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Mr Ryan Nguyen

Mr. Ryan Nguyen (Mr. N)

  • Rock Climbing, Hockey, and kids. Oh MY!!!
  • History, Literature, Education, and Linguistics
  • DevOps and Teaching
  • My Family
  • Mr. Nguyen’s Things You Should Know
    • Rules
    • 5 Natural Laws of PBL
    • Self-Reliance
    • One Thing
    • Best Outcomes
    • Collaborative Mindset

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rnguyen@djusd.net

Office Hours: Until 4 PM Monday - Thursday

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English and Literature -- What to Expect

Talent

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  • Personal Experience
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Watching
  • Listening
  • Experiencing
  • Mimicry
  • Big Ideas
  • Cultural Capital

Technical

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  • Systems
  • Grammars
  • Structures
  • Form
  • Terms
  • Concepts
  • Themes
  • Theory

Mr Ryan Nguyen

rnguyen@djusd.net

Office Hours: Until 4 PM Monday - Thursday

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Mr Ryan Nguyen

rnguyen@djusd.net

Office Hours: Until 4 PM

Monday - Thursday

Western Literature

  • Children’s Literature
  • Creation Myths
  • Poetry
  • Student Research (Value of Peer Review)
  • Station 11
  • Hurricane Lizard’s and Plastic Squid
  • Shakespeare

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9th Grade Writing

  • Presentations
  • Creative Works
  • Expository Essays
  • Argumentative Essays
  • 6-8 Projects

Western Literature

  • It’s Alive
  • Cell City
  • MARS
  • Explorers
  • Galapagos
  • Shakespeare

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Biology

  • It’s Alive
  • Cell City
  • MARS
  • Haunting Bacteria
  • Galapagos
  • Genetics
  • Test Food Kitchen

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Meet and Greet

  • Note for the Teacher
    • Introduce Yourself (One way in which you define yourself)
    • What’s Your Passion?
    • What’s one thing you enjoyed over the summer?
    • Is there anything Mr. Nguyen (Mr. N) needs to or should know about you?
    • What is your hope for the class?
    • What is one question you have?

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Mr Ryan Nguyen

rnguyen@djusd.net

Office Hours: Until 4 PM Monday - Thursday

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Portfolio Reflections

  • Create or Access Graduate Portfolios
  • End of 8th Grade Reflection Questions
  • Beginning of 9th Grade Reflection Questions
  • Review Your Graduate Portfolio

Mr Ryan Nguyen

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