WELCOME Class of 2015!!
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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.
Moved to DFW area in 2004 when I got married.
No biological children; two step-daughters and four step-grandkids.
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!!
Important Dates: Summer Reading/annotated book,
The Awakening due 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
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
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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