My name is Nichole Murray, a native Alabamian, and veteran teacher with 21 years of teaching experience. 

After graduating from Albert P. Brewer High School in 1993, I attended the University of North Alabama where I marched in the band. While at UNA, I married the love of my life who joined the Marine Corps and whisked me away to South Carolina. There I attended the University of South Carolina-Beaufort as a PreLaw major/English minor and gained a love for the coast, painting, jazz music, and Low Country Boil (Frogmore Stew).  Upon moving back to Florence in 1998, I changed my major to English Language Arts and received a B.S. degree in English Language Arts/Secondary Education. While teaching full-time, coaching JV cheerleaders, and being a mom to three active boys,  I received my Master's Degree in Education/English Language Arts. In 2012, I became a Bob Jones Patriot and began teaching at the best high school in the state with the most incredible group of teachers. One of my biggest educational accomplishments occurred five years ago when I received my National Board Certification in English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood. When I became a National Board Certified Teacher, I joined an amazing group of individuals across the country dedicated to the education of our youth. I continuously strive to design engaging lessons that motivate students to dive deeper into texts, develop strong analytical skills, and elevate their writing abilities.  My teaching style is a combination of project-based learning, collaboration, and individual self-discovery. To keep the students engaged and growing, I am always looking for ways to motivate them and fuse together technological and traditional methods of teaching. I look forward to working with my students and helping them create lifelong learning goals. It's an exciting time to be a Bob Jones Patriot.

Supplies needed:

Pre-AP English 10 items needed:

• 3 ring binder (1 1/2 and 2” binders work best)
• college-ruled loose-leaf paper
• 6 tab dividers (labeled: DGP, Vocabulary, Unit One, Unit Two, Unit Three, and Unit Four)
• pens (black or blue ink only, red pen, and pencils
• highlighters (blue, green, yellow, orange, and pink) 
• The novels and short story links for the works we read this semester can be found online. 
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AP Language and Composition items needed:

• 3 ring binder (1 1/2 and 2” binders work best)
• college-ruled loose-leaf paper
• 7 tab dividers (labeled: Yellow Pages, Argument, Rhetorical, Synthesis, MC/Vocab, DGP, Articles)
• pens (black or blue ink only), red pen, and pencils
• highlighters (blue, green, yellow, pink, and orange) 
• The novels and short stories that we read this year are provided in the classroom only. Links can be found online for all of the stories.  
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Pre-AP English 10 Summer Reading List

• Farewell to Manzanar by James D. Houston and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
   
  AP Language and Composition Summer Reading Assignment

     * How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster

     * Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Summer Reading Information and Assignments: https://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/Page/1324

Course Syllabus: 

Pre-AP English 10 Course Syllabus

AP Language and Composition Course Syllabus