Friday, August 22nd, 2008

• Welcome back!• 1st period = hand outs from school (please do not throw

away…take them home). • Due Dates Have Changed:• Materials due Wednesday (8/27). NO EXCUSES.• Parent Letter due Wednesday (8/27). • Pop Quiz #1 = Tuesday (8/26) on Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus Far

Powerpoint• Introduction to color-coded Powerpoint Slides• White = no notes• Black = take notes in composition notebook

• Powerpoint: Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus Far

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binder, paper

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarTime Line

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarThe Early Days

• I was born on September 21st, 1983 in Deerfield Beach, FL (about 45 minutes north of Miami).

• I grew up with my mother and father.• My mother was a social worker (counselor)• My father was an auto-body painter.• My favorite companion was my golden-

retriever, Nugget.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarThe Early Days

• I always wanted to be a veterinarian—probably because I loved all kids of pets. – Unfortunately, later on I was told being a vet.

required a lot of money and medical school—so, I changed my mind.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarThe Divorce

• Like many of you in here, my parents got divorced.

• It happened when I was 9, which was a good age I think. It really didn’t effect me that much because my father really wasn’t around much to begin with.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarThe Re-Marriage

• After a few months of being single, my mother met my future step-father at a conference.

• They married just over a year later. • They have been married ever since (1994-

present). • Although he can be annoying at times, my

step-father is one of my best friends.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarThe New Brother

• After a few years of marriage, my mother and step-father decided it was time to have a child of their own.

• My brother, Jeremy was born in 1997 (I was in the 7th grade).

• Because of his chubby weight, he earned the nickname BUDDHA BELLY.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus Far“Living things have been doing just that for a long, long time. Through every kind of

disaster and setback and catastrophe. We are survivors.”

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus Far“Living things have been doing just that for a long, long time. Through every kind of

disaster and setback and catastrophe. We are survivors.”

• Unfortunately, my brother passed away from a day-care accident when he was 3 months old.

• It is one of the most traumatic events of my life to this day.

• In many ways, this event lead me on a path to being in this very classroom teaching you.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarPost-Traumatic Stress

• Before my brother passed away, I was a B student in school. If I studied hard enough and cared hard enough, I probably could have made A’s.

• After my brother’s death, I found it hard to deal with school. I constantly wanted to go home and my grades quickly sank…into C’s, then D’s, and eventually F’s.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarPost-Traumatic Stress

• By the time I finished my freshmen year in high school, I had somewhere around a 2.0 GPA.

• My grades continued to drop in my 10th grade year. I finished out my semester with a 1.8 GPA.

• Because of my failing grades, my parents withdrew me to a different school where I could get a fresh start.

• However, before I left, I did take my FCAT

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarA New Beginning…

• My parents enrolled me in Westlake School—a private school where the total enrollment was around 100 students (including elementary, middle, and high school).

• Because of the low number of students per class, I couldn’t goof off anymore (who can goof off in a class of 1?)

• I finished out my 10th grade semester with a 4.0.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarA New Beginning…

• The summer in between my 10th and 11th grade years…I got back my FCAT scores:– Reading: Level 4– Math: Level 4– Writing: 6.0

• I thought to myself: maybe I’m not so dumb after all.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarSuccess at Last

• During my 11th grade year, I really started to concentrate on my grades.

• By the end of the year, I was treated as one of the smartest people in the school.– I won Student of the Year in 2001.

• It was during this time, I met Mr. Levine, an English teacher who wasn’t like an English teacher.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarSuccess at Last

• Mr. Levine taught me that English really doesn’t have to be boring: it can be interesting and relate to your everyday life.

• I passed my 11th grade year with a 4.0. • By my senior year, I had a 4-year average of

3.86. – I was Valedictorian in 2002. – (Newspaper Clipping)

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarCollege Ahoy!

• I entered my freshmen year of college at the University of Florida with one goal in mind: to become an English teacher.

• In four years, I graduated with my B.A. in English.

• I decided that I knew a lot about English, but nothing on how to teach it to high school kids. So, I went after my Masters Degree in English Education.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarMy First Job…

• During the last month of my Masters program, I attended a Job Faire for teachers (Counties set up booths where you learn more about them and then apply for a job).

• I went to Alachua’s (Gainesville) booth for a job; they didn’t seem very interested in me.

• By accident, when I left Alachua’s booth, I was standing in Marion’s line. A woman came up to me and asked me, “Do you know where Ocala is?” I honestly said, “No.”

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarMy First Job…

• I decided to interview just so the woman would leave me alone.

• Out of the 4 people giving interviews, I ended up drawing the only high school principal there: Ms. Quelland.

• After my interview, she offered me this job teaching 10th grade.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarIn Summary

• My life has been a series of ups and downs. • Sometimes it’s the downs that take us

where we need to be in life; if it weren’t for the tragedy in my life…– I would have never gone to Westlake.– I would have never met Mr. Levine.– I would have never wanted to be an English

teacher.– I would have never gotten into UF.– I would not be here teaching you right now.

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Mr. Hampton’s Life Thus FarWhat’s On the Pop Quiz?

• 10 Questions that cover the BASICS of my life…– For example, I would ask you:• WAS I BORN IN THE 70’S…80’S….OR 90’S?• ARE MY BIOLOGICAL PARENTS STILL TOGETHER?• DID I DO WELL IN THE 10TH GRADE?• ETC.

• Questions, comments, concerns?

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