Faculty Profile


Name: Anita Burdell (Mrs.)
 
 
Department: English
 
Biography:

      I am a lifelong resident of Cobb County, Georgia.  I graduated from Osborne High School, received a B.A. from Kennesaw State University, and earned an M.Ed. from West Georgia.  This school year will be my 30th year teaching at McEachern High School.  I am so proud to be an Indian!

 

 

 

Current Blog Posts:

Honors-Pre-AP-English-1 - Posted on May 3rd 2020
  

Hello,

I want to encourage you all to be reading so that you can maintain/improve your Lexile scores.  You want to keep up your reading skills for next year.  Read whatever is of interest to you for at least 20 minutes per day.

Remember the Zoom meeting on Thursday at 10:30 if you have questions or would like to discuss anything.

Email any time me if you have questions or need clarification on the assignments.

This week you should continue the novel study of The Hunger Games.

The link below will take you to a free PDF version of the text of the novel.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=c21jc3R1ZGVudHMuY2F8bXItbGFsb25kZS1zLWNsYXNzfGd4OmNiOWE1MjhlZDk5ZWEwYg

The activity file is posted under Files.


British-Literature - Posted on May 3rd 2020
  

Hello,

This week we will be reading Act 4 of Macbeth.  Below are the week’s activities.

Remember the Zoom meeting on Tuesday at 10:30 if you would like to ask questions.

May 12 is the last day to submit classwork for seniors.

Act V   RESOLUTION

NOTE: There are many study guides that you may access free online. I would highly recommend that you find a brief summary of each act and preview it before you read or watch the video. That way you will know what is happening.

 

  1. Read Act 5

 

Folger Digital Text

Full text of the play   https://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/html/Mac.html

 

 

  1. Watch Act 5 Video  

 

Video   Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts     Stage Production

Video Act 5   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMFhGqpOBto&t=34s

 

 

 

  1. Email a response to this question by Thursday.

Explore how Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s evil deeds result in negative emotional and physical consequences.


Honors-Pre-AP-English-1 - Posted on Apr 26th 2020
  

Hello Everyone,

I want to encourage you all to be reading so that you can maintain/improve your Lexile scores.  You want to keep up your reading skills for next year.  Read whatever is of interest to you for at least 20 minutes per day.

Remember the Zoom meeting on Thursday at 10:30 if you have questions or would like to discuss anything.

Email any time me if you have questions or need clarification on the assignments.

This week you should continue the novel study of The Hunger Games.

The link below will take you to a free PDF version of the text of the novel.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=c21jc3R1ZGVudHMuY2F8bXItbGFsb25kZS1zLWNsYXNzfGd4OmNiOWE1MjhlZDk5ZWEwYg

The activity file is posted under Files.


British-Literature - Posted on Apr 26th 2020
  

This week we will be reading Act 4 of Macbeth.  Below are the week’s activities.

Remember the Zoom meeting on Tuesday at 10:30 if you would like to ask questions.

May 12 is the last day to submit classwork for seniors.

Act IV FALLING ACTION

NOTE: There are many study guides that you may access free online. I would highly recommend that you find a brief summary of each act and preview it before you read or watch the video. That way you will know what is happening.

 

  1. Read Act 4

 

Folger Digital Text

Full text of the play   https://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/html/Mac.html

 

  1. Watch Act 4 Video  

 

Video   Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts     Stage Production

Video Act IV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTdNttx6Kaw&t=103s

 

  1. Email a response to this question by Thursday.

What evidence does Shakespeare provide in this act that Macbeth is a tyrant? Be specific and support your response with appropriate references from the text.

 


Honors-Pre-AP-English-1 - Posted on Apr 19th 2020
  
Hello,

Remember the Zoom meeting on Thursday at 10:30.

This week you should continue the novel study of The Hunger Games.

The link below will take you to a free PDF version of the text of the novel.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=c21jc3R1ZGVudHMuY2F8bXItbGFsb25kZS1zLWNsYXNzfGd4OmNiOWE1MjhlZDk5ZWEwYg

The activity file is posted under Files.