Welcome to 8Welcome to 8thth Grade English!Grade English!

Ms. Kristin HessMs. Kristin Hess~Fall 2014~~Fall 2014~

BackgroundBackground

• CHICAGO!!!CHICAGO!!!• Windy CityWindy City• Home of Home of

the Chicago Bulls!!!the Chicago Bulls!!!• Pop. 2,714, 856Pop. 2,714, 856• 33rdrd most populous most populous

city in the U.S.city in the U.S.

EducationEducation

• C.L.C. (AA)C.L.C. (AA)• Black Hawk College (Equine Black Hawk College (Equine

Science, Horse Technology)Science, Horse Technology)• W.I.U. (English Education)W.I.U. (English Education)• Roosevelt University—Graduate Roosevelt University—Graduate

Program (Special Education)Program (Special Education)

Interests?Interests?

• Music (both listening to and playing)Music (both listening to and playing)• Reading literature (predominantly Reading literature (predominantly

fiction)fiction)• WRITING (predominantly poetry)WRITING (predominantly poetry)• Animals (dogs, horses, fish, everything)Animals (dogs, horses, fish, everything)• Athletics (basketball, baseball, riding)Athletics (basketball, baseball, riding)• Training (Reining prospects)Training (Reining prospects)

• Teaching!!!Teaching!!!

Puppies!!!!!Puppies!!!!!

Lil’ Ann Delilah Rose

Haley May

Archibald Tucker

Previous ExperiencePrevious Experience

• Timber Ridge Therapeutic SchoolTimber Ridge Therapeutic School• Winslow Junior High SchoolWinslow Junior High School

**66thth Year of Teaching!!!! Year of Teaching!!!!

2014-20152014-2015

• I am incredibly excited to be working I am incredibly excited to be working with all of you this year. I promise you with all of you this year. I promise you that if you give it your all, you WILL be that if you give it your all, you WILL be successful. This is my second year here successful. This is my second year here at the junior high. Let’s make it the best at the junior high. Let’s make it the best one yet.one yet.

• I am going to push you—to challenge youI am going to push you—to challenge you—but I promise you I will never ask you —but I promise you I will never ask you to do something that you cannot do to do something that you cannot do without total success as long as you try!without total success as long as you try!

A Word on Goal Setting

• It is always important to set goals for yourself, both short-term and long-term.

• My goals for this year include trying new things, amping up my curriculum, and ensuring that you all grow as writers and have an incredibly successful year.

Questions????