MARGIE SMITH

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About The Teacher
THIS WILL BE MARGIE SMITH'S FOURTH YEAR AT OSHS. SHE PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT 8TH GRADE ENGLISH AT BEARDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL; FRESHMAN COMPOSITION AT ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE; FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE, AND JUNIOR ENGLISH AT FARRAGUT HIGH SCHOOL;AND 5TH GRADE AT MT. JULIET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. SHE GRADUATED FROM MT. JULIET HIGH SCHOOL, MT. JULIET, TN; CUMBERLAND COLLEGE, LEBANON, TN, WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS; CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE, JEFFERSON CITY, TN, WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RELIGION AND ENGLISH EDUCATION; AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, WITH A MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH. MS. SMITH ENJOYS CREATIVE WRITING. SHE FREQUENTLY ATTENDS THE ANNUAL TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN WRITERS' CONFERENCE IN THE SPRING. SHE ENCOURAGES HER STUDENTS TO SUBMIT THEIR CREATIVE WRITING TO THE STUDENT WRITING CONTEST THAT IS PART OF THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN WRITING CONFERENCE. HER OTHER HOBBIES INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHY, SUPPORTING THE OSHS BAND (HER DAUGHTERS ARE IN THE BAND), SUPPORTING THE OSHS GIRLS' SOCCER TEAM (HER DAUGHTER IS ON THE TEAM), ATTENDING DANCE AND PIANO RECITALS (TO WATCH HER DAUGHTERS PERFORM), AND COLLECTING AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS.

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Mission
STUDENTS WILL 1. DEVELOP AS WRITERS 2. APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND LITERATURE 3. MASTER GRAMMAR SKILLS 4. ENJOY ENGLISH!!!