Meet our English Language Arts Department!

Meet our English Language Arts Department!

Teacher: Ms. Sheila Kizzart, M. Ed.

English Department Chair

Courses Taught: ENGLISH I and ENGLISH I PRE-AP

Organizations: Student Council Co- Sponsor

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Hampton University

Master of Arts in Education (Curriculum and Instruction), Texas Wesleyan University

Favorite Authors: Nonfiction: Maya Angelou, T. D. Jakes

Fiction: Sue Grafton, Patricia Cornwell

Favorite books: The Bible

Email: kizzart@uiwtx.edu    

Tutoring time: Tues./Thurs. 3:05-3:45

Resources: www.renweb.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jessica-wise-how-fiction-can-change-reality

Teacher: Mr. Kevin Barton

St. Anthony Class of 2011

Courses Taught: ENGLISH II and ENGLISH II PRE-AP

Organizations: Rotary Interact

Education: Bachelor of Arts, University of the Incarnate Word

Favorite Authors: George Orwell, Raymond Carver, Cormac McCarthy, Ian Fleming

Favorite Books: Animal Farm, Watchmen, Casino Royal, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Blood Meridian

Email: kebarton@uiwtx.edu

Tutoring Times: M-Th.: 3:00 – 3:45  F: By appointment only

Teacher: Ms. Michelle Casarez

Courses Taught: ENGLISH IV and ENGLISH IV AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

Education: Bachelor of Arts, St. Mary’s University

Favorite Authors: Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens

Favorite Books: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Great Expectations

Email: mmcasare@uiwtx.edu

Tutoring Times: M-Th.: 3:00 – 3:45

Teacher: Mr. Reynaldo Valdez

Courses Taught: ENGLISH III and ENGLISH III AP

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Rice University

Master of Arts, Texas A&M University

Favorite Authors: John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway

Favorite Books: The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, The Old Man and the Sea

Email: ravalde1@uiwtx.edu

Tutoring Time: M-Th.: 3:00 – 3:45