MANSON NORTHWEST WEBSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
1030 Main St., Manson, IA | Central Office 712-469-2202 | Jr/Sr High 712-469-2245 | Elementary 515-542-3211 | Consortium School 515-576-6967
Anthony Olson
Language Arts Instructor
Greetings! I started teaching at MNW in 2015. In my classes, you can expect to read novels, short stories, non-fiction articles, and poems. We will write and discuss our ideas as well. I am also the assistant speech coach and Student Council adviser.
EDUCATION
High school - Twin River Valley HS (2010), College - Iowa State University (2015), Pursuing Masters in Teaching English - University of Northern Iowa
CLASSES
8th grade Literacy and Language Arts
10th grade Language Arts
Media Literacy (co-taught with Mrs. Keller)
Novels
Some of my favorites
Writers - Nathaniel Hawthorne, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Washington Irving, Ted Kooser, Jerry Apps, Neil Gaiman and Michael Crichton
Musicians - Cody Jinks, Clint Black, AC/DC, Dierks Bentley, Elton John, Kacey Musgraves, Tom Petty
TV - The Simpsons, Justified, Boardwalk Empire, Peaky Blinders, King of the Hill, Bob's Burgers, The Twilight Zone
Other resources
I use Google Classroom. Students receive the classroom code on the first day of class. Parents are welcome to join and if they need help, please email me.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html