large view Ms. Lamkin at the Round Rock Express Game

Objectives of the course are as follows:

• Develop the individual to the fullest extent of his/her capacity in using the English language with ever-increasing competence, power, pleasure, and creativity.
• Include all English Language Arts—reading, both of literature and of exposition; composition, including oral and written, creative and expository; grammar, mechanics, and usage; systematic word study.
• Teach correct spelling, clear enunciation, and conventional usage as aids to effective communication.
• Stress literature as a source of rich personal development through understanding of self, the world, and others.
• Teach listening, speaking, and thinking skills.
• Teach the different variations of usage and the standards and influences which help determine the level of diction required in any social situation.

large view Ms. Lamkin getting out a little frustration

large view La Chupacabra

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