections, poetry, autobiography, drama

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American Literature - 112 The Crucible by Arthur Miller (in our textbook)

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (an autobiography)

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by Robert Edwin Lee an Jerome Lawrence

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Vocabulary studies Every other week a unit quiz (20 words) New vocab. books this year - $11 Technology feature allows students to

download words to their technology device (I phone, I touch, I pad, etc.)

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Communication is vital Email me at [email protected]

Office hours for your student every Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon

Parent conferences available upon request through the guidance department