Introduction

Hi class! My name is Miss Austin and I'm excited to be teaching you English this year! We are going to learn so much together, read so many great books and short stories, and improve our writing skills. I'm excited to get started! A little bit about me: I am from Layton, Utah and will be graduating in English Teaching from BYU in April 2010 I'm engaged and will be getting married in December so wedding planning is keeping me pretty busy :), and I went on a study abroad last summer to London and was able to go to Paris for a weekend. The picture to the left was taken at a cafe in Paris drinking hot cocoa. It was an amazing experience that I'll never forget (the whole study abroad - not just drinking cocoa).

I have always loved to read and write, which helped me decide to become an English teacher. Another thing that influenced my decision to teach English was my ninth grade English teacher Mrs. Workman. She was phenomenal! She made English fun and accessible and something that my peers and I looked forward to. I hope to do that with you this year and to get you excited about reading, writing, and communicating your ideas! Communication and critical thinking skills learned in English will help you in any career you choose.

This website is where you can go to see what we'll be doing in class each day and what assignments I've posted. This is also where I'll post questions for discussion so you can voice your opinion on the things we're talking about in class. Also, this website is a great place to post questions for me about assignments or concepts we've covered in class. I'm looking forward to a great year teaching and getting to know you better!