NAME: Jon Nerf

SCHOOL: Paxon School for Advanced Studies

CLASS: AP Language and Composition

SCHOOL PHONE: 904-693-7583 ext. 189

About The Teacher

I have been teaching for twenty years, thirteen at N. B. Forrest and the 
last seven years here at Paxon SAS.  I have an M.A. in Literature from 
UNF.  I have National Board Certification.  I was named Teacher of the 
Year in 2000-2001.

I have a wife and one son.  We took a two-week trip to Australia in the 
summer of '08.  I enjoy reading poetry, novels, autobiographies, 
and books about history. My two favorite rock groups are The Beatles and 
Queen. I never get tired of watching Napoleon Dynamite.  Gosh!

Email me with any questions or problems you might have concerning our 
class, serious inquiries only, and please do not add my address to any chain 
letters or other annoying lists.  My email address is nerfj@duvalschools.org.

Mission For The Class

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
•	Analyze and interpret samples of good writing;
•	Identify and explain an author’s use of rhetorical strategies and
        techniques;
•	Apply effective strategies and techniques in their own writing;
•	Create and sustain arguments based on readings, research, and/or 
        personal experience;
•	Demonstrate understanding and mastery of standard written English as 
        well as stylistic maturity of their own writings;
•	Write a variety of genres and contexts, both formal and informal, 
        employing appropriate conventions;
•	Produce expository, analytical and argumentative compositions that 
        introduce a complex central idea and develop it with appropriate 
        and specific evidence, cogent explanations, and clear transitions;
•	Move effectively through the stages of the writing process, with 
        careful attention to inquiry and research, drafting, revising,    
        editing, and evaluation.