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 * Mr. Steven Ray Parker **
 * stevenp@psdschools.org **
 * 970-488-5476 **


 * 8th Grade English **
 * Kinard Computer Club Adviser **
 * Kinard Comic Book Club Adviser **


 * PSD Mentoring Advisory Board **
 * National Writing Project Fellow **


 * B.A. English - University of North Texas **
 * M.A. English Literature - Colorado State University **
 * M.Ed. Educational Leadership - Colorado State University **


 * 8th Grade Writing Focus: ARGUMENT **
 * *The ability to present both sides without bias **
 * *The ability to scrutinize and evaluate all sources for bias **
 * *The ability to write logically and present an original argument **
 * *The ability to write a variety of argumentative paragraphs, essays, and more **
 * *The ability to locate author's purpose in all forms of Literature **
 * *OVERALL PURPOSE: The ability to be a strong observer of the world, to form opinions based on facts, to organize and present findings and ideas in a cohesive format, to use logical reasoning over emotion **


 * My favorite living things (besides STUDENTS!) are - **
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 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">"Imagination is the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to imagine that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared." **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">J. K. Rowling **