Ms. Harvell

Hello, my name is Ms. Harvell. I am currently teaching Middle School Foundations of Communication (FOC). Last year I was a regular substitute for NVS and I am excited to be entering my first year of teaching for this wonderful school.

Foundations of Communication will focus on introducing and reinforcing writing skills and processes. We are starting the year off with review and practice using varied sentence patterns and their correct punctuation. Other topics and skills we will be learning and practicing throughout the school year include:

• Grammar
• The stages and purposes of the writing process
• Various types of paragraphs/essays
• How To
• Cause and Effect
• Descriptive
• Compare/Contrast
• Creative writing
• Letter writing
• Poetry
• Literary elements
• Expanding and strengthening vocabulary