Miss Mary Lambert

Contact

mlambert@madisonprep.org
480-345-2306 ext 215

Office Hours

Tuesday 3:15pm-4:00pm
Wednesday 3:15pm-4:00pm
Thursday 3:15pm-4:00pm

Classes/Duties

JH Literature and Composition
Freshman World Geography 
Creative Writing, Senior Elective

Extracurriculars

NJHS Advisor
​JH Student Council Co-Advisor

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Class Information

Literature and Composition 7&8

Extra Credit Opportunity for both 7th and 8th grade!

In 7th grade, we start the 2nd trimester reading Charles Dickens's beloved tale, A Christmas Carol. Because the syntax and vocabulary in this novella can be quite challenging, the story is read entirely at school. Seventh grade students have very little homework assigned during this unit; however, this is a perfect time for them to take advantage of the extra credit reading opportunity mentioned above.    

Homework information: None currently assigned. 

Click the link to view the course syllabus. (Please note: The syllabus includes a supplies/materials list.) 


In 8th grade, students are reading a classic work of science fiction, The Time Machine, by HG Wells. As the Time Traveller ventures into the future, students in the class will explore the past with the Dinner Date with History Project. 

Homework information: To view a calendar of all due dates and homework assignments associated with this unit, click here. For each chapter of The Time Machine, students are writing short summaries. To see a handout about the required chapter summaries, click here. 

​Click the link to view the course syllabus. (Please note: The syllabus includes a supplies/materials list.) ​ 

World Geography 9

​9th 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. 

Click the link to view the current course syllabus. 

World Geography Homework: Study ten to fifteen minutes per evening. The USA test (including all 50 states and capitals) is tentatively scheduled for Monday, December 16th. 

Online games are a great way to review this material. Click the links for some recommended games: 

• https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3003
  
• https://www.bls.gov/k12/content/games/geography-quiz/geography-quiz.htm
  
• https://time.com/5093874/us-state-capitals-quiz/
  
• https://www.sporcle.com/games/moangoa/match-the-us-states-with-their-capitals#
  

Creative Writing

Creative 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. 

Biography

I 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 fourteenth year at James  Madison and, other than Literature and Composition, I teach 9th grade World Geography 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. 
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