Communicative Arts

Instructor Bios

Instructor Name:

    Jill Melancon

Position Away from GHP:

    Language Arts teacher at Norcross

Education/Accomplishments/Awards/Affiliations

    B.S. Commercial Music (GSU)
    M.A. Communication/Theatre (GSU)
    B.A. English Edu. (GSU)
    National Board Certified

GHP Position:

    Communicative Arts instructor

What will you teach this year at GHP?

    Media- advertising, bias
    Buffy
    Simpsons
    Fairy Tales
    Plato/Alice/Keanu

What activities/strategies are used to accomplish your instructional goals?

    Discussion, discussion, discussion!

What will be your students' culminating activity?

    Taking over the world?

How much do you like teaching GHP?

    More than (almost) anything.

If you were a GHP major today, what would you want to be your major?

    Comm. Arts- what else?

What words or phrases do you use too much?

    If you know what I mean, if you will,

Parting comments/thoughts for the GHP session?

    "I promise I'll change my quote."

Most annoying thing?

    Broken copiers

Family information

    Single w/ cat life partner

Pets

    Cat- "Pooch"

Nicknames

    Jellyfish Jill

Pastimes

    Reading, movies, TiVo

Food

    Mac & Cheese, Moe's Burritos

Films

    Singin in the Rain, Spinal Tap, Donnie Darko

Books

    Second Greatest Story Ever Told, Kite Runner

Music

    Replacements
    Gnarls Barkley
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