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WELCOME Class of 2015!! Please make sure ALL electronic devices are powered off and put away.

WELCOME Class of 2015!! Please make sure ALL electronic devices are powered off and put away. Mrs. Hernandez:. Mexican Catholic girl, born and raised in El Paso TX. Attended girls Catholic school from K-12 th grade. UTEP Alumni: both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

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WELCOME Class of 2015!! Please make sure ALL electronic devices are powered off and put away.

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  1. WELCOME Class of 2015!! Please make sure ALL electronic devices are powered off and put away.

  2. Mrs. Hernandez: • Mexican Catholic girl, born and raised in El Paso TX. • Attended girls Catholic school from K-12th grade. • UTEP Alumni: both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. • Worked in EPISD for thirteen years. • Beginning 11th year at AISD. • Worked at TCC for two years: Comp I.

  3. Moved to DFW area in 2004 when I got married. • No biological children; two step-daughters and four step-grandkids.

  4. Answers to What Students Always Ask About Me: • Mexican parents from small towns in Mexico. Dad came to US as a child and Mom came to US when she got married. • I’m 100% bilingual; Spanish is my first language and I always spoke it at home while growing up. • I am white, Caucasian and Mexican because of my upbringing and culture. • Mexican/Latina is not a race, it’s an ethnicity!!

  5. Important Dates: • Summer Reading/annotated book, The Awakeningdue by Fri, Sept 5 (10:00 PM electronic copy) for everybody!! This includes any students who just got the assignment!! No late work accepted on this!!! • Fri, Sept 5: test on literary terms

  6. First Six Weeks Preview: • The Awakening/Kate Chopin • Literature Cards • Become familiar with AP Lit and Comp Test format • Examine the M/C part of the exam and the prose essay • Begin Oedipus

  7. AP Exam Format: • Section 1: multiple choice; (60 min) 45% of score; 55 questions; prose and poetry passages. • Section 2: Essays; (120 min) 55% of score. #1: poetry analysis (40 min) #2: prose analysis (40 min) short story, novel excerpt, or essay. #3: open essay. (40 min) Answer prompt with support from your own reading.

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