AP Language is a course open to all juniors at Helena High interested in a challenging course focused on rhetoric and argument.
Debate class is an elective that combines argumentation with the study of philosophy. It’s open to all grade levels.
Word Clues is an honors course open to students of all grade levels. In it, we’ll build vocabulary through the study of Latin and Greek.
All of the work for the AP Seminar class needs to be submitted to the College Board by April 30, 2019. That means you can continue to work on your papers after the due dates listed below, but they will need to be submitted to me for grading by these dates. Team Project and Presentation […]
We’re down to the last two essays for Semester 1, a revision of the college essay and a new essay about reparations for slavery. Details are below. College Essay Your revision of this essay is due on Wednesday, January 9. Please give it to me in class, printed, with both the original draft and the […]
The final for Debate class will be a two-part assignment: a personal reflection paper and presentation in which each student develops and articulates a personal philosophy. The assignment information is available here.
This is my fourteenth year at Helena High School,where I teach English III AP Language, Word Clues, Debate, and Speech. In my spare time, I enjoy grading essays, watching the San Diego Padres, and buying more books than I could ever hope to read.
I came to Helena High after a period of wandering that included attending law school for two days, coaching debate at Carroll College for four years, and teaching in Great Falls for nine months, but the real decision to become a teacher probably began in a theater in Billings, Montana, when I saw “Dead Poets Society” for the eleventh or twelfth time. As ridiculous as it sounds, that little movie helped me understand that my passion for language and literature was something that could be shared with others.
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