•  Professional Biography
     
    bulldog   Melanie Stender
      English Teacher 
     
    bio
     
    Ms. Melanie Stender attended public schools in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, and earned an undergraduate degree in English Literature at Marietta College. Her graduate degree from West Virginia University is in education, especially reading, and she has current reading specialist certification. Before joining the Stone Bridge faculty, she edited copy at Glencoe/McGraw-Hill in Columbus, Ohio, and taught high school English in Ohio as well. During the 2017-2018 school year, she teaches two sections of AP English Language and three sections of English 12, and co-sponsors PEER and GSA.
     
    Look for Ms. Stender in the following locations.
     
    Before     409, 509, or 407
    1 -            407 - English 12
    2 -            509 Plan
    3 -            409 - English 12 with Ms. Morgan 
    4 -            509 Team Plan
    5 -            409 - PEER with Mrs. Goddard
    6 -            409 - AP Lang
    7 -            409 - AP Lang
    8 -            409 - English 12
    After         409 or 509 
     
    To see daily agendas, handouts, etc., join our Google Classroom:
    AP Lang - fomsd3 
    English 12 - guv4ty
     
    For important messages, we also have a Remind account:
    AP Lang - @sbaplang
    English 12 - @sbeng12
     
    Find Ms. Stender on Twitter to see what's happening in English class or in PEER: @SBHS_Stender and @sb_peer. 
      
    Stay up-to-date on your grades by checking Phoenix.
    1. Log in to ParentVUE/StudentVUE on your computer or phone
    2. Click "Class Website" in the list of links
    3. Select English class from the drop down bar at the top of the screen
    4. Click "Announcements"
    5. A description of each day's activities is given along with any presentation materials and handouts. Scroll down to find information from earlier in the school year
    To communicate quickly and easily with Ms. Stender, use her LCPS email.
     
    melanie.stender@lcps.org
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    Course Information
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    Course Syllabus: See Phoenix
    		 Course Plan
     
    Academic English 12:
    *Each unit will involve sample essay analysis, vocabulary study, and review/introduction of mechanics and usage concepts. 
    -World Literature: nonfiction, short story, drama, novel 
    -College Application Essay Unit
    -Business Writing Unit 
    -Research Paper Unit
    -Exemplification Essay Unit
    -Persuasion Unit
    -Problem/Solution Unit
     
    AP Language:
    -Close Reading and Skill Building 
    -Interactive Notebook
    -Vocabulary Building
    -Synthesis Essay
    -Rhetorical Analysis Essay
    -Argumentative Essay
     
     Contact Information
    Address:
    43100 Hay Road, Ashburn VA 20147 
    		 Phone:
    571-252-2200    EXT.