Miss Mary LambertContactmlambert@madisonprep.org
480-345-2306 ext 215 Office HoursTuesday 3:15pm-4:00pm
Wednesday 3:15pm-4:00pm Thursday 3:15pm-4:00pm Classes/DutiesJH Literature and Composition
Freshman World Geography Creative Writing, Senior Elective ExtracurricularsJH Student Council Co-Advisor
Class InformationLiterature and Composition 7&8In 7th grade, we are studying Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. As we read one of The Bard's best-known plays, students will be testing their talents as poets for our creative writing unit. To see more about the poetry project, click here. Because Romeo and Juliet is read entirely at school, students have significantly less homework in the first part of the third trimester. Click the link to view the course syllabus. 7th Grade Homework:
In 8th grade, students spend the third trimester studying novels of their choosing in assigned Book Clubs. They also research and write academic papers on a topic of their choice for the 8th Grade Project. 8th Grade Homework:
Click the link to view the course syllabus. World Geography 99th grade World Geography is a one trimester survey course. Most of the material comes from lectures given in class, and students should plan to spend ten minutes each evening studying their maps and notes. Otherwise, there is very little homework. We will spend approximately two weeks on each continent. World Geography is not taught in the third trimester.
Creative WritingCreative Writing is an elective for seniors. Students experiment with flash fiction and short stories before designing a final project. The final project is a substantial sample of each student's work as a creative writer.
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BiographyI have been teaching since I was two years old. My first class was made up of stuffed animals and a Bert doll-- my favorite character on Sesame Street at the time. In 4th grade I saved up 100 orange tickets (orange tickets were given to students for doing well on homework assignments, having no tardies for the week, etc.) and instead of buying candy bars or pretty erasers for five tickets apiece, I chose to be "Teacher for the Day." In junior high I helped teach Sunday school, and in high school I volunteered at Tarwater Elementary School . In college I majored in English (since writing is another of my lifelong loves) and minored in education and history.
I was so happy when I was offered a position as the junior high Literature and Composition teacher at JMPS: it was as if someone took all of my favorite things and combined them into the perfect job! This is my thirteenth year at James Madison and, other than Literature and Composition, I teach 9th grade World Georgraphy and a senior elective. I also have the privilege to work with the outstanding members of my homeroom. When I am not grading essays, I spend way too much money at Ann Taylor LOFT. I also love to travel, watch movies, play Settlers of Catan, and read books. Some of my favorite books are Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, Dune by Frank Herbert, The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, and Persuasion by Jane Austen. In addition to being an avid reader, I also enjoy writing. In July 2014, I graduated from Vermont College of Fine Arts with an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults. My debut novel, Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes, was published by Scholastic in February 2017. |
