Welcome!
Welcome!
Hello! I'm Michael Bodary ("Dr. B"), and I teach English I, II, III, ACT Prep, and English Dual Enrollment courses at C-DHS.
I graduated from Cannon County High School in Woodbury, TN, which is so small it makes Greeneville look like a metropolis. Afterwards, I picked up five degrees: undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and English, master's degrees in English and Teaching, and a doctorate in English.
Prior to coming to C-DHS, I taught English at the University of Memphis and Tusculum University. My dual-enrollment courses taught in-person at C-DHS give students college credit at East Tennessee State University.
English, to me, is much more than literature, poetry, and essays; it's also the language of science, technology, and business--and I try to propagate this pluralistic, pragmatic perspective into my classroom (occasionally while using literary techniques like alliteration).
Parents/Guardians who want to track their students' activity/performance
Are you a parent or guardian who wishes to see what your student is doing (or not doing!) in my courses? There is a PDF in the right column with instructions for setting yourself up as a Observer in Canvas.
The dual-enrollment courses use D2L (what ETSU uses) instead of Canvas, and parents/guardians should follow these instructions or--alternatively--contact ETSU for assistance.
No classroom library for students
To ensure my classroom complies with Tennessee Senate Bill 2407 (https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2407.pdf), I removed access to my student library. However, students may still make use of the school's library, public libraries, and the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/).
