About this website.
Welcome to wordsmith.
This website was created to support student learning and to facilitate parental involvement. Students and parents are encouraged to check back here frequently for school and classroom news, updates, assignments, and class activities. To navigate this website, click on the icons on the top of the page.
The HOME page contains classroom photos and quick links to the courses I teach. The ABOUT page contains information about my education and experience as well as my contact information (also listed in the footer of each page). The COURSES page contains information about each course I teach this school year, including course syllabi and summer reading assignments. As the shool year progresses, additional information for each course will be posted here. The NEWS page contains an abbreviated school calendar as well as iinformation about grading, class assignmnets, and our Academy trips through EF Tours.Click on the LINKS page for a collection of educational, informational, and/or fun places on the web for both students and parents.
LISA SMITH
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts: Loras College, Dubuque, IA
Master of Arts: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Diplome de Langue Superieur: Alliance Francaise, Paris, FR
EXPERIENCE
I have been a member of the EHS Gifted & Talented Academy faculty since 2005. Courses taught include: AP English Language, World Literature, Creative Writing, Yearbook, and French 1-2. I sponsor the EHS Louder than a Bomb team, Pretty Little Leaders (PLL), and have co-sponsored the EHS chapter of the National Honor Society since 2010.