1. RULES & PROCEDURES
Classroom Rules
1. Students must remain quiet and seated
unless otherwise stated by the teacher.
2. Students must raise their hand in order
to be acknowledged unless otherwise stated by
the teacher.
3. Students must come to class with all
required materials.
4. Students must participant in all of the
classroom activities.
5. Students must respect the teacher,
fellow classmates, and themselves at all times.
6. Students must follow directions.
7. Students must follow all of these rules.
o Students will only receive one warning
after not following one of the classroom
rules.
o If the student continues to break the
classroom rule(s), then the student will
receive a discipline referral. Parents will
receive a phone call.
o If the student refuses to behave after
warning and referral, the student will be
excluded from the remaining class time
and will be sent to the office.
Strategic
Strategies
Date of publication
“THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS A LIFE
OF PURPOSE.” ~ROBERT BRYNE
Mrs. Chelsea Bowman
Alabama High School
English/Language Arts
Room 109
Cell: (334)412-0008
Work: (334)229-0005
Email:
cbowman025@mps.gmail.com
A Journey Into Mrs.
Bowman’s Classroom

2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on language, writing,
speaking, listening, reading literature,
and reading informational text. The
course is designed to prepare students
for college level courses and career
opportunities. All of the lessons taught
will be based on the Alabama Course of
Study for English Language Arts. Each
day, there will be strategic lessons that
will fully engage students in learning.
EDUCATIONAL
PHILOSOPHY
The purpose of education is to assist in the
further development of students’ thought
processes. Some people may think that the only
reason an education is important is to start a
career; however, an education should be viewed
as a tool for gaining knowledge that can be used
to better society. The classroom should be an
environment where the students are fully
engaged in activities. There should not be total
silence all of the time. Strategic lessons should
be taught so that students have a better
understanding what is supposed to be learned.
The acronym TWIRL best describes how
strategic lessons should be taught. Talking,
writing, investigating, reading, and listening are
the elements of TWIRL. Hands-on activities
should be given within any type of class. A
combination of students that are willing to learn
and a teacher that is willing to educate is a recipe
for future productive citizens of the world.
TYPES OF ACTIVITIES
.Digital Story
The students will create a digital story about
themselves. They will include information about
their family, hobbies, extracurricular activities,
their future, their education, and any other
interesting facts about themselves. The digital
story should be created using Windows Movie
Maker. It may include pictures, videos, and audio
files.
Being Creative
Each of you will read and comprehend the first
three chapters of The Scarlet Letter. After
reading the chapters, you will ask yourselves the
following questions:
 What happened in chapters 1-3?
 Who were the main characters in
chapters 1-3?
 What was the setting of these chapters?
 How will you be able to illustrate what
happened in these chapters?
After you ask yourselves these questions, make
sure that you take notes on what you read so
you can answer the questions. Then you need to
create an illustration that portrays what
happened in Chapters 1-3. There are no wrong
or right answers, but your illustration must be
detailed enough to show what happened in the
first three chapters.
READINGS
 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel
Hawthorne
 Romeo and Juliet by William
Shakespeare
 Animal Farm by George Orwell
 Ender’s Game by Orson Scott
 To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by
Mark Twain
 Other Readings
Helpful Links
Purdue OWL Writing Lab
 https://owl.english.purdue.edu/ow
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Alabama Virtual Library
 www.avl.lib.al.us/
Online Dictionary
 dictionary.reference.com