AP
English Information
If
you are registered for AP
English in 2006/2007, you
are responsible for summer
reading. Copies
of these assignments are
also available in the main
office.
Language
& Composition (11th grade)
Mrs. Davis
Summer Readings - The
Scarlett Letter, Catcher in
the Rye , and Inherit
the Wind .
AP
11 Summer Assignment Sheet
Tone,
Style, Syntax Handout: word
doc [47
kb]
AP English 12 Summer Assignment
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English
Web Resources |
General |
The
College Board <http://www.collegeboard.com>
Great source of information on
how to prepare for college, offering
tips on such things as how to write
a successful application essay
and also how to prepare for the
SAT and AP tests.
Dictionary
of Literary Terms <http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/terms/1terms.html>
A comprehensive list of terms
with definitions and examples.
Glossary
of Rhetorical Terms <http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html>
An excellent resource for Honors
and AP students.
Modern
Literary Theory <http://www.kristisiegel.com/theory.htm>
A great introductory site outlining
some of the more prominent modern
theories on why and how we should
go about reading stories, novels,
plays, and poems.
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| Poetry |
The
Academy of American Poets <http://www.poets.org/search/search.cfm>
Biographical information and samples
of the work of many of America's
best poets.
Poetry
180 <http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/>
Set up by America's Poet Laureate,
Billy Collins, this site lists
180 contemporary poems,each
intended to be read on one
of the 180 days of the school
year. Some are funny, some
are sad, some are thought-provoking,
and some appeal to the emotions
or the senses, but all are
interesting in one way or another.
Vers
libre <http://www.nth-dimension.co.uk/vl>
Online archive of classic poetry.
Hundreds of authors and titles
are available.
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| Literature |
Cable
in the Classroom: Shakespeare <http://www.ciconline.com/bdp1/>
Offers animated explanations of
Shakespeare's language (including
words and phrases Shakespeare invented
that you use everyday), the printing
process, why there are different
versions of the plays, and other
interesting stuff.
The
Cambridge History of English & American
Literature <http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/>
Considered the most important
work of literary history and
criticism ever published, the
Cambridge History contains
over 303 chapters and 11,000
pages, with essay topics ranging
from poetry, fiction, drama
and essays to history, theology
and political writing. All
18 volumes have been published
online.
Literature
& Life: The Givens Collection <http://www.pbs.org/ktca/litandlife/>
African-American literature in
historical context. An impressive
site at PBS.org.
Literary
Criticism at the Internet
Public Library <http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/>
The IPL Literary Criticism Collection
contains critical and biographical
websites about authors and their
works that can be browsed by
author, by title, or by nationality
and literary period.
Mythweb <http://www.mythweb.com>
An informative site dedicated
to the gods, heroes, and
monsters of Greek mythology.
Excellent visuals.
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| Composition
& Grammar |
Bedford/St.
Marin's Research and Documentation
<http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/>
The most comprehensive and easy-to-use
online resource for research paper
guidelines.
The
Blue Book of Grammar & Composition <http://www.grammarbook.com>
Offers instruction in grammar,
punctuation, and capitalization.
Each page also has practice
sentences with answers at the
bottom.
The
Elements of Style by William
Strunk, Jr. <http://www.bartleby.com/141/>
Online version of the classic
book. Concentrates on the rules
of usage and principles of composition
most commonly violated.
Guide
to Grammar & Writing <http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm>
Contains definitions, suggestions,
over 170 computer-graded quizzes,
and a way to submit questions
regarding grammar and usage.
An award-winning Website from
Capital Community College in
Hartford.
Online
Writing Lab at Purdue University <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/>
Site provides online writing
instruction including grammar
guides and practice sheets; and
links. One of the best academic
sites for writing help.
Paradigm
Online Writing Assistant <http://www.powa.org>
A superb, nicely organized, and
extremely helpful guide for Composition.
By Chuck Guilford, an English
Professor at Boise State University.
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Mary
Beth Putnam - Department Head
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BS in English from Appalachian State University
Email: mputnam@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s):English III
MHS Activities : Newspaper and Yearbook Advisor, English Department Chair
Started At Millbrook: 1987
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Personal
Bio :My hometown is Durham, North Carolina; however, I 've lived in Raleigh since 1985. I came to Millbrook my second year of teaching, so I've been here basically my enitire career. I have no plans of changing that. I plan to retire in approximately 15 years from Millbrook! I have three daughters. Abbey is in elementary school, and she is the reason that I will need to teach for 15 more years. Emily is in middle school, and Katie is at Leesville High. Even though you will see me cheer for the Pride when my daughter is on the court or field, I will always be a Wildcat at heart.
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Paula
Abbott
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BA, Campbell University
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Email: pabbott@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): Structured Writing, English II, Honors English II
MHS Activities: Mock Trial team
Started At Millbrook: 2004 |
Personal
Bio : I am married and have 2 children, both of whom graduated from Millbrook. I enjoy reading and working in my church library. |
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Joy
Allen
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BA,
Meredith College
Email: aallen@wcpss.net
Website:http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English III, Honors English III
Started at Millbrook: 1968
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Personal
Bio - My hometown is Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, I am married to Kenny Allen and am the mother of two Millbrook graduates, Kelly Burleson Hartis and Will Allen. My hobbies include reading Southern fiction and watching television - everything from "General Hospital" to "Trading Spaces" to "Hardball with Chris Matthews." My favorite book is Roxanna Slade by Reynolds Price. |
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Bettye Daniel
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BS,
Fort Valley State University,
Georgia
MEd,
Georgia State University
Email: bdaniel@wcpss.net
Website:http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English
II, Honors English II,
SAT Prep
Mentor
Started at Millbrook: 1990 |
Personal
Bio : My
hometown is Newton, Georgia. I have two
sons and two grandchildren.
I enjoy cooking, reading, and
serving others. I've been teaching
for a total of 28 years |
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Wendy
Ward Davis
Degree(s) & Awarding University : BA in English and Art History from UNC - Chapel Hill; licensure from Meredith College
Email: wdavis4@wcpss.net
Website:http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English II, AP Language and Composition
MHS Activities : Junior Class Advisor, World Cultures Advisor, Interact Advisor,
Co-Chair Millbrook Families Adoption Program, Co-Chair JDRF, MLC
Leadership
Started At Millbrook: 2004 |
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Bio:My hometown is Wilmington, North Carolina.
Since coming to Millbrook, I have met my husband, gotten married and had a baby boy named Ward. We have two huge dogs, Zeke and Gamble, who we love to take swimming as much as possible. We love the beach and the mountains, so we spend time going between the two. I would be lying if I said I didn't love shoes and shopping. The Secret Lives of Bees is my new favorite book. |
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Carol Ellis
Degree(s) & Awarding University: Atlantic Christian College, BA English w/ secondary certification
Email:cellis2@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English
MHS Activities (clubs, sports, etc.):
Started At Millbrook: Fall 2006 |
Personal
Bio: An avid Anglophile and logophile, I am passionate about teaching English and keeping up w/ the success and accomplishments of former students ["my kids"]. My free time is spent w/ anything and all things "family." Proud mother of two phenomenal daughters and devoted grandmother of six amazing grandkids: three felines and three canines. My husband and I enjoy traveling and doing fun things w/ friends and family. |
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Beth
Keefer
Degree(s) & Awarding University: James Madison University
Email: bkeefer@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English
MHS Activities (clubs, sports, etc.):
Started At Millbrook: Fall 2002
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Personal
Bio: I'm a native of Danville, Virginia. I have been teaching for 10 years and previously taught in both North Carolina and Virginia before coming to Millbrook. I live in the Raleigh area with my husband and our dog, Sally.
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Cindy
Kisner
Degree(s) & Awarding University: MA,
Appalachian State University
Email: ckisner@wcpss.net
Website:http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): Paideia
9 and English I
Freshman
Class Advisor
Mentor
Started at Millbrook: 1998 |
Personal
Bio: My
hometown is Marion, North Carolina. I am
married and have one son and one daughter.
I have been teaching for 25 years. |
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Degree(s) & Awarding University:
Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
| Nationally Board Certified |
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Email: wlindsay@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English
MHS Activities: Sponsor of the Millbrook Teenage Republicans and the Shakespeare Club
Started At Millbrook: Fall of 2005
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Personal
Bio: An avid runner, Mr. Lindsay his wife are actively involved with the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and participate in various fund-raisers for charitable causes. Mr. Lindsay also volunteers yearly to shave his head through the St. Baldrick's Foundation to raise funds to find a cure for all types of children's cancer. He firmly believes that we all should live the example of what we want others to be. His favorite quote follows:
"What a piece of work is man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! ". - (Shakespeare's Hamlet Act II, Scene II)
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Sarah
McAlister
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BA,
Meredith College
Email: smcalister@wcpss.net
Website:http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English
I and English IV
FTA
Co-Advisor
Started at Millbrook: 2004
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Personal
Bio: My
hometown is Raleigh, North Carolina. My hobbies
are shagging to beach music, walking, and
watching classic movies. My favorite book
is Raney by Clyde Edgerton. |
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Alyssa
Morris
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BS,
East Carolina University
MEd,
NC State University
Email: amorris@wcpss.net
Website: The
Classroom Connection
Subject Area(s):English
III and Honors English III
Started at Millbrook: 2001 |
Personal
Bio
My
hometown is Manassas, Virginia. I am married
and have a dog, Sir Atticus Jackson; and
a cat, The Grey Catsby. My hobbies include
co-ed volleyball, watching movies, traveling,
and visiting art museums. My favorite books
are To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper
Lee and Catcher in the Rye by J.D.
Salinger. I have been teaching for 9 years. |
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Karen
Schley
Degree(s) & Awarding University:BA,
Hope College MEd,
Sam Houston State University
Email: kschley@wcpss.net
Website:http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): NovaNet
Started at Millbrook: 1999 |
Personal
Bio: My
hometown is Holland, Michigan. I'm married
and have three daughters, all Millbrook graduates.
I've been teaching for 20 years. |
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Shannon Stone
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BA - University of North Carolina
| Nationally Board Certified |
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Email: sstone@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): Wildcat Prep, African-American Literature, English 9
MHS Activities: JV Cheerleading
Started At Millbrook: 2006 |
Personal
Bio: I graduated from Chapel Hill with a degree in English and secondary educatin. I live in Raleigh with my 2 daughters. I enjoy reading, traveling and all types of sports. |
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Wendy Bost
Degree(s) & Awarding University:
Email:
Blackboard Website:
Subject Area(s):
MHS Activities :
Started At Millbrook:
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Allyson Young
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BA, University of Virginia MT, University of Virginia
Email: ayoung4@wcpss.net
Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): AP English Literature and Composition, Honors English IV
Key Club Co-Advisor
Started at Millbrook: 2006 |
Personal
Bio - I was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, but have spent over half my life in Virginia. This is my first year in North Carolina but my 15th year teaching. I have been married to Carl for thirteen years and we have two children, Hannah 5, and Camden, 1. I am a die-hard Virginia fan, and am happy to be surrounded by ACC schools! I love sports, especially college football and basketball. If I have any spare time I enjoy working out, especially kick-boxing, reading, and photography. My favorite place is definitely the beach, and I will never name a favorite book, but I’ve got a strong top five list!
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Amy Greer
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BS East Carolina University
Email: agreer2@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): Introduction to High School English, English I, and Honors English I
MHS Activities::
Started At Millbrook: Fall 2007 |
Personal
Bio:I've lived in North Carolina all my life, and this is the second time I've lived here in Raleigh. Enjoying good food and good books are two of my favorite pastimes, although I have many other hobbies. I love the outdoors and have spent more than a decade of my summers at various camps, either as a camper or a counselor. I own a William Shakespeare action figure (with removable quill pen and book), and teaching is definitely one of the most important aspects of my life. |
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Ana Cuomo
Degree(s) & Awarding University: Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Language Arts and Secondary English Education, East Carolina University
MAEd - English Language Arts Education, East Carolina University
MSA - Master's in School Administration, North Carolina Central
Certification in Academically Gifted, Wake County Public Schools
Doctoral work in Educational Leadership, North Carolina State University
Email: acuomo@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English
MHS Activities (clubs, sports, etc.): Quiz Bowl
Started At Millbrook: 2007 |
Personal
Bio: Originally from New York, I moved to North Carolina when I was in middle school. I've taught every grade from 3rd to 12th, and college and university courses. I taught my own brother when he was in 8th grade, and I taught at a women's prison for 10 years.
hobbies: gourmet cooking, scrapbooking, foreign languages, reading, and technology. Education has changed my life; I want my students to have the same opportunities that I have had!
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Doug Kennedy
Degree(s) & Awarding University:
BA, Western Washington University
MA, Wake Forest University
MAT, East Carolina University
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Bio: I love to read, cook, listen to music, and travel. I live in South Raleigh with my fiance Lauren and a four-pound mutt named Nico. This is my first full year of teaching. |
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Kristen Earsley
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BA in English - Michigan State University & teaching licensure from NC State University
Email: kearsley@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English 12, English 11
MHS Activities: Varsity Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
Started At Millbrook: winter 2007 |
Personal
Bio: I have a dog named Alexander. I enjoy playing basketball and volleyball. |
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Robert Epler
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BS, Pennsylvania State University
Email: repler@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English II, SAT Preparation
MHS Activities:
Started At Millbrook: 2007 |
Personal
Bio: I attended Pennsylvania State University , where I originally applied as a computer engineering major before changing to the education profession. I am an avid reader and writer; I've published fiction and poetry in a collegiate literary magazine, and I’m hoping to publish my first full-length book relatively soon. In the summer, you’ll likely find me roaming around in another country; I've visited over 12 of them so far. I've had a long history of cats as school mascots; I was a wildcat in high school, a lion in college, and at Millbrook I'm a wildcat again! |
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Kim Montague
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BA, California State University East Bay
Email : kmontague@wcpss.net, mrsmontague@gmail.com
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English I and Freshman Seminar
MHS Activities:
Started At Millbrook:2007
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Bio: I was born and raised in San Jose, CA (Bay Area two hours from San Francisco). I taught there for two years before moving to North Raleigh. I am married to a wonderful man who races cars (modifieds) on the weekends. We have two beautiful animal children (a Maltese named Buffy and a tuxedo cat named Shadow). I love to read, paint, draw, spend time with my family, and use my enormous imagination. I became a high school English teacher because my own English teacher in high school inspired me like no other teacher. Her passion for literature and language gave me the lifelong goal of inspiring that same passion in my students. |
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Meghan Whitlock
Degree(s) & Awarding University: BA in English - East Carolina University, Licensure - University of NC at
Charlotte
Email: mwhitlock@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): English
MHS Activities (clubs, sports, etc.):
Started At Millbrook: 2007 |
Personal
Bio: I enjoy reading, writing, and going to the movies. I love to travel and see new places, especially other countries. I hope to travel to Italy this summer.
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Donna Wade
Degree(s) & Awarding University: AA Peace College, BS, Mathematics, NCSU,
Email: dwade@wcpss.net
Blackboard Website: http://blackboard.wcpss.net
Subject Area(s): Nova Net, Assistant Principal Intern
MHS Activities:
Started At Millbrook: January 2007
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Bio Married to Rick Wade in 1996. Three children: Laci, Jami, & Derrick, born May 7, 2004. Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Swimming, and Softball. |
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