About Ms. Derushia
What is Ms. Derushia's favorite TV show?
Gilmore Girls
What do you need to have with you in class everyday?
Chromebook, free reading book, and a pencil.
How many students may be out of class at once?
Only one student may be out of class at a time
How many districts are there in The Hunger Games universe?
12 (13)
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities)
What is Ms. Derushia's first name
Piper
Does Ms. Derushia offer extra credit?
Of course!
What are the rules for the couch?
Two students will be chosen daily. Names will be drawn at the beginning of class.
Who does Bella Swan fall in love with in the book Twilight?
Edward Cullen
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
William Shakespeare (Hamlet)
Where did Ms. Derushia go to college?
Iowa State University
How can you contact Ms. Derushia?
Send an email to pderushia@svjags.org
What are students expected to do with their chairs at the end of class?
Push them in/put them up (for section C only)
What is the name of the grey wizard from The Lord of the Rings
Gandalf
Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven)
In what town does Ms. Derushia live?
Ogden
Where are students' phones during the school day?
In their homeroom.
In this class you should always...
Try your best
What are the names of the four children in The Chronicles of Narnia series?
Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter
"Soon, we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."
J.K. Rowling (Albus Dumbledore: Harry Potter)
What is Ms. Derushia's son's name?
Benjamin
What things will you be assessed on this year in literacy?
Reading responses, writing tasks, presentations, projects, and end-of unit-assessments.
As needed.
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' sidekick?
Dr. John Watson
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)