Anne Pegram - Department Chair
Phone: 703-207-4271
Email: eapegram@fcps.edu
Mary Baldridge
Phone: 703-207-4206
Email: mcbaldridge@fcps.edu
Phyllis Blount
Phone: 703-207-4275
Email: pblount@fcps.edu
James Clarke
Phone: 703-207-4273
Email: james.clarke@fcps.edu
Stephanie Crochet
Phone: 703-207-4122
Email: secrochet@fcps.edu
Joseph Draper
Phone: 703-207-4066
Email: joseph.draper@fcps.edu
Susanna Emerson
Phone: 703-207-4272
Email: spemerson@fcps.edu
Patrick Fahringer
Phone: 703-207-4077
Email: bpfahringer@fcps.edu
Richard Hart
Phone: 703-207-4000
Email: rhart@fcps.edu
Katherine Ingwersen
Phone: 703-207-4268
Email: kfingwersen@fcps.edu
Ari Jones
Phone: 703-207- 4274
Email: aljones4@fcps.edu
Tricia Kurban
Phone: 703-207- 4230
Email: tdkurban@fcps.edu
Day Leary
Phone: 703-207- 4231
Email: daleary@fcps.edu
Jan Napoliello
Phone: 703-207-4184
Email: jnapolie@fcps.edu
Jocelyn Ohene-Stephens
Phone: 703-207-4000
Email: jmohenesteph@fcps.edu
Rachel Olarinde
Phone: 703-207-4276
Email: rlolarinde@fcps.edu
Norman Remer
Phone: 703-207-4267
Email: npremer@fcps.edu
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Program Overview
Homework is an important part of the learning process, and as such, the English Department believes in assigning regular, meaningful homework to reinforce skills and material from class as well as to prepare for future classes. Homework generally takes the form of the following:
- Active reading
- Practice with vocabulary
- Long-term essays / compositions
Students should be familiar with the county’s and their teachers’ policy regarding turning in late work.
Summer Reading Assignments
English 9/English 9 Honors
English 10 - English 10 Honors
English 11/English 11 Honors - AP Language and Composition
English 12/English 12 Honors - AP English Literature & Composition
Mission
The Falls Church High School English Department will develop and encourage independent learners who demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills in a standards based classroom that focuses on essential knowledge. We will foster mastery and fluency of Standard English communication through a variety of literature and its appreciation.
Vision
The Vision of the Falls Church High School English Department is to increase:
- Awareness of Standard English communication for which our day to day existence as citizens within the global society is influenced.
- Fluency of Standard English communication in order to prepare individuals for successful development of solutions for enhancing careers, specific job-related tasks, education, and personal situations.
Resources
The following are various resources that we found helpful to our students:
FCPS Language Arts Page
FCPS SOL Training & Remediation Page
Writing prompts for VA colleges
Plagiarism Policy
Falls Church Library
Fairfax County Public Library
Virginia English Standards of Learning
Fairfax County Public Schools Webpage
Vocabulary Review
SAT Test Prep
College Preparation
About.com College Preparation
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