Welcome to the RMHS English Department!

Please explore the information here to learn more about the faculty and utilize English resources.

English Department Teachers

+  Robin Hinchliffe (Department Chair)
+  Rachel Amador
+  ​Natascha Behrens
+  David Catanzarite
+  Jenann Elias
+  Amy Grey
​+  Ely Jauregui
+  ​Alexandra Monson
+  Athena O'Grady
+  Dana Sessions

English Tutoring Schedule

Ask individual teachers for their availability.
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English Supplies List

These are needed supplies for English classes at RMHS. Toward the end of the list are optional but useful items and they are marked with an *asterisk.
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Remember to check with your individual teacher; they may have a different recommended supplies list.

• College-ruled paper (NO spiral-bound preferred!)
• Pencils with erasers
• ​Extra lead refills for mechanical pencils*
• Pens*
• Highlighter(s)*
• Post-it or other sticky notes*

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English Department Policies

The policies below are followed by all RMHS English teachers. These were created by the teachers and will be updated as needed.
Homework Guidelines

• Homework can be assigned for any English course.
• The frequency and quantity is up to the discretion of the teacher.
• Homework may be graded based on completion or based on accuracy. This will be determined by the teacher.
• Homework can be assigned from the assigned curriculum (StudySync), workbook, a handout, online or other forms outlined by the teacher.
• Students are expected to use full and complete sentences (unless otherwise stated) that begin with a capital letter and end with punctuation. Text-speak is not acceptable unless stated by the teacher for a specific assignment.
• The teacher will decide whether the work is legible and complete and may ask for work to be re-done for clarity.​​

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Summer Homework

Honors and AP students have homework over the summer. Please see your teacher for more information!​
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Need English Help?

First attend your teacher's tutoring. (See left side column.) Then check your teacher's site.
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Finally explore the links below:

• Paper Rater - proofreads your paper/text for spelling, grammar, word choice, plagiarism, and more. (http://www.paperrater.com/free_paper_grader)
• Purdue Owl - MLA formatting guide.(https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/)
• Citation Machine and BibMe - helps you create correct MLA citations! (http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/, http://www.bibme.org/mla)​